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• nivaldo (6927)
• [2008-03-28 11:50]

Hello Hakan Delic
That´s really very , very impressive!
Great POV!
TFS.
Kind regards,from RECIFE,
Nivaldo

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• Floydian (24151)
• [2008-03-28 11:52]

Hi Hakan,
One of the places were i had a big WOW when i stood there. The place is famous and we have seen many pictures from it here on TE. Yours is coming in to the 5 best there are to be found here. It's film, it's Velvia and is alive and it's the perfect wide-angle to show this place. The clouds are wonderful, just as the sahow on the left. Seems you were also there at noon, the right time to be.
Sharpness is extreme, maybe a bit to much, but the view and the way you exposed it is just wonderful..!!!
I placed him in the Horseshoe Bend Theme
Have a nice weekend, Henk

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• Isa-M (1638)
• [2008-03-28 11:53]

Hi Hakan!
...wonderful view of land...
AMAZING !
BEAUTIFUL!
EXCELLENT WORK!
Regards,
Izabela

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• leo61 (29702)
• [2008-03-28 11:53]

Hello Hakan!
You did well to post this fantastic image.
An often seen composition from this famous POV and I like the strong colors and contrast created by this magic Velvia film.
Regards,Leo

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• zmey (4183)
• [2008-03-28 11:53]

merhaba hakan :)

a beautiful shot of a fantastic place... love the deep, saturated color of the river and the radiant tone of the rocks. great POV too... my compliments!

thanks for sharing
kristaps

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• miumiu (3669)
• [2008-03-28 11:55]

Wonderful place and photo! Colours, composition and sharpness are excellent!

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• matteo97 (520)
• [2008-03-28 11:56]

ciao Hakan
bella foto con bella luce mi piacciono molto le nuvole e l'orizzonte .
Matteo

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• mikele_pl (623)
• [2008-03-28 12:03]

Hi Hakan,
this one is really interesting. Thanks for sharing this intriguing photo!
Cheers
Michal

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• bapun1 (521)
• [2008-03-28 12:17]

Whao!
A gorgeous emreald necklace!!

Thanks for sharing.
Bishnu.

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• euryan (7638)
• [2008-03-28 12:41]

Wow, this is cool to see a photo of Horseshoe Bend taken with a film camera way back in 1996! The warming filter was a good choice as it really brings out the color of the rocks. I love the high contrast from the Velvia film. The clouds are great too. Definitely worth posting.
Regards,
Ryan
P.S. I have three Velvia uploads of Horseshoe Bend, but they aren't nearly as old. :-)

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• cepekdong (3510)
• [2008-03-28 12:45]

there are a couple of shots of this place, yours is among the best ones ! amazing ! i like the colours and the ahrpness of this panorama !

daniel

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• romanaa (1922)
• [2008-03-28 12:54]

Hello Hakan,
breathtaking place indeed, great depth and colours.
Thanks for sharing
Regards
Romana

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• smarcell (7737)
• [2008-03-28 13:01]

Great wide angle view. All the west of the USA in one picture
Stefano

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• sonkai (790)
• [2008-03-28 13:04]
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Hi Hakan.
I only want to say that your shot seems to me worthy of a National Geographic front page.GREAT.
Best regards,
Sonsoles.

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• randompics (813)
• [2008-03-28 13:22]

wow nature is just awesome. It makes things like this. You have captured it very well from nice vintage point. Your POV is absolutely fantastic and the colors are really good.

You did it right posting this picture of mighty Colorado.

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• yso (2204)
• [2008-03-28 13:50]

Hi Hakan,
The wide angle is perfect to give us the immensity of the place, very impressive !
Regards,
Yves

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• lilimih33 (9602)
• [2008-03-28 13:55]

Hello Hakan!
Fantastic place and great perspective!
Wonderful colours and good clarity!
Best regards!
Lili

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• mirarer (2031)
• [2008-03-28 14:05]

Hola Hakan,
Una imagen tan impresionante como el propio lugar. Quizás excesivamente saturada pero funciona bien.
Saludos,
Mirari

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• Greg1949 (5127)
• [2008-03-28 14:08]

Haken, this is an awesome image. he colors are wonderfully saturated and he sky a gllorius blue. Great shot.

