Anticipated Light

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• jjcordier (14021)
• [2008-05-04 21:50]

Quelle superbe photo, Peter! Ton magnifique POV nous dévoile toutes les beautés naturelles de cette région sous cette superbe lumière qui en magnifie les couleurs. Splendide!
Amicalement
JJ

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• BitterMoon (955)
• [2008-05-04 22:36]

Hello Peter

You have choose the right one to make an idea about Painted Hills,to see a overview of the place.
Looks more like a painting to me,not a photograph.From your point of view I can`t have an impression of the size,on Pat`s shot,yes,I can.
The sky looks a little odd to me,as you mentioned in your note,light was miserable and I can understand it.

Looking forward to see your next uploads.

My kind regards

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• MarianneS (6059)
• [2008-05-04 23:08]

Hi Peter,
This is absoluterly amazing! The light creats incredible colours on the rock. Nature is so amazing.
It was worth waiting :-))
Regards,
Marianne

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• Dyerco (4981)
• [2008-05-04 23:20]

Wonderful light here Peter. You were lucky indeed and of course patient to wait for the light. Nicely done.
Phil

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• robertosalguero (15251)
• [2008-05-05 0:31]

Hello Peter,

It look like you are very active going places and taking awesome shots. This place is beautiful. Truly I haven't see a place that is similar to this one. The coloured rocks give the view an excellent focal point. Excellent panorama of this wide area. Cheers :-)

Roberto

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• Floydian (24159)
• [2008-05-05 0:45]
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Hi Peter,
Very interesting to see it from this pov. I would never expected it would look like this from above. And although i prefer the pictures with the view from the ground, this is a very refreshing style and pov which makes it a very interesting picture. The colours are heavy, i do not complain about that, although the blue sky looks like you have given it something extra. I like bold colours, when there is colour we have to show it, period..!!!
600, means 40 very good one, looking forward to see them ;-)
I know you were standing far away, but that 3.2 seems a strange choice when you using a tripod.
Regards, Henk
p.s.
First impression on the 17-35m/m?

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• smarcell (7767)
• [2008-05-05 0:48]

Finally I see this place with all the landscape around ! Very interesting. The light here is blessing the main subject !
Dark clouds and sunlight are the best conditions for this kind of pictures.
Regards Stefano

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• TopGeo (10975)
• [2008-05-05 0:49]

Hi Peter! Very spectacular the coloured hills of Oregon. you have a collection of pictures in your gallery that me impressed. It is the first time I believe, that see your work and me liked a lot style. I thank and greet you.
Georgios

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• kibele66 (1795)
• [2008-05-05 1:10]

Hello Peter,
There are many incredible photos of Painted Hills on TE(Steve's Painted Hill photos are great too), but by yours I am able to see the whole landscape and how it looks like generally.
You've used the unexpected light geniously.
Colors are great.
Thanks for sharing
best regards
Sibel

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• dareco (8502)
• [2008-05-05 2:10]

What a great place to visit!! I love this landscape full of such beautiful colors. A really gorgeous picture! TFS

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• carper (51623)
• [2008-05-05 2:55]

it's a beauty Peter,
the view is very good, the light is great and the pov is well choosen, very good balance here, I like it a lot, have a fine day.
gr. jaap

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• dkeus31 (23398)
• [2008-05-05 2:59]

Hi Peter,
a nice colorful patchwork, the light is also good.
is this some vignetting in the corners?
Enjoying the 17-35?
and, how is the planning going? :-)
regards,didier

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• japiey (9295)
• [2008-05-05 3:03]

Hi Peter,

A painting of light...
Superb display of colours too...
PERFECT, DREAMY !!
All the best.

jp

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• PixelTerror (70124)
• [2008-05-05 3:14]

Hi Peter,
In the end your patience paid, the view is beautiful with rich colors on the formations and the pov is great it gives the impression the photo was shot from a plane.
Have a nice day JY

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• albertz (1504)
• [2008-05-05 3:16]

Excellent shot Peter. You did well showing us the true beauty of this hill from a high vantage point. It is indeed is a hidden jewel.

