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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vagabondimages
Stunning shot Tony, love all the crisp detail :)
Tony Middleton replied
thanks Simone !
Rosalie Dale IPA
Wow can smell it from here. Brilliant shot.
Tony Middleton replied
I know exactly what you mean Rosalie – cheers :)
Chloe .
Gorgeous shot, Brillant colours x
Tony Middleton replied
thanks for stopping by and commenting Tracy :)
Travis Easton
Lush, mossy rocks are so photogenic, great shot mate.
Tony Middleton replied
cheers Trav !
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
Great image Tony, very nice detail.
Tony Middleton replied
cheers Ben !
Neil Boucher
Beautiful colour and so sharp!
Tony Middleton replied
Thanks Neil :)
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
I share the love Tony….great shot!
Tony Middleton replied
Thanks John !
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
.Lovely shot !
Tony Middleton replied
thanks Helmut-man :)
Catherine Davis
Absolutely gorgeous!
Tony Middleton replied
Thank you Catherine – much appreciated :)
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...
Fantastic image
Tony Middleton replied
thanks David – great to read your input
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
This is such a beautiful image Tony. Well done.
Tony Middleton replied
thanks as always Darryl !
RichardIsik
Nice colours, Tony.
Tony Middleton replied
thank you Richard !
aabzimaging
Great stuff mate, stunning colours and texture!
Tony Middleton replied
thanks Sascha !
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
Wow….Fantastic shot Tony.
Tony Middleton replied
thanks John !
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
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
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
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
Beautiful image, love the vivid greens and the water flow!
Tony Middleton replied
thanks gypsy !
Steven Holmes
Lovely shot, well done
Tony Middleton replied
thank you Steven !
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
Very tranquil and peaceful photo
Tony Middleton replied
thanks LSF – good to read your emotions from it. :)
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
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
excellent work, love the composition
Tony Middleton replied
cheers funky :)
Debbie Roelle
Very magical, great image
Tony Middleton replied
thank you Debbie :)
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 ! :)