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At Streamside


 
BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest FinalistBetterPhoto.com Photo of the Day   At Streamside
At Streamside
..More fun, with one of my favorite props.
(Featured as POTD #256 5/20/05)
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Bob Cammarata

 
 
 
- Carolyn M. Fletcher

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Very nice!!! I know you like to fish, so it's perfect for you!


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April 18, 2005

 

Janet L. Skinner
  I bet you are glad to be out again, Bob!! Great shot!


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April 18, 2005

 

Carla Metzler
  Great shot, Bob!


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April 18, 2005

 

Stephanie Lyons
  Well done Bob! Love this!


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April 18, 2005

 

Donna W. Neal
  Wow this is great Bob. Love everything about this image. The water the fly's on the rod all work!


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April 18, 2005

 

Gena A. Tussey
  Nailed it! Great job!


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April 18, 2005

 

Charlene Bayerle
  Outstanding capture and composition Bob!!!!


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April 18, 2005

 

Casey A. Hanson
  Glad to see this again! I love it! :0)


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April 18, 2005

 
- Bob Cournoyer

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  Super sharp! What talent and knowledge...:-)

Bob


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April 18, 2005

 
- Linda D. Lester

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  Awesome! Beautiful shot, Bob!


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April 18, 2005

 
- Susan T. Evans

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  absolutely awesome Bob, I love these shots of yours!!!!


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April 18, 2005

 

Goshka G.
  Wow, what a gorgeous fishing image, Bob!


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April 18, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks everyone for your nice comments.
The allure of fly fishing is much than just catching fish...(although, that's nice too.)
I've always held a place in my heart for the aesthetic beauty of this delicate and artistic form of angling.


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April 18, 2005

 
- Evy Johansen

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  Wow - Beautiful, Bob! Congratulations on your well deserved POTD win!


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May 21, 2005

 

Charlene Bayerle
  Congtratulations Bob!!!!! well deserved!!!!


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May 21, 2005

 

Karen Engelbreth
  big congrats on your POTD, Bob!


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May 21, 2005

 

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  very nice angel.good job


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May 21, 2005

 
- Robert K. Bemus

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  Sooweeett!!


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May 21, 2005

 

Susie Peek-Swint
  Wonderful Bob ~ many congrats on potd!


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May 21, 2005

 

Donna Dunbar
  I love this!! Congrats on POTD !!!!!


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May 21, 2005

 

Allan L. Whitehead
  Bob, congratulations on this marvelous POTD selection. It is very richly deserved, my dear friend - your friend, Allan


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May 21, 2005

 

Tammy McAllister
  Beautiful "catch"! Congratulation on a stunning POTD!
Tootles!


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May 21, 2005

 

Bill Houghton
  Nice shot. Very good sharpness. Congratulations on your POTD.


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May 21, 2005

 

Donna W. Neal
  The vertical line created by the rod makes this such an interesting picture with the falls in the bg. Congratulations on POTD Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

Donna R. Moratelli
  WOW, FANTASTIC image; Bob.. Congrats on POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 

Scott Pedersen
  Nice image. Like the falls for a background.


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May 21, 2005

 
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  Congratulations on your POTD, Bob, for this marvelous image!
-Debby


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May 21, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks everyone for your nice comments.

This photo was taken at a tiny mountain creek in mid-April after a heavy rain.
I visited the region the other day and the "falls" had dried up completely.
Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

Mark Allin
  Very evocative and so sharp. Congrats!


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May 21, 2005

 

Joy Rector
  Congrats Bob. I missed it on the first go round. Great shot.


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May 21, 2005

 

Leonard Pierce
  Wow! Fantastic image Bob and, as usual, everything is perfect down to the smallest detail!!!
Congratulations on this very well deserved honor!


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May 21, 2005

 

Laura Clay-Ballard
  Perfect. Everything about it. I love how you've staged this. And congrats on potd.


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May 21, 2005

 

Dan Walters
  Very nice image. I like this on alot.


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May 21, 2005

 

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  This is a great picture. Hallmark should buy it up for a mens birthday card. Can't wait to see more...


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May 21, 2005

 

Sharon Day
  Outstanding image, Bob!!! Congratulations on POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 

Mark R. Alonso
  Great composition. Congratulations.


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May 21, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Many thanks to all!!!
Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

Terri L. Scribner
  Great clarity and detail!! The prop is a masterpiece!! Congrats on your POTD win!!


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May 21, 2005

 

Leanne M.E. Boyd
  Amazing photograph, Bob!!!!!! Congrats on your POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 
- William C. Raco

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  Wonderful photo, Bob.
congratulations on the POTD recognition.

bill


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May 21, 2005

 
- Jeff Lovinger

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  Congratulations Bob. This is a fantastic image. Very well done. It evokes a feeling of nostalgia, of simpler times.