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• ktanska (11497)
• [2008-05-05 3:37]

Hi Peter,
Edge of the shadow seems to follow perfectly the front of painted hill. Just stunning effect. Light and colours of the landscape intensify each other.
No wonder you had difficult choice, 600 pics in a weekent is a lot.
Kari

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• Greg1949 (5135)
• [2008-05-05 3:51]

Peter, it seems that you have endless patience, I am sure I would have long before moved on to something else. It is obviously worth the wait the shot is awesome and almost too much to comprehend. From previous posts I can only guess that the area seen in this shot is huge. Great capture.

Greg

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• feather (39037)
• [2008-05-05 4:18]

Wonderful. I haven't seen such a wide view of the Painted Hills before, so it is an excellent introduction to closer shots. It was worth assessing the cloud cover and your gamble paid off. As well as the central section being bathed in beautiful light there are some great contrasts in the hills behind. What's the white in the foreground? snow?
I await more to come.
Kath

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• paura (20343)
• [2008-05-05 4:36]

Peter,
Parece um aquarela, de tão arrumado. Prodigioso trabalho de PP, também. Beleza, mano.

Abraço

Paulo

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• mesutilgim (22173)
• [2008-05-05 4:41]

Hi dear Peter,
This is photographers eye and luck !
Perfect pov and amazing colors and lights.
As allways, wonderfull notes.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

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• chpp (2735)
• [2008-05-05 6:30]

Hi Peter
great view, amazing colours and depth. very well composed image and really top quality. Great management of light
have a nice day
chris

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• mark_mk (1314)
• [2008-05-05 6:37]

Hi Peter,
simply wonderful. These unbelievable colors, one day I got to visit this place, it`s just breathtaking and so is your picture!
Light is wonderful, POV is great and the sky is overwhelming. Waiting for that shot was definetly worth it. Another great shot of yours, you gave me an idea of the beauty of this place, many many thanks for sharing!

Best regards
Mark

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• Docarmo (5880)
• [2008-05-05 7:19]

Olá Peter,
Outra imagem que parece uma pintura. As cores e a luminosidade estão mágicas. Você está com uma coleção formidável. Penso que você poderia fazer uma exposição de arte - seria sucesso garantido.
Parabéns!
MCV

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• zmey (4201)
• [2008-05-05 7:23]

yeah, yeah, pete

i WAS one of 'them' drumming my fingers. sorry, it was so loud it was disturbing your concentration all the way across the great expanse of the US ;)) ok, back to business at hand here: love the shot, friend! seems like a true tectonics study: almost as if the land-mass was sliding down from the north-east and opening up in that sun-lit wound in the frund. love it! before i read your note: i had the same question as henk. why 3.2??? but i understand (especially with that 3-stop soft edge filter that slowed you down to a crawl). also, since you do not seem to have any close foreground objects, the 3.2 aperture seems to have produce a reasonable DOF at infinity: all what matters seems to be sharp. oh, and can i add the banal WONDERFUL COLORS!? ;) but they are...

warm regards,
kristaps

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• belido (8384)
• [2008-05-05 7:32]

Olá Peter,

é definitivamente um lugar estranho, não parece com nada que eu tenha visto ao vivo. Surpreendente beleza. Sua composição é eficaz na proposta de mostrar um pouco disso à nós. Pô, pede uma comissão ao departamento de turismo. Tenho certeza de que suas fotos já fizeram um monte de gente ir a esses lugares. Você tá fazendo uma bela propaganda gratuita!
Abraço,
Carlos

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• nwoehnl (60118)
• [2008-05-05 8:01]

Lovely shot again, Peter. Gorgeous light to cast a warming glow on the scenery, and to accentuate the vivid colors and geological layers of the formations. The surface profile almost looks like ocean waves, and looking at the shot gives me a very calming and soothing feeling. Good work again in imagery and writing.

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• Wandering_Dan (2952)
• [2008-05-05 8:09]

Hi, Peter -

At first I was going to suggest you had over-saturated the image, then I looked again and realized the hills really are painted like that. (The sky too, I suppose.) You have the patience of a photographer (or Job, same thing). A fascinating study of a less-knwon part of the US.