Greg

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• velocista (654)
• [2008-03-28 14:10]

olá, a great landscape made by nature! something magnificent only possible with the great power of nature! we can only stay still and enjoy the view! congratulations for this awesome picture!! pedro almeida

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• Pascale (7286)
• [2008-03-28 15:17]

Bonsoir Hakan
Fabuleux ce site ,excellente perspective avec de merveilleuse couleurs .Une magnifique photo, bravo
Amitiés

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• jaywalker (8973)
• [2008-03-28 16:42]

Hi Hakan, My first word was WOW, what a great photo, you POV is excellent, everything here works, the colours, the light, the superb focus & your wonderful subject, its just brilliantly composed, TFS, kind regards Wilson.

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• vincz (17510)
• [2008-03-28 17:09]

very famous one indeed! You caught this place extremely well with a very wide angle. The color of the river is great and the sky so fantastic. Great job!

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• dip (8097)
• [2008-03-29 0:34]

Hello Hakan,
a wonderful image with excellent POV,clarity and sharpness,the colors are really amazing,
perfect composed!
Dimitris.

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• baba_flies (4056)
• [2008-03-29 4:42]

Fantastic, Hakan! This knocks me out :) You have brought in this round feeling in a perfect way and I mean the light you had with the happy clouds above, just fantastic. I find it always difficult to work with different orange/browns but yours are so good, so natural, feels like being there myself. Excellent, it really is. I love it. Enjoy your weekend, Barbara.

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• delkoo (23361)
• [2008-03-29 6:43]

hi hakan,
i must admit that this one is quite good indeed
Very interesting, you reach a high level with this one
.You've done that very effectively here,
with a daring composition and great POV.

best regards
didier

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• kmarscher (2825)
• [2008-03-29 7:34]

Spectacular! You really must have been hanging over the edge to get this. I can't imagine doing this. Congratulations on an exceptional view. You started it all ;)
Kathy

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• gneufeld (9181)
• [2008-03-29 9:10]

Hi Hakan,
Wow, an absolutely stunning image with awesome light, deep rich colors, crisp sharp details, and perfect sharpness. I love it - visited here last May and would love to go back. TFs. Gerald

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• gilou530 (24956)
• [2008-03-29 13:33]

salut hakan
which POV and which framing an imposing landscape, and splendid saturated colors, beautiful work friendships
gilbert

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• Hellas (3882)
• [2008-03-29 13:35]

Hi Hakan,
this is an awesome picture coming from the past and going to the future with the best qualifications! I have seen similar exhibitions but this one lacks for nothing. Fuji Velvia is a high-grade film and using Hoya 81A filter for warming you got a very good result, indeed. Extra fine details and excellent depth of the field. The scanning is also very good. The terrain is wonderful and fits for landscape photography.
Congratulations!
Greetings from Greece,
Athanasios.

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• Tue (23053)
• [2008-03-29 16:01]

Hi Hakan,
Great photo from a great POV of this U-turn in the river. The very deep blue colour of the water contrasts wonderfully with the warm tones of the rocks. Beautiful light too and the clouds in the sky are very nice as well. Superb quality throughout the photo, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

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• bostankorkulugu (23279)
• [2008-03-30 2:22]

aynı kareyi başka objektiflerden de gördüm ve beğendim ama sizinki en güzellerinden... belki o bulutlu mavi gökyüzü, belki o canlı renkler, belki o güzel ışık yüzünden... elinize sağlık...

korkut

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• jusninasirun (5914)
• [2008-03-30 19:29]

Hello Hakan. Thanks for sharing this stunning image. Well captured from high angle with crispy sharpness and excellent perspective. I like the distant horizon and the interesting sky as well. Well done and best regards. Jusni

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• migzal (485)
• [2008-03-30 23:09]

Hi Hakan,
What a view! excellent shot. I've seen your gallery, you have wondeful shots. I have a added you as one of my favorite photographers.

Thanks for sharing.
Miguel.

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• kiks (3435)
• [2008-03-31 7:54]

Hi Hakan, i'm glad you decide to post it because it is an amazing place but also shot in a very good way. Lovely colors and composition.
Best regards
KIks

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• PaulVDV (1203)
• [2008-03-31 9:28]

Hello Hakan,
I like the contrast between the dark blue water, the beautiful orange and brown rocks and the sky with the clouds.
Very sharp and very good composition.
Amazing place !
Greetings, Paul

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• Charo (15882)
• [2008-03-31 14:00]

Hola Hakan,
La toma es espectacular y los colores magníficos con gran profundidad y definición.
Cordialmente
Charo

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• riclopes (25561)
• [2008-04-01 2:45]

I can give you a big Wow for this one, Hakan. It's been a while since I've seen this place in TE, but I still open my mouth in surprise for the beauty of the POV. It also surprises me how this image is, considering it's almost a 12 years picture. I like the strong contrasts and the shadows coming from the left. The river is impressively dark which make this round shape stand out in a very attractive way. I'm glad you decided to post it.
Regards,
ricardo

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• Cretense (32507)
• [2008-04-01 3:09]

Hi Hakan!

