Father and son
by gaurawa

Comment by thatcloudthere:
Now this is just great!! The similarity between father in son are so incredibly striking...from the clothing to that distinctive look on the face (the son seems to be imitating the father!), you have really captured a thousand words in this photo!

Very nice! 8.

Yosemite Falls
by gaurawa

Comment by L1:
This is just beautiful! :o)

Still Life: Macintosh
by gaurawa

Comment by rmtm333:
Cheers from the Critique Club...

This is a wonderful re-creation of Scablab's original third place Still life and in my opinion is more appealing. The composition is bang on and the lighting helps bring out the colours and shine of each apple. The image is very sharp and the contours of the apples draw my attention right to the centre making it very appealing and inviting (makes your mouth water).

The only thing that may negatively impact this image for some is the glare from the lights. Some minor cloning (under the advanced editing rules) to tone this down may have improved the image for some.

In my amatuer opinion, this was one of a few re-creations in this challenge that resulted in a stronger image then the original. Great job!

Congratulations on your 15th place finish.

Regards,
Shawn Muir

Message edited by author 2004-12-29 19:05:46.

bird on 17mile drive
by gaurawa

Comment by gaurawa:
Finally cloned out :)

Still Life: Macintosh
by gaurawa

Comment by graphicfunk:
Congratulations on your 15th placing with this great apple chorus.

Still Life: Macintosh
by gaurawa

Comment by HRoxas:
Well done tribute to the original. 9

Still Life: Macintosh
by gaurawa

Comment by Judith Polakoff:
Beautiful -- great job!

bird on 17mile drive
by gaurawa

Comment by photomayhem:
Nice shot but clone out the crap... LOL

Still Life: Macintosh
by gaurawa

Comment by brianlh:
i was gonna say that the border is a bit hefty, but i checked and it's pretty close to the original. i like this even better than the original (though i must admit that they have two different looks, and i suppose it could just be a matter of taste). apple on front left looks slightly bruised :( - just a minor detail, though.

The Lone Cypress
by gaurawa

Comment by jpochard:
Beautiful view here. A lot of nice things to look at. I really like the soft tones of the sky, and the dof is very good. Really the only thing I would change is the border.