Best,
Dan

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• lopshang (540)
• [2008-05-05 8:12]

Hi Peter

Amazing blue sky and stunning landscape. Love the contras of the color. Good composition and great POV.

Regards,

Lopshang.

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• baba_flies (4086)
• [2008-05-05 11:38]
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Hallo Peter! Ein herrlicher Ausblick ... und wie so oft hat sich jede nur erdenkliche Muehe gelohnt hierher zu kommen! Du hast die Weite fuer einen Moment lang in mein Buero geholt - man kann sich kaum satt sehen. Irgenwie kriege ich fast ein wenig goose bumps. Dieses Lichtspiel, dort unten, dieses Sonnenlicht auf dem Huegel, das ist schon praechtig. Das Warten hat sich gelohnt, die Sonne hat sich gezeigt, fuer einen Moment lang, extra fuer Dich vielleicht, fuer Euch alle. Mit Abendgruss ... Barbara.

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• azleader (785)
• [2008-05-05 12:24]

An exceptional view of this unique Oregon geology. Your color processing and use of vignette highlights the lighted hills exceptionally well. Great perspective. I've never seen this view like this. It was well worth the hike. Exceptional photograph!

I'm still MAJORLY BUMMED I was unable to join you folks for even a single day trip. It was definitely my loss. :(

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• IgorDeleze (14252)
• [2008-05-05 12:53]

Hello Peter,
One more time you catch an incredible light!
Fantastic hight point of view.
Greetings.
Igor

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• fulvio52 (3847)
• [2008-05-05 13:02]

Hi Peter,
lots of GREAT stuff in your gallery! I'll choose this one for today, not because it's your latest post but simply due to the fact it's one of the very few locations I haven't visited yet out West. I've been to Oregon several times before, but never in this neighborhood.
Your chosen POV is fabulous, so are colors and light. The latter is truly unbelievable!!!
Mitchell is now on my future agenda... And I wanna meet Henry the Bear too!
Thanks for sharing buddy. Once again : my compliments!
See you soon,
Fulvio.

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• maximage (9023)
• [2008-05-05 13:42]

Salut Peter,
Une image hors du commun! Des couleurs d'une richesse incroyable. J'aimerais bien faire un cours de photos avec toi comme instructeur!
Amitiés.
max

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• Blairfraser (581)
• [2008-05-05 14:25]

Hi Peter.

This is a really good picture! I really like the colours here. The deep blue of the sky contrasts nicely with the orange in the foreground. Also You have a good point of view over this place.

Very well done!

Blair.

P.S. I think your intro picture has to be one of the best I've seen! :-)

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• lucasgalodoido (8504)
• [2008-05-05 15:34]

Olá Peter,
realmente esse parque tem belezas naturais impressionantes, e você as aproveitou muito bem em suas fotografias. O contraste das cores ficou ótimo.
Parabéns e Abraço!

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• gunbud (16267)
• [2008-05-05 19:33]

Hi Peter,
You made an excellent choice of this overview of the beautiful barren hills. The beautiful lighting makes every wrinkle vary in appearance. The colors are fantastic and the vivid blue sky the perfect backdrop for this remarkable landscape.
Regards, Tom

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• rajiv_077 (1225)
• [2008-05-05 23:53]

Hello Dear

Another stunning photograph, amazing lights and color, You really do hard work for capturing pictures, Blue background and orange is more attracting, Perfect DOF also.

Great shot as always

kind regards

rajiv

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• delkoo (23383)
• [2008-05-06 1:19]

hi peter
what a moment you caught there ! In such a remote place and marvelous one, i guess the moment was magical and you share well this feeling with us.

didier
-:))

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• aadilj (8967)
• [2008-05-06 1:45]

You are slowly moving from photography towards paintings!! I simply love the way you have captured this one with all its vivid visual effects, the textures, tones and colours.

