Thanks Frank. It makes me blush when people go on about my photographs like that. I recently re-scanned the slide with a "real" scanner (HP PhotoSmart) and it is sharp enough to see bark detail in the trees. As for the colors: I think what I got was a combination of beautiful natural colors enhanced by my beloved Velveta. I don't do any color manipulation with the photo editors but I do admit to increasing the contrast to match the original slide.
You can see another cormorant shot here: http://photography.skofteland.net/animals/animal03.htm which I think has better colors but I likes the vertical separation of the birds in the photo I submitted. Thanks again! Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "frank theriault" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Christian Skofteland, "Dusk Watch": > > To my mind, a stunning photograph! And if the slide is sharper - then > WOW! > > I love the colours of the sky; did you have to manipulate the image to > get them or is that (as I suspect) just the way they were? Beautiful, > in any event. That hint of pink upper left is wonderful, and plays > beautifully against the tree and birds. > > Composition is just about perfect, IMHO: birds more-or-less centred (at > least horizontally), tree coming up from bottom left, the aforementioned > pink balancing the trees in the upper right. I'm not very good at > explaining why I like certain compositions, just trust me when I say > that I find this very appealing. > > And the silhouette of the birds/trees sets the perfect mood against the > stunning sky. > > A keeper for sure, Christian! Thanks for sharing it. > > regards, > frank - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
