Photo Discussion
Category: Friendly Praise Archive

To discuss a photo, sign up as a BetterPhoto member or log in.

Heracles & Appolon


	Heracles & Appolon Mount Nemrut, Turkey. Alexander Decoster

Jack Gaskin

Great work! Fantastic sky for the background.

To love this question, log in above
November 20, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you Jack.
This technique I learned from Jim Zuckerman (BetterPhoto instructor & pro photographer). He taught me to have a collection of sky and cloud pictures and use them to replace dull skies whenever needed. This was the case when we went together to Turkey last month, to photograph the statues on Mount Nemrut.
Alex

To love this comment, log in above
November 20, 2011

- Lindley Johnson

BetterPhoto Member

Contact Lindley Johnson
Lindley Johnson's Gallery

You learned the sky lesson well, Alex! It looks great behind the stone heads, which look terrific, with excellent DOF and details. This looks like an interesting place.

To love this comment, log in above
November 20, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Hello Lindley,
Thanks for your comments. Indeed, this place is more then magic. We woke up at 2 o´clock in the morning to drive about 2 hours, start walking the mountain and just wait for the early morning light. The light was beautiful (on the stone heads) but the sky.....
alex

To love this comment, log in above
November 20, 2011

Patti Coblentz

Wow, this is wild and fantastic, Alex....well worth all the effort put into capturing it! The sky replacement works perfectly w/the stone, and I love the bit of blue on the ground. Great POV...great image!!!

To love this comment, log in above
November 20, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you Patricia.

To love this comment, log in above
November 20, 2011

- Rudi Reiner

BetterPhoto Member

Contact Rudi Reiner
Rudi Reiner's Gallery

What a special photo, sure don't see this everyday!

To love this comment, log in above
November 21, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you very much Rudi !
Alex

To love this comment, log in above
November 21, 2011

Lyn Darlington

Great capture and replacing the sky has made it fantastic! I really like his one Alex very different!

To love this comment, log in above
November 28, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you Lyn

To love this comment, log in above
November 29, 2011

- Chung Wah Weckherlin

BetterPhoto Member

Contact Chung Wah Weckherlin
Chung Wah Weckherlin's Gallery

Good job Alex! If you don't tell me I wouldn't know the trick of the sky & clouds!

To love this comment, log in above
December 14, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Help Chung Wah,
Thanks for your nice comments. I think that the purpose is to keep the image realistic. Thanks to Jims comments last year I started building up a huge collection of cloud photos, different hours of the day, colors,etc
Alex

To love this comment, log in above
December 14, 2011

Lyn Darlington

Congrats Alex!

To love this comment, log in above
December 14, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you Lyn

To love this comment, log in above
December 14, 2011

- Chung Wah Weckherlin

BetterPhoto Member

Contact Chung Wah Weckherlin
Chung Wah Weckherlin's Gallery

My heartiest congratulations Alex!

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Thank you Chung Wah.

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

- Lindley Johnson

BetterPhoto Member

Contact Lindley Johnson
Lindley Johnson's Gallery

Congratulations on your terrific finalist, Alex! I love this image.

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Hello Lindley,
Happy you love it.
Alex

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

Donna La Mattino Pagakis

Inspirational and beautiful work Alex, congratulations on your finalist!

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Dear Donna,
Thank you for your kind comments.
Alex

To love this comment, log in above
December 15, 2011

Lyn Darlington

Congrats on your winner!!!!

To love this comment, log in above
December 16, 2011

Merna L. Nobile

What could be more important in life than to know in our hearts that in everything we have tried to do, we have done our very best?
Congratulations for your magnificent contribution for the month of November, 2011.
Merna Nobile

To love this comment, log in above
December 16, 2011

Alexander Decoster

Lyn, Merna
Thank you. Very happy with this winner
Alex