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by jpochard

Comment by darnok:
Beautifully captured landscape. The symmetry and portrait orientation really works with this image. The branches on the left and the right help to frame the image and draw ones eye in. I do find the branches on the bottom of the frame slightly distracting, they throw off the symmetry. I would personally clone them out.

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by darnok:
The simplicity really makes this shot. I like the symmetry that you have here on the vertical and horizontal axes.

Canyon View
by jpochard

Comment by darnok:
Well done on capturing detail in the mountains and the sky. I like the layering of the foreground branches, middleground mountains and the background mountains.

Moon River
by jpochard

Comment by rex:
Stunning

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by rex:
I really like it when water stays still it can produce nice mirror like images. Job well done.

Reflections of War - Korean War Memorial.jpg
by jpochard

Comment by PHOTOKID:
I like the image overall, I like the lighting on the statues and the ability to see some of the background colors. The relfection in the water is beautiful. The only true thing that bugs me are the spotlights in the middle background. They do fight for attention a bit. I think the composition would be a bit better IMO, however if you had taken a few steps to the left hand side and got rid of the higher lighting area on the left in the background. But really this is the only thing I would change.

Hope this helps.
Rich

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by librodo:
Excellent. Like the ximple qualities of this shot. And the story it tells. To my faves.

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by Tallboy:
Congratulations!!
Simplicity and vision at their best.

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by Ivory:
Congratulations on your ribbon, well deserved!

By the Pond
by jpochard

Comment by Qart:
Congratulations on your first ribbon with this wonderful entry. Free study no less. Well done!