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Morning Guardian


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FIRST PLACE Winner   Morning Guardian
Morning Guardian
Taken at the Forbidden City, Beijing, China. 1/160 sec. @ f/10, ISO 200.

Cliff Berinsky

 
 
 

Lorri Shane
 

Awesome photo. Did you use a wide angle?


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December 09, 2005

 

Cliff Berinsky
  No, this was shot at 60mm, with Nikon 18-70 lens. Thanks for the very kind comment, Lorri.


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December 09, 2005

 

Susan L. Vasquez
  WOW! This is stunning Cliff, well done!


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December 09, 2005

 
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  Cliff, excellent detail, colors, DOF and composition.


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December 09, 2005

 

Patricia Marroquin
  Very striking, Cliff! Love the colors and perspective. Well done! :-)


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December 09, 2005

 

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  Intersting and dramatic, were the color was enhanced at all?


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December 12, 2005

 

Cliff Berinsky
  The colors were enhanced, but, in a somewhat indirect fashion. I treated the sky seperately by giving it a strong increase in contrast with a levels adjustment. This brought out the colors in the sky. I did this in hopes of making the sky appear as fierce as the expression on the foo dog statue.


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December 12, 2005

 

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  Nice light - imposing composition.


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January 21, 2006

 

William Moore
  way to go C.........


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January 21, 2006

 
- MARLON IGNACIO

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  Great POV and love the dramatic sky! Congratulations, Cliff, and good luck in the final judging!


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January 22, 2006

 

Chris Macer
  Congrats on the 1st place, Cliff!


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January 24, 2006

 

Kristi A. Howson
  Wonderful angle/composition and I love the dramatic impact. Congratulations Cliff on this wonderful 1rst Place Winner!!!


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January 24, 2006

 
- Claudia Kuhn

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  Big congrats to you Cliff on your wonderful first place win!!! A stunning image!


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January 24, 2006

 
- MARLON IGNACIO

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  Congratulations on winning FIRST place!! It's a remarkable image, Cliff!


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January 24, 2006

 

Terrill Province
  Well, this is just a STUNNING image and well deserves recognition. Unbelievable color, comp, detail, etc., etc.!!!


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January 24, 2006

 
- Erica Murphy

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  A beautiful photo Cliff, so well composed and perfect. Congrats on your BIG WIN!

Erica


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January 24, 2006

 

Joline Frazier
  Congratulations with your great first place win. This is a beautifully exotic photo.


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January 24, 2006

 

Lorri Shane
  Cliff--I am so glad you won!! This image has alot of drama to it. Amazing. Congrats!!!! Lorri


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January 24, 2006

 

Jill Flynn
  Superb! Congratulations on your FIRST PLACE WIN Cliff.


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January 24, 2006

 
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  What an amazing image to look at! I initially thought it was a composite of 3 individual shots, until I read the thread... the sky treatment really sets off the pavillion colors! Congratulations on this great win!


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January 24, 2006

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Congratulations on your great win, Cliff!


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January 24, 2006

 

Gustavo Márquez
  Awesome shot, Cliff, good composition and colors,
Congratulations!


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January 24, 2006

 

Allan L. Dy
  Absolute winner Cliff! Congratulations!


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January 24, 2006

 

Mary Clarke
  Many congratulations Cliff, great image


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January 25, 2006

 

Donna W. Neal
  Congratulations on this fine winner Cliff


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January 25, 2006

 
robinsonphotoart.com - Jeff Robinson

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  Congrats Cliff on this great winning image! Jeff


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January 25, 2006

 

Kelly Heaton
  Great Shot , Congratulations!!


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January 25, 2006

 

Mick Burkey
  Stunning image, Cliff. Easy to see how it is the WINNER. This image jumps from the page - the judges couldn't avoid it. Fantastic work!


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January 25, 2006

 

Desiree M. Bento
  This is an amazing image, Cliff! A well deserved firtst place winner! Hearty Congratulations to you!


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January 25, 2006

 

Monika Sapek
  I just love the composition and details in this image! Excellent! Many congratulations on your First Place Win, Cliff!
Monika


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January 25, 2006

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Dramatic and beautiful, congrats!


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January 27, 2006

 
- Stephanie Laird

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  Congratulations Cliff! Fantastic Image!


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January 27, 2006

 

Candy Dzenkiw
  Absolutely beautiful...congrats!! :-)


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January 31, 2006

 

Kevin Wo
  Is this a composite of two or more images? Just curious.


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February 03, 2006

 

Cliff Berinsky
  Kevin: The sky is not original to the image. The original shot was taken on a very overcast day, with a blank, white sky. The sky was shot 2 days later. The statue and buildings are one image.


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February 03, 2006

 

Kevin Wo
  Thanks for the reply Cliff. Great job from the Camera and the digital darkroom. I plan to visit China this coming May. Hopefully I too can capture images as photogenic as this one.


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February 03, 2006

 

Stefan G
  Congratulations Cliff! Great image!


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February 05, 2006

 

Mary N C. Taitt
  Congratulations, CLiff! Nice job! Mary :-)


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February 06, 2006

 

Cathy M. Gromball
  Congratulations on your First Place win, Cliff!

Cathy :)


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February 13, 2006

 

Nancy Grace Chen
  Incredibly dramatic and striking! A late congrats to you.


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March 18, 2006

 
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