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Mojib 1 year ago

Femke de Wit 3 years ago

Wow, wonderful, very well done.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Femke!

moses stell 3 years ago

beautiful mood and captured!

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Moses!

Alex OBrien 3 years ago

Andre this is absolutely stunning, work to be proud of! I didn't have you for a grain fan. ;)

Andre du Plessis When you peel back the layers I am all dark inside:) No honestly, big fan of grain (better looking than mine above), and
somber tones. Off course...that very much depends on the subject.. Thanks Alex!

JBA 3 years ago

I Love this Andre. It looks like it could have been taken 100 years ago.
Have you ever seen Don Mcullen's landscape work? Dark in an interesting way.

Andre du Plessis Thanks for that Jon. That makes me feel good. No - I have not seen his landscapes, however, have read up about him
now, and cam across this: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/johntusainterview/mccullin_transcript.shtml
I tried to see some of his landscapes of Somerset online, but no luck. Shall go hunt down 'Open Skies' at the book store now. Thanks for the pointer, Andre

Ruhrpottlady 3 years ago

A nice one...great

Andre du Plessis Many thanks!

latoday 3 years ago

What a landscape-shot! More than just beautiful!!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Anja. I worked it a bit aggressively, especially in the centre, and shall with time adjust that a bit (just one layer that needs a tweak). However, surprised and very happy to see my (only) landscape up here. Andre

M_S 3 years ago

Great dramatic scene.

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated!

Biege 3 years ago

It's look like the start of an adventure.
I love this kind of pictures.

Andre du Plessis Hi Biege. Yes, it certainly was the start for me, and I am enjoying the journey, and hope that it is very long. This image was the start of digital for me after years of absence from photography. See some of my Kannemeyer shots in my PF (Father and Son) to get the story behind this image. Regards, Andre

krug 3 years ago

wOoW !!!

Andre du Plessis Hope that means happy:) Andre

Repro 3 years ago

Great, this tree resembles one of my Bonsai !

Andre du Plessis I had a look at mine over here, and you are so correct! Jumbo Bonsai this. Regards:)

Phyllis Clarke 3 years ago

Excellent composition with layer of interest, mood and depth. If this is what 'not doing landscapes' looks like :) oh please keep them coming. My best,Phyllis

Andre du Plessis Hi Phyllis. I liked this scene when I passed by, and simply had to stop. No possible faces around so it had to be the tree and bull. Looked so dull ever since, and as I am low on images i thought to give it a try at editing. Thanks for the vote of confidence, Andre

MarieM 3 years ago

a very peaceful feeling André. I like the grainy aspect giving a special mood.
A lovely photo to look at for long, taking time to see each detail. Nature in all its beauty. Fav.

Andre du Plessis Hi to you lucky people at the Alps - really like the softness of your last upload. Thanks for this. Did not quite where I was going with this one, but it 'sort of guided' me, and Whalla! - punchy scene.

MarieM maybe the pure air from the Alps blew good luck, as it did for mine too ;)

Stefania Cruceru 3 years ago

wonderful work! I especially love the bw and the grain! they give such a moody atmosphere to the photo!

Stefania

Andre du Plessis That's nice to hear Stefania. Thanks!

Kevin Ng 3 years ago

Nicely done Andre - but I did a double take when I saw the name - nooooo, this couldn't be Andre's.....could it?? :)))

Andre du Plessis Yess - it's me alright! Multi talented, multi facetted and multi rejected :):)

John Taylor 3 years ago

Oh i love the feel of this one :)

Andre du Plessis Thanks John

Rui Pires 3 years ago

Looks like Tri-x 400 pushed at 1600 :)

Andre du Plessis Still grappling my way through this digital noise stuff...
Tri-X was my film of choice since I started crawling. Cheers, Andre

MartinT 3 years ago

Fantastic grain in this picture.looks really raw!I like it a lot.

Andre du Plessis Thanks Martin. Glad that you like the effect - stil experimenting with grain, and not quite there yet.. Regards, Andre

Tim Corbeel 3 years ago

Fantastic! Love the mood and the 'grain' :)

Andre du Plessis Thanks Tim. I went a bit gritty here, as I principally wanted to gain in mood, and as the scene is so wide, thought that small details shall be pushed to the side. Therefore the choice of grain. Much appreciated.

Judy W 3 years ago

J'adore la vache!! Superbe.

Andre du Plessis Hi Judy. That little cow down there is actually a bull and is huge! He came closer a few minutes later, and I had to be very polite, as I had to clamber over 2 fences to get to this place, and that was 200m back. Thanks! Andre

enzo penna 3 years ago

great landscape Andre, i like it a lot......

Andre du Plessis Thanks Enzo...not quite my forte this..

enzo penna maybe ..... but the picture is excellent and is very emotional

KPK 3 years ago

Simply great!

Andre du Plessis Many thanks!

Colmar Wocke 3 years ago

Andre,

Another congratulations from me - scenery looks "vaguely familiar" to me!

Very strong mood here.

Colmar

Andre du Plessis Many thanks Colmar. This is a small regional road between the N2 (at MossGas) and Gouritz River Mouth. Ostriches everywhere.

Codrin Lupei 3 years ago

An awesome image, Andre, love everything about it! Really great work!

Andre du Plessis Hi Codrin. Good to hear that you like this. I feel quite chuffed, as I am not really a landscape person,
but I just love the creative freedom that mono gives one:)

Codrin Lupei A pleasure to see it again, Andre, this 'random images' feature rocks! :) This image is an alltime favorite! Hope that everything is well! Take care!

Lucian Olteanu 3 years ago

Great feeling,great mood!!!!!!!

Andre du Plessis Much appreciated Lucian