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• marietom (18400)
• [2008-05-06 2:18]

Hello Peter,

merveilleuse lumière, pour un magnifique paysage !
Bravo !
Bonne soirée
Marie

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• jusninasirun (5922)
• [2008-05-06 2:39]

This is just stunning Peter. The diagonal light brings out excellent texture and contrast on this foreground perspective. Stunning against the saturated blue sky. Thanks for sharing and well done. Regards. Jusni

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• vinicio (19050)
• [2008-05-06 3:19]

Beautiful dramatic and full of wonderful colors, an excellent landscape with a lot of appeal from the wild nature of these mountains, well done Peter, compliments.
Ciao
Vinicio

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• Manamo (2768)
• [2008-05-06 10:32]

Bonjour Peter!
When you get to such a vantage point and that light presents itself like that...your heart starts pumping...you forget about all you know about exposure...you hands become sweaty...you just shoot without thinking about composing the shot...But that's for normal people. You? You kept your cool and handled it like a pro. Is that what you are now?
I think it is a bit saturated...Sky is deep blue, which suggests a late evening shot (that and 1/30 at f/3.2 with such a fast lens)(f/3.2 is not classical in landscapes...I guess the light was very low?) but the rock is lit as if the sun just started going down...so warm. Something is not fitting. but it is beautiful...what can I say?
Best regards!
Marc

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• johnfreeman (1601)
• [2008-05-06 11:17]
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Hello Peter,
I think that perhaps you should have titled this “anticipated light” or something like that. You did really well to see that the conditions might improve and to be in the right place at the right time. This really is a fascinating view, I had previously only seen photos from ground-level. And of course the colours and light are spectacular. Look forward to seeing a few more of your 600 shots!
John

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• sleon (8435)
• [2008-05-06 13:21]

Hi Peter
It looks like the time and patience you spend there really paid off, as the light and colours here are truly spectacular. The juxtaposition of blue sky and glowing landscape is stunning and quite remarkable. Excellent work!
Susanna

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• zeca (16546)
• [2008-05-06 21:25]

A paisagem é muito bonita, Peter. Quanto ao céu... humm... não sei se gosto. Às vezes faço uns desses e sempre fico olhando para eles com desconfiança. Será que é bom? Sei não, a foto no todo fica bonita e ganha o contraste de céu que merece, mas o céu em si eu reluto em gostar. Falo não só pelo seu, mas pelos meus que volta e meia surgem dos layers. Talvez um tom a menos no azul...talvez o melhor seja assim mesmo do jeito que fez. Laboratório e tentativas...
Abraço,
Zeca

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• xuaxo (3971)
• [2008-05-07 6:03]

Olá Peter,
Wonderful, as you know. But the upper corners seem a bit too dark.
Um abraço,
F

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• Dpbours (7048)
• [2008-05-07 6:08]

Wow Peter,

600 shots. My dear Lord. It's clear that you don't use RAW :-))). Really wonderful. No words for this one. Straight to my 'Landscapes with WOW'. Since this is breathtaking. I already saw 'Peter and the moon' passing by. Also very nice.
Thanks for sharing!!

Greetings, Dennis

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• keribar (37711)
• [2008-05-07 21:13]

Hello Peter,
This pretty one is the OPENING picture of the day, and so I think that the day has started well. The place is unbelievable, OK but what is so striking is you wide angle view with only the most "Painted " area taking a sunshine.
Friendly yours - Izzet

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• fkokol (1340)
• [2008-05-08 2:23]

This is amazing shot! Your POV gives us good idea about area. You're luck with the light. Beautiful colours and clarity. greetings,

figen

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• plimrn (15209)
• [2008-05-08 10:34]

Hi Peter,
Fantastic work based on your good planning and hard work. Good photos are MORE than good luck!! This is quite a unique POV looking down on this formation; even without the snow. The hills are highlighted perfectly in that last crack of light, the stormy sky is wonderful, the detail perfect and the snow surreal.

Thanks for the link.
HLJ, Pat

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• gneufeld (9231)
• [2008-05-08 18:21]

Hi Peter,
A great shot of this amazing place - this one's definitely on my list of must see places. I really like how you found a way to feature those sun-bathed ridges. Great light and well defined deep rich colors. Very well done and TFS. Gerald

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• brandstaetter (7107)
• [2008-05-09 0:11]

Hi Peter,
a great one from a leading landscaper :) due to your your patience we can participate in this spectacular show,
TFS Chris

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• derek3755 (2119)
• [2008-05-09 14:37]

Hi Peter

nice a see a different POV on the painted hills, and beautiful light on the hills too, it was woth the effort of walking and patiently waiting for the right light.

