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    At Rosengarde (Skagit Valley Tulip Festival).

    Details: focus at infinity; f22;1/80sec; circular polarizer used
    Post processing: Adobe Lightroom; foreground brightened +0.75EV
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    That's a clever shot, great idea with the long thin reflection. Perhaps crop 10% off the bottom to reduce the amount of foreground blur? I'm undecided whether you could crop a similar amount off the left as well, the result might be a little too symmetrical.
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    very nicely composed. I like the vibrancy, angle and reflection. Like thoughton, I would be tempted to crop a little off the bottom to reduce that foreground focus blur. I'm just not sure about the attractiveness of the mud, but maybe that's just me.

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    I like your composition in this one, agree as well on the bottom cropping
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    I like it, but the oversaturation hurts.
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    I REALLY like this one. VERY nicely seen and captured.
    An alternative to the bottom crop might be to add some contrast just to that area - that may 'hide' it a bit more. A bit more sharpening might also help.

    You wrote you focused on infinity, for the next shot like this, try an additional frame where you focus 1/3 of the way into the shot - it may work for you.

    All that said - still a very striking image!
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    I can't add to what is already here other than it's a very striking image! I like it a lot.
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    Thanks for your comments! I will try the hyperfocal distance in my next similar images (i've done it once before, and the objects at infinity were blurry, but i guess I need to practice it more!).

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    I too can add very little to what's been said. Very cool shot indeed.

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    Just another quick look and I noticed that it has a yellowish cast on my monitor. Anyone else see this? It's very apparent to me in the mud and the stalks at left of frame.

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