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Well, here is one of my top ever awards winning shot... Natural light nude art portrait done at Curonian Spit, Lithuania passing by the pale of logs.
Everything just worked perfectly in here: log details, model pose and even hand position adding all positive small nuance to the complete picture

Enjoy!


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Be sure to click on the image to view full screen!


https://steemit.com/monomad/@axeman/monomad-embrio

That is an awesome picture, but can you edit your entry and put the picture into your comment along with your link?

Yes, I've done that now, thank you!

Very nice photography!

Thank you very much!

This is such a striking image. Really – very well seen – as one of my photo teachers would often say!

Thank you! I first learned of this tree when a Facebook friend posted a picture of it. After that, I studied the thing before going there. I wanted to know how far away was it, what lens I would need, where the sun would set... it was my mission in life to learn about that tree!

My entry: Enjoy Life ~ Amateur tier
An elderly man smoking hand-rolled tobacco on the roadside of Lam Sujen district, Aceh.
https://steemit.com/portraitphotography/@matajingga/the-old-man-smokes-a-leaf-cigarette-6cd4a9c82b858

Love it!

Great expression! Really liking the handlebars in the foreground. Nicely done!

Thank you :)

You've been curated by Revo! :)

Thanks! Love to hear :)

great shot my friend!

Hehehe thank you friend :)

That´s a hard decision, but I decided to take this image. I really love dogs and still remember this situation with the homeless Puppy.

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Tier: Amateur

He does look so sad. Reminds me of all the scraggly puppies and dogs I saw all over India and Nepal. You've captured emotion quite well here.

wow thank you so much. yes, although he was still a puppy and his mom was there as well he looked quite sad. It´s the same picture everywwhere in the poor countries.

Poor little guy.... He looks so sad. This is such a great picture.

thanks. I actually hate it to leave them behind, but it is like it is! 😞

This is the latest favorite shot Of my photography.
Tier : Beginner

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I was searching for a good looking flower on that day but ended up with this one. Nature is beautiful in all its creations, we have to listen and follow her.

Great shot. @zipporah is a huge fan of macro shots with water droplets, you should check out her photos with them. Welcome to the contest. I have looked over your page and you are selling yourself short by saying that you are a beginner photographer. I will be placing you in the amateur tier because I think you will do awesome competing against everyone there.

Thanks @derangedvisions for the compliment. Till now I'm exposing myself as a beginner in photography.
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Not anymore :)

DV was right – I'm a lover of macro; water droplets, in particular. This is a lovely shot – nicely composed. :)

Thank you @zipporah. Me too love the tiny wonders of nature.

this is so beautiful.. where is it from. <3 i have been looking at this image from last 5 mins and still can't take my eyes off of it... the energy, colors, expression, grandeur ..everything is perfect.

this is in Philippines and thanks for the compliments. : )

This is such an amazing picture. I have been a fan of your editing style since I saw your images when you first entered in @czechglobalhosts' contest and that style works so awesome right here. This celebration would have been such a cool experience. I am planning on visiting the Philippines in the future and I hope that I can see something like this. Great shot.

That festival is an annual celebration every 3rd week of January. Make sure you visit the country on those times to see it. And thanks for the compliment. : )

I'm really loving everything about this image; gesture, expression, composition and post-production. Bravo!
I'm unclear which tier you're entering with this...?

I've been locked in Professional Tier. Thanks a lot for the compliments, greatly appreciated... : )

This is my all-time favourite shot :) I took it in Camaguey, Cuba and today I wrote about the story that lead to this shot
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This is gorgeous – so deliciously vibrant and rich; not just in tone but also culturally. I especially appreciate the juxtaposition between the telephone pole/wires, and the door/balcony of the building, as well as the long shadows cast by the perfectly placed vehicle and window grates. What appears to be two humans on the rooftop of the blue building further down the road adds just the right amount of humanity to an otherwise starkly empty street. Truly fantastic shot.

I think that's the best comment that I have received in a long time, thank you! In this photo I got so lucky with everything, especially with the beautiful light

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Tier: Beginner

I love this because i tried experimenting with motion in this shot.

https://steemit.com/streetphotography/@cave-man/prayer-wheels---om-mani-padme-h-2018-6-5-20-2-7

how did you do this??

These are prayer wheels and you can rotate them. So i rotated every one except the middle one. So as you see, the middle one is stationary while the remaining ones are in motion.
Talking about camera settings 1/60s at shutter priority is great for taking these shots. You get the effects of motion without need of a tripod.
Cheers

This is awesome. I love the motion in there and the composition is great. I am going to be bumping you up to the amateur tier. I think you will do great competing with the others in that tier.

Nice composition and great use of shallow DOF.

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Level- Beginners
I took this picture during one of my trekking expedition, and i loved it..It was one of the most difficult treks for me - as walking in sub-zero temperature with 5 feet snow was strenous as well as challenging.

Great shot! Welcome to the contest and apparently to Steemit. I am putting you in the amateur tier. Are you on discord? If so, I would like to talk to you about something. My discord name is derangedvisions#5934.

thank you Derangedvisions.. I am still new to this community and trying to understand..

This is an awesome photo. What cam did you use in taking this?

@vanj I am not sure what camera i used, took this picture some years back, but it was Nikon camera.

Lovely! I especially love the footprints coming from the very corner; such details are so pleasing to the eye. Overall, you've done a great job utilizing the 'rule of thirds' – even if you didn't intend to! While the tiny cabin isn't exactly on the third, the elements within the image are very well-balanced. Well done and welcome to Steemit!

@zipporah Thank you so much for your feedback and appreciation.. I will remember the rule of third next time.. :)
Much love and power

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This photo I took in Nepal during Annapurna Circuit Trek in 2017 and it was one of the best view I've ever seen. And you can see some trekker also at this photo... just click on the picture for a full screen :)

This is magnificent. It really does need to be viewed in full screen to be fully appreciated. Great shot!

Thank you :) and better than full screen is real view :) much better :)

So wonderfully crisp and majestic. I've actually been here, so I'm especially moved by the memories this image stirs for me. When I passed over the Thorung La pass, it was covered in sparkling white snow – quite a different view!

I was in April and it was beautiful sunny weather almost all the time... but there was some snow on the Thorong La, but not too much when we were going down. Do you have some picure of this view?