No matter how many times I see this magnificent place it keeps impressing me more and more. Of course your photo is far above in quality than most I have ever seen, the composition and framing are ideal, (of course the place has already "chosen" the composition), spot on light managment and the fantastic velvia colours, are making this one a masterpiece. Congratulations!

Warm regards, Hercules

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• danos (16953)
• [2008-04-01 4:41]

Hello Hakan,
very impressive this famous Horseshoe Bend Point.the miracle of the Nature indeed is memorable.The reddish colours of the rocks make the scene dreamily.The contrasted colours and especially the clouds of the sky are just great.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

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• brevbrev14 (19489)
• [2008-04-01 5:07]

Hi Hakan, a pleasure to see a pre-digital image here!
i like a lot the use of the wide lens...perfect for this wonderful view..
very good the composition, the colours and the place..
ciao!
Valeria

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• Jonas_Schmitt (2294)
• [2008-04-01 6:10]

Hi hakan!
Very nice picture. I saw the Horshoe Bend on many photos yet and your picture is one of the best I have seen. Nice colors, good point of view, great sharpness. A wonderful panorama!
Jonas

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• alainh (30761)
• [2008-04-01 23:33]

hello Hakan
terrible
one of the most famous place of the planet. you had seen it, you have captured it. splendid !!
have a nice day Hakan
alain

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• belido (8354)
• [2008-04-02 9:36]

Hi Hakan,

I've seen many shots from this place and never is too much and your capture is impressive in its colors and contrasts. Beautifully well composed and great use of the velvia. Great work!
Regards,
Carlos

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• scobert (5319)
• [2008-04-02 17:59]

Hi Hakan,
You are a master landscape photographer and this is a masterpiece! Good old Velvia can't be beat. This simply is magnificent! I don't know what else to say. Have a great return trip to the great American Southwest!
Stan

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• evanrizo (21430)
• [2008-04-06 1:14]

Oooooh this is a fantastic impression!
The POV is very good, the lightness also and you dealt the image very good too.
Best regards.
Evangelos

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• feather (38953)
• [2008-04-06 6:23]

From what I have read it is not easy to get this view in one frame, especially with digital. Probably a film camera as here is the best way to get the wider angle. Amazing image with the gorgeous Velvia colours and very well scanned. Well done
Kath

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• capthaddock (27873)
• [2008-04-07 18:42]

This is so spectacular in so many aspects,
-the wide angle without any distortion other then the curvature of the earth
-the light conditions and the weather, you have uninterruped sunlight just where you want it, yet a super busy sky
-the subject, which must be one of the most spectacular desert lookouts in the world
-and finally that timeless Velvia quality and the flawless scan work.

I think the sharpness is fine, there is a smidgen of vignetting in the top left and right corners (I get that a lot lately as well because of the polariser, which does not have a flat surface)

I wanted to add it to favorites, but it seems I've reached my limit already.

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• batalay (14182)
• [2008-04-12 14:55]

Merhaba Hakan,

Years ago when we visited the Grand Canyon I missed Horseshoe Bend, most likely, as you said, it was not so well known. The astounding colors in this image make it different that 2-3 that I've seen on Trekearth. One version I remember is by Peter Boehringer, and Kathy Marscher may have also photographed it. This twelve your old slide has been scanned flawlessly from the superb Fuji Velvia. A 17-mm lens on a 35-mm analogue camera produced approximately 140° from side to side. Thus you've produced an almost fisheye image.

Warm regards,

Bulent

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• kiwi_explorer (12043)
• [2008-04-13 17:41]

Hi Hakan.
What a surreal landscape ... such a fascinating sight. Good color saturation and image sharpness. Well captured and documented. The way you angled your shot and composed the image is also very good. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

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• livinitout (899)
• [2008-04-13 21:00]

That's a spectacular view. The saturation in this picture is great. The clouds look fantastic, full and on the move. There is a lot of contrast between the different colours. Great shot.