Regards
Derek

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• cherryripe (13479)
• [2008-05-09 14:45]

Hi Peter
It's great to get an areal view of this. Lucky you to have the time to concentrate on one place and have such brilliant light conditions. The blue toned clouds contrast really well with the warmer toned landscape. I can't believe more people don't know of this.
Regards
Nikki

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• stego (13694)
• [2008-05-09 18:03]

Olá Peter,
É sem dúvida uma foto muito boa, seja pela luz e cores (valeu bem a espera pelo momento ideal, com a luz a incidir apenas nas colinas e os vales sombreados), seja pelas formas da paisagem. No entanto, impressiona-me menos do que é hábito com as suas fotos. Parece-me que o problema (a palavra é demasiado forte aqui) está no enquadramento, cujo 'vigor' não me parece ao nível da paisagem. No entanto gosto da formas estriadas das colinas, a descer da direita para a esquerda e do padrão formado por aqueles terrenos brancos (sal? areia branca? neve?). O céu tb. me parece demasiado azul e pouco natural, mas não é grave e até que gosto.
Um abraço, José.

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• Angshu (23874)
• [2008-05-10 0:37]

Hello Peter
Quite I while I've been to your gallery & as usual I missed some stunners. Having seen Pat's picture from the Painted Hills, I was wondering when we would see yours. I really did not anticipate this high POV shot, but knowing you a bit now, you'll always surprise us with your showcasing of a place, quite often portrayed in this site, very differently. I presume this would be a hill from which you took this shot & you waited for the sun just to illuminate the painted hills outcrop. Is the entire area called Painted Hills or only the outcrop? Looks somewhat similar to Uluru from this high POV, except of course the distinctive colours. Fantastic shot indeed!
With Regards
Angshuman

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• Emile (15553)
• [2008-05-10 21:54]

Hola Peter.
Una super fotografía, la verdad que estas haciendo unos PP excelentes. Estupenda composición con muy buenos colores y POV, un precioso paisaje.
Felicitaciones.
Un fuerte abrazo.

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• JPlumb (3111)
• [2008-05-12 23:21]

Hi Peter, this is a new angle on these hills. I like the all encompassing view and I like the colour you've captured here, not just with the hills, but with that great sky, and the surrounding hills. Detail is very sharp, very good.

Thanks, John

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• cdmonson (1263)
• [2008-05-13 18:33]

Dang man! This is a fabulous shot! Probably the best of the Painted Hills I've seen, because in addition to the classic red and orange, you've got some deep blues, some white, and even some faint green. Great call to shoot it at sunset. Every time I think you couldn't possibly top your last post, you somehow do. Keep 'em coming Peter.

Clark

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• NMaverick (0)
• [2008-05-14 22:27]

Hi Peter, very good lighting conditions indeed! We have a nice view of the area and you were lucky to shoot in the right time, when the sun smiled through that crack of clouds.
TFS
Nick

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• bucanas (1155)
• [2008-05-30 11:00]

Hi Peter,
Very beautiful composition,good light.
Congratulation.
Best regards,
Ralf

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• deud (1592)
• [2008-06-05 7:04]

beautiful scene with great colors and light! great shot with excellent composition.

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• Hellas (3882)
• [2008-06-19 2:22]

The labourer is worthy of his hire!

The highlights of this painting are amazing!
Very lucky and happy man! The contrast of light and shadow is fantastic! This blue and the red are wondrous!
Peter, you contended for the result and succeeded!

Best wishes,
Athanasios.

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• jmcl (11686)
• [2008-07-12 11:23]

Hi Peter,

I had forgotten how wonderful your gallery is ... such tremendous colors .. I love the contrast of the dark blue and the colors you were able to obtain from these hills .. tremendous .. hope you and yours are well.

take care,

John