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May 21, 2005

 

Debra Booth
  Congrats on a great POTD, Bob!


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May 21, 2005

 

Casey A. Hanson
  Yayyy! I just dig this image, Bob! So glad to see it is POTD! I expect to see it again, anytime now...LOL! :0)


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May 21, 2005

 

Wendy Stevenson
  SUPERB Bob!! In every sense of the word!! This is excellent! Congrats on this FINE POTD!!!!


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May 21, 2005

 

Michelle R. Kovach
  Fantastic Shot! Would make a great father's day card!
Congrats on POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 

Kay Beausoleil
  A fun composition, Bob -- congratulations on your POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 

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  makes me want to grab my husband and go fishing! great job! congrats on the potd! jacqueline


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May 21, 2005

 

Donna La Mattino Pagakis
  Congratulations on a wonderful potd, hope you used it for more than a prop! I like fishing!


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May 21, 2005

 

Deborah Sandidge
  Outstanding POTD, Bob - I love the diagonal presentation and the beautiful waterfall in the background, great work as always!!


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May 21, 2005

 
- Greg McCroskery

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  Bob,
Your creative and technical ability as a photographer continue to astound me! Congratulations on this wonderful image!
God Bless,
Greg


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May 21, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thank you everyone for your kind words!!
Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

Robert N. Valine
  Nice shot Bob! Congrats on the POTD.Love that Provia 100.I've been using it for mayfly shots.I can't wait to see the results.


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May 21, 2005

 

Ed Heaton
  Nice job Bob, Congrats on POTD!


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May 21, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Rob and Ed.
Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

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After all that praise here's a critique. "At Streamside" is a tour-de-force, not a work of art. It has the impeccable perfection of studio photography, a set built according to rules. The angled rod frozen unnaturally, like a model mugging the camera; the precisely placed flies; the wet line -- all indicate artifice, not art. The image wants to be a nature shot, but cannot be because it was not discovered; it was assembled. (Even the photographer calls the rod a prop.) If someone shooting flowers or insects or birds brings along props to create images, we object. We applaud when a sensitive eye sees the world acutely and renders that vision imaginatively to show us what we missed. "At Streamside" is a top quality calendar and advertising image.


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May 21, 2005

 

Karen Colon-Rodriguez
  That is a hot picture. Great shot!


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May 21, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Karen,...and thank you romanelph for expressing your insight.

I think of this photo in terms of Still-Life,...a collection props and backgrounds assembled to create something visually appealing. In that context, no rules of ethics were broken.
Bob


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May 21, 2005

 

Carolyn J. Connolly
  Congratulations on this excellent POTD and Finalist image, Bob!! :-)


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May 22, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thank you Carolyn.


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May 22, 2005

 

Patrick Campbell
  Hey Bob, there are always critics! Your photograph is obviously set up but just about perfect. I've seen many stock photos at the Getty and Corbis sites that were far less nicely done IMHO. Many congrats on your finalist!


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May 22, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thank you Patrick.
I value critiques as long as they are offered intelligently and without malice. I feel that this one was an intelligent interpretation of one person's opinion.

This photo was originally posted as an "Element of Design",...not as a nature scenic, so I stand by my original assessment.
Bob


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May 22, 2005

 

Deborah Sandidge
  I knew this would be here! Congratulations, Bob on your finalists!!


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May 22, 2005

 

Kathleen R. Struckle
  Great image!! Congrats on POTD!!


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May 22, 2005

 

Cathy Barrows
  Congrats on your finalist!...fantastic


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May 22, 2005

 

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  nice shot.


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May 23, 2005

 

Gene Spears
  love this image, Bob - congratulations!


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May 23, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Deborah, Kathleen, Cathy, Muneer and Gene for your comments.


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May 23, 2005

 

Lori Carlson
  Wonderful Bob!! Much congratulations to you on your POTD and your vision on this photo. WELL DONE! :0)


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May 23, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Lori!


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May 23, 2005

 

Lori L. Thomas
  Sooo beautiful. Makes me wish I was fishing.


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May 23, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Lori T.!


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May 23, 2005

 

Carol Brill
  Bob, I like how you pushed the envelope of this still life by using the movement of the stream as a backdrop, excellent design and composition! Congratulations on your POTD!


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May 23, 2005

 

Bob Cammarata
  Thanks Carol.
I use waterfalls quite often as backgrounds for still-life subjects.
(I like to refer to them as "Moving Still-Lifes". :)
Bob


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May 24, 2005

 

Leonard Pierce
  Congratulations on your finalist Bob!!! Fantastic image!


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May 24, 2005

 
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