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• emjleclercq (10755)
• [2008-04-13 22:49]

I do not see the reason of your hesitation, for the image is superb: the point of view underlines perfectly the curve of the river, sharpness is excellent, there is jsut the sky which look a bit bright here but the clouds are also bautifull.
Personnally, I believe that the fact that a monument or land site has drawn many (to many...) pictures should not be an obstacle for taking it (of course) or posting it if the image is of such a top quality as this one.

All the best,

Emmanuel

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• axiotea (11035)
• [2008-04-15 7:46]

Hello Hakan
A spectacular view from a good high vantage point with great luminosity allowing to see distinctly the different color tones of this wonderful place. The clouds are a great bonus!
Cheers
Marilyn

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• wishlist (3209)
• [2008-04-16 12:27]

Hello Hakan,
one of the best pictures seen so far from this amazing place. Stunning quality, with a vivid image, bright, clean and crisp. Every single detail is well visible..a pleasure to look at!
Thanks for sharing it.
Regards,

Igor

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• Budapestman (24415)
• [2008-04-18 13:21]

Hi Hakan,
Amazing shot with fantastic composition. The atmosphere is romantic and the colours are splendid. Great shot, indeed. Congratulations. Have a nice evening
George

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• danyy (49720)
• [2008-04-18 14:48]

Hello Hakan,
même si elle est très retravailée, elle est magnifique cette prise qui perd un peu son naturel au profit de la beauté graphique et colorée.
Un ciel impressionnant.
Regards.
Daniel.

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• MLINES (8452)
• [2008-04-19 22:58]

Hi Hakan, Your POV is perfect here, and although an old photo it is young compared to the time it took nature to carve this piece of fantastic scenery. Good clarity and notes. TFS. Murray.

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• salvator (15424)
• [2008-04-21 8:10]

Hi Hakan,
Absolutely wonderful details, superb colors and sharpness. The contrast, the deep blue of the sky is absolutely beautiful.
Best regards. Salvator.

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• hatti52 (10552)
• [2008-04-22 3:20]

Merhaba
genis aci objektifle gercek ustu izlenimi veren enfes bir goruntu
renkler,keskinlik,bulutlarin 3 boyutlu goruntusu sahane
tebrikler

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• devimeuxbe (44607)
• [2008-04-23 14:45]

Hi Hakan
I was just looking at a report on the Powell lake on the french TV when i see your picture. SUch a wonderfull place. I like your beautifull picture. THis view is great. I have the same but with a bad quality
All the best
Bertrand

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• Silvio1953 (22656)
• [2008-04-24 10:20]

Hi Hakam, splendid landscape with fantastic colors, wonderful POV, great composition with superb sky, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• jafadabret (25798)
• [2008-04-24 23:11]

Whoooou !
Quelle est belle cette photo !
J'aime la belle courbe du méandre en fer à cheval au milieu des rochers dorés et sous un ciel d'anthologie. Que du beau !
Jacques

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• giorgimer (9076)
• [2008-04-29 13:08]

Hi Hakan,

this was the most impressive site we saw during our USA honeymoon tour (together with the near Antelope canyon). Your shot is great to show it, the wide view is excellent, perfect quality, I'll add it to my favorite shots.

Compliments!

Gio

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• jemaflor (29306)
• [2008-05-01 9:53]

Hi HHakan,
A great landscape and a great shot with the perfect pov and a good quality, nice colours with this light, well captured.

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• carper (51561)
• [2008-05-03 0:26]

Merhaba Hakan,
I have seen this fantastic place more here on TE,
yours is very nice Hakan. it is a well composed shot, good fom balance and good from quality, I like the fat colours and the contrast, very good photojob here, have a good weekend.
gr. jaap

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• branley (3675)
• [2008-05-21 4:36]

Hello Hakan, I hope all's well with you and that you've overcome your injuries since we last spoke? I've never seen this place on TE so it's new to me and I have to say it's got a big Wow! factor, especially with the fluffy clouds and blue sky overhead. The colours are rich and suit the image very well. A really fine capture my friend and I'm pleased you posted it.

Regards

Stephen

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• jmcl (11638)
• [2008-07-13 16:27]

Hi Hakan,

Glad you posted it .. Love the tone of your water and desert ... tremendous colors .. wonderful film work.

take care, John