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Keith Saint
{K:13784} 10/28/2005
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What a great capture you have here Chris its a real winner
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joanna ewa
{K:8061} 10/9/2005
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hallo:)
this is nice very much:)
regards
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Margaret Sturgess
{K:49403} 9/28/2005
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That is very nice Chris, lovely image
Margaret
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Fadel J
{K:13974} 9/25/2005
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Beautiful and funny shot Chris! I followed your discussion with Roger, I'm guessing you're using the High-pass filter method and not the unsharp-mask, am I right? I agree with Roger that sharpening cannot be automated.
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Gabriela Tanaka
{K:16594} 9/25/2005
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Dear Chris, the youg lady's joy at feeding the swan exudes from the photo, thus giving joy to the viewer too.Love the contrasting colours, too, the greenish hue of the platform, the blue of the waters and the white swan. Composition is endearing!
Thanks for touring my portofolio and writing comments. I would welcome some creative criticism too, but not too technical.My camera is just a little toy, I cannot do so much with it.
Best regards from Gabriela
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Giorgio Goretti
{K:15471} 9/25/2005
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relaxing ..and cute
Giorgio
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 9/24/2005
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An excellent capture of this scene, Chris!
Dave.
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Yamil Saenz
{K:12434} 9/24/2005
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Beautiful shot Chris,
I love to see animal-human interactions.
Thanks for sharing.
Yamil
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PK- Photos
{K:13099} 9/24/2005
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yes, would be very relaxing to sit there now on the water, I would enjoy it:) Nice scenery
best regards, Pia
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Larry Quigley
{K:12887} 9/24/2005
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Wonderful expressions on both the swan and the girl, Chris. Great color, as usual. I like this very much. Larry.
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Roberto Okamura
{K:22851} 9/24/2005
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Very beautiful momment Chris!
Excellent composition!
Best regards!
Roberto.
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patrizio napolitano
{K:13119} 9/24/2005
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molto bella e delicata.
eccezionale contrasto e definizione
patrizio
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Don Loseke
{K:32503} 9/24/2005
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A great human interest picture. Such a great smile on the ladys face. Don.
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Eleisa Martin
{K:2569} 9/23/2005
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Nice picture. It tells a great story.
Eleisa
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sherif hussein
{K:13815} 9/23/2005
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Very beautiful capture of thos relaxing moment
She seems very happy feeding the swan
Excellent work my friend
Sherif
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Ismet Smajis
{K:6911} 9/23/2005
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Very nice moment
Very well done
cheers Ismo
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Rosario Esposito
{K:9796} 9/23/2005
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Optimal capture, likeable encounter swan and the girl.
-Rosario-
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Darlene Boucher
{K:15739} 9/23/2005
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Yes, a very relaxing and beautiful image! Wish we could all be there right now! Take care Chris!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 9/23/2005
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Chris, I can assure you I do, always, notice. I just don't always say. And of course the effect varies depending on the subject, so sometimes the sharpening is just right. It sounds as if you apply the same degree of sharpening every time, and this may be the problem... in sharpening, if you are fussy over the quality of the results, one size definitely doesn't fit all. Over sharpening and over saturation are the two biggest problems for me on Usefilm. It's like barrel distortion and leaning verticals. Once you notice them, you can't ignore them...
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Gregory McLemore
{K:35129} 9/23/2005
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As good as it gets, movingly uplifitng, joy and wonderful interaction captured, this is a 10.
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Karina Brys
{K:16541} 9/23/2005
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The right moment, nice light and colour.
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 9/23/2005
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What a beautiful and perfect capture my friend!!
congrats and God bless you 
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 9/23/2005
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I can see what you mean now, Roger, but it's curious that you don't seem to have noticed before as I haven't in any way changed my method or degree of sharpening. Now that you point it out on an enlarged version of the image I can see it on my upload ~ but only just! And only if I get really close to the screen and strain my eyes a little. I think you must have much better eyesight than me!!
Thanks again for your endeavours as helping me see this little aberration. I'm not sure what I can do about it as I would prefer the image to be reasonably sharp with miniscule artefacts that not sharp without them.
Have a great weekend!
