Palm Trees at Sunset
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by deapee:
What a beautiful shot! Something about shots like that with the moon in view just really draw me in. The dark clouds in the background add a sense of surrealism to the photo. Clearly a great example of waiting until the light is just right then taking the shot. Good work!

August 23, 2003
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Kekiinani:
Hi Brandon, I have a shot just like this one overhead wires and all. :) I was in Kaimuku for this awesome sunset. Havent seen one like it again.. I was amazed to see this in your portfolio. Great shot.. Renee :)

Keehi Boat Harbor
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by dsidwell:
Very fine use of symmetry here! I like it! Fun point of view, too.

Kokee Beach
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by dsidwell:
Very nice point of view here! Is there any way to clean it up a bit? Good work!

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Marjo:
Nice work. I bet the print is stunning!

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Bran-O-Rama:
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. The dark line where the mountains meet the sky was the effect of the feathered edge of the brush hitting the mountains while burning the sky. Perhaps I should've backed off a bit or dodged them back to a middle tone. I suppose it put many people off.

I also was tempted to boost the contrast on this image but most of the Ansel photos I studied were similar to this, having a majority of middle tones, a few highlights, and most of the gradation of tones in the sky or clouds.

I spent about 4 or 5 hours dodging and burning, making sure I kept detail in almost all of the shadowed areas. I made an 8x12 print of this image and it looks amazing! 100x's better than this websized version. It also appears to have more tonal range and contrast compared to the monitor as well.

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Nitin:
This is nice.. 9

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by graphicfunk:
A very good study although a tad too compressed in zonal values. However, it retains enoigh charm for a another bump in score.

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by Jozi:
Doesn't feel quite contrasty enough to me but still a very lovely picture.

Homage to Ansel
by Bran-O-Rama

Comment by GolferDDS:
Nicely done. This picture has all the qualities of an AA.