The crystal ball

Tony Middleton

The crystal ball

I love shooting in rainforests on damp days and this one was no exception – perfect light patchy rain to bring out all the colour saturation and rainforest scents.

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The crystal ball by Tony Middleton
The crystal ball by Tony Middleton
  • vagabondimages

    vagabondimages

    Stunning shot Tony, love all the crisp detail :)

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Simone !

  • Rosalie Dale IPA

    Rosalie Dale IPA

    Wow can smell it from here. Brilliant shot.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    I know exactly what you mean Rosalie – cheers :)

  • Chloe .

    Chloe .

    Gorgeous shot, Brillant colours x

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for stopping by and commenting Tracy :)

  • Travis Easton

    Travis Easton

    Lush, mossy rocks are so photogenic, great shot mate.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers Trav !

  • Vicki Ferrari

    Vicki Ferrari

    That crystal ball is fantastic Tony, well captured and well spotted! Mr Creative is at work again!! :))

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Yeah I’ve wanted to get a shot like this of it for years ! Thanks for such a glowing compliment too !

  • Ben Messina

    Ben Messina

    Great image Tony, very nice detail.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers Ben !

  • Neil Boucher

    Neil Boucher

    Beautiful colour and so sharp!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Neil :)

  • CaseySmith

    CaseySmith

    Wow Tony nice shot, the rock in the middle looks like its floating in the water. Vivid greens though. love that velvia.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Great analogy Casey – thanks..sometimes you just can’t beat Velvia hey :)

  • John Dekker

    John Dekker

    I share the love Tony….great shot!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks John !

  • AlMiller

    AlMiller

    fantastic tony I was viewing the large image and it almost looks 3D

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Al – that’s something that digital struggles a little with in comparison to good film IMO.
    cheers,

  • helmutk

    helmutk

    .Lovely shot !

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Helmut-man :)

  • Catherine Davis

    Catherine Davis

    Absolutely gorgeous!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thank you Catherine – much appreciated :)

  • Stefan Trenker

    Stefan Trenker

    excellent composition and great crop!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Stefan – though no cropping with these shots of mine, shot on 6cmx17cm slide film.
    cheers,

  • David Geoffrey Gosling

    David Geoffrey...

    Fantastic image

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks David – great to read your input

  • John  Kowalski

    John Kowalski

    This a fantastic shot Tony, a truly gorgeous place and so beautifully captured!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for such glowing comliments John – much appreciated !

  • Darryl SANT

    Darryl SANT

    This is such a beautiful image Tony. Well done.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks as always Darryl !

  • RichardIsik

    RichardIsik

    Nice colours, Tony.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you Richard !

  • aabzimaging

    aabzimaging

    Great stuff mate, stunning colours and texture!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Sascha !

  • Enivea

    Enivea

    Yes, on occasions like this the sun is certainly not required….Oh. how I long for the smell of a damp rainforest…..this image helps to take me there…thanks Tony:-)

  • Tony Middleton replied

    hi Enivea – yep definitely the place to be on an inclement day in my opinion – It brings a smile to my face to read you get those emotions from my work.
    thanks !

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven

    Wow….Fantastic shot Tony.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks John !

  • ShaneBooth

    ShaneBooth

    Lovely work Tony, how the hell you control the contrast range in Velvia?

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Hi Shane – I’m not sure why but Trav Eastin seemed to have trouble with blue colour casts for memory but that and losing contrast is something that I’ve never had problems with…not sure why exactly…

    cheers,

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Tony this looks great.. You sure hit the shutter with a smile…
    Chuck.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    I certainly did have a smile on the day and still do now when I reflect back with images like this in my hands !
    cheers,

  • Richard  George

    Richard George

    Feel as tho I could reach in and run my hand over the moss…wonderfully crisp and detailed.

  • Tony Middleton replied

    beautiful description Richard – thanks for such an emotionally based comment :)

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    Really terrific, Tony! I agree about the “damp days.” It’s amazing the colors you can capture in RAW and bring out back on the computer. This shot is just beautiful!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Kevin ! yeah those damp days are glorious – I prefer shooting these on transperancy film as the colour is just sublime and in my hands and no stuffing about in PS.

    thanks for your thoughts and comment – much appreciated :)

  • gypsygirl

    gypsygirl

    Beautiful image, love the vivid greens and the water flow!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks gypsy !

  • Steven Holmes

    Steven Holmes

    Lovely shot, well done

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you Steven !

  • Craig Harris

    Craig Harris

    Nice work Tony, many leeches on this shoot?

  • Tony Middleton replied

    haha Craig – would you believe this was actually a leech free shoot for me ! :)
    cheers,

  • Tori Snow

    Tori Snow

    Very tranquil and peaceful photo

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks LSF – good to read your emotions from it. :)

  • Robert Mullner

    Robert Mullner

    Awesome in it’s wideness..lush and green and a Fantastic image Tone..

  • Tony Middleton replied

    Thanks Rob ! no doubting the big old girl’s ability :)

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    It is beautiful and so wonderfully dimensional with fascinating DOF. I love the lush organic mosses and the smooth sheen of the water. It is a lovely image Tony!

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks for looking so deeply into the image Sharon – much appreciated :)

  • funkybunch

    funkybunch

    excellent work, love the composition

  • Tony Middleton replied

    cheers funky :)

  • Debbie Roelle

    Debbie Roelle

    Very magical, great image

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thank you Debbie :)

  • Laurette Ruys

    Laurette Ruys

    beautiful work Tony, love the crystal clearness of the water and mossy rocks are my faves too :)

  • Tony Middleton replied

    thanks Laurette – they are pretty awesome aren’t they ! :)

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