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For the appreciation of the glorious beauty of nature and in unexpected places.
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Post by Primula Baggins »

Lovely, SirD!

And Cem, I want to go to that place.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Thank you friends... I would really like to get a proper digital camera and get back into photography. There are some amazing vistas and small spaces around here, the likes of which would have warmed Tolkien's heart I think.
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Here's a few more, followed by a question

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Fangorn at the Deeping Wall?
(This is actually a 360'x60'x27' 1830s stone arch dam on the Rideau Canal: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jones_Falls_Dam)
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Of the similar images in this post, which composition do you find more pleasing?
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

I prefer the one on the left. It is more balanced.
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Thanks V... yes, I agree. The rocks seem to intrude overmuch in the one on the right.
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Post by cemthinae »

My professional opinion ;) would be the one on the right. The leading lines are slightly stronger, plus you've got the rule of thirds working for you in that one over the other. :D
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I also prefer the one on the right. It seems to give more of a sense of the space.
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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

Some pictures from our weekend backpacking trip in the Tahoe National Forest:

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 7dfe6e7237
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I like this one because when you look at it on its side (left-side-up), it looks like there's a fossil of an insect on top, and a primitive design for a spaceship on the bottom.

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Wow, I would not have noticed that, until you said something!
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That's not what I see (cue Lali). Wait, yes, yes I see what you mean.

[ETA]: I also see something that looks like a totem or fertility icon on its side in the right third (or bottom third if Jude's logic is applied). Such a fascinating landscape and reflection.[/ETA]

Nice album Sir V. I like the one below. Though the colours are muted, it has the flavour of an impressionist landscape.

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Post by Voronwë the Faithful »

I like that one a lot too, Sir D. The Black Buttes.
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<giggles like an 11-year-old>

<is sorry>

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And this is for SirD: :salmon:
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:hug: for Lali, because she's just so darned cute! :D
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:sunny:
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A couple of pics from our recent trip to Bali.

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Hope they're not too big!
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No, they're just right. They are beautiful!
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