Chris
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 9/23/2005
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I wonder if I'm making too much of something that doesn't seem to bother you... here's a final attempt to show you what I mean. The arrows in the image I have attached show paler areas becoming MUCH paler just before the transition to a darker area, and darker areas becoming MUCH darker just before the transition to a paler area. They form lines... this is the so-called edge-enhancement effect used in sharpening. When over-used, it produces obvious lines like you get on TV. Viewed from far enough away, these really work to make the image look sharper. It's just that to do their job they shouldn't become obvious. "Obvious" being a subjective call.
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Carolyn Wiesbrock
{K:14051} 9/23/2005
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Wonderful expressions and a marvelous composition, very natural and relaxing!
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Susie OConnor
{K:34798} 9/23/2005
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Totally gorgeous Chris. It does evoke a very relaxing feeling and makes me smile! Nice job. Have a great weekend as well.
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Bosnia Photo
{K:3088} 9/23/2005
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Excellent!
Regards,
Mevludin
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Ahmed Ismail
{K:19853} 9/23/2005
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A beautiful moment!!! Very nice capture! Love the colors and composition here.
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cessy karina
{K:14205} 9/23/2005
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Oh I love this picture, Chris
so enjoyable to see the interaction between the girl and the swan
they look like chatting between good friends
very lovely
nicely captured
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Galal El Missary
{K:84569} 9/23/2005
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Wonderful mood, very romantic image , Brilliant composition Chris , Kind regards .
Galal
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Zeev Scharf
{K:25603} 9/23/2005
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Excellent shot Chris,the moment captured here is beautiful,like they are talking,amazing colors
Wishing you a nice week-end
Zeev
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Jaap Poot
{K:7926} 9/23/2005
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Great composition,great moment,lovely
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Petal Wijnen
{K:50989} 9/23/2005
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Very nice candid shot (again.. ;-D)!! Whish I could've joined you there... pleasant meal, waterside, taking nice pictures.... now that doesn't sound bad at all...!! Great colors, lovely view, excellent composition... well done!!!
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Roger Williams
{K:86139} 9/23/2005
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Chris, to continue our technical discussion, this image as it is now on Usefilm is only a little over 100k. Is that the size you uploaded? It seem to imply a very high degree of compression. The permitted maximum is 360k, and my guess is you were near the maximum before Usefilm applied further compression in the ratio 200dpi to 72dpi, almost 3:1. (Because this image, too, is at a nominal 200dpi.) This would take you down to about 100k. And you would get the JPEG artifacts and (from the compensating sharpening that Usefilm applies to "make up" for the extra compression) you would get the edge artifacts that mar this beautiful picture for me. Of course, if you watch a lot of TV you may not object to this kind of edge effect--it is very commonly used to increase the apparent sharpness of TV screen images.
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Ivan Kralik
{K:1099} 9/23/2005
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PERFECT shot !!!
PERFECT !!!
PERFECT !!! ....
Kralik
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Luca Cavaleri
{K:74} 9/23/2005
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Wonderful, beautiful the girl's expression, portray happines and good time.
Compliments, regards
Luca
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timur basol
{K:5769} 9/23/2005
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Wonderful shot Chris. very lovely.
Regards.
timur
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Fabio Ficola
{K:10466} 9/23/2005
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Nice scene and vivid colours.
I like the framing with the diagonal docks and vertical poles.
Take care and have a great weekend. -Fabio
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Khaled Mursi Hammoud
{K:54005} 9/23/2005
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Excellent catch Chris.. just in the correct time.
I like the expression on both of their faces, lovely.
Bravo my friend,
Khaled.
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 9/23/2005
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beautiful dear Chris!!!!!! a fine relaxing moment captured here!!!!! marvelous colors!!!! very well done by you!!!!
nice weekend to you too!!!
Marian
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julie hugill
{K:6730} 9/23/2005
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Wonderful crisp clear relaxing shot Chris What a great place the Lake District is, I love it there !!
Regards Julie
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Chris Spracklen
{K:32552} 9/23/2005
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Many thanks for your kind comment, John.
To be honest, I'm a little weary after teaching on four of the letters to the chuches in Revelation for four consecutive evenings at the Wessex Bible Festival. But it was a wonderfully encouraging few days, with a good number of people attending the special services each evening.
My best regards, Chris
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John Loreaux
{K:86210} 9/23/2005
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Hello Chris! This is a wonderful capture of such a relaxing and fun moment! She seems so happy and content to sit and feed the swan! The lighting is teriffic and the colors superb! Very good presentation My Friend!!! Hope you are well Pastor! My best..................John......................................................3:16
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