Made of Wood
Paolo Colombo

Made of Wood

February 2023

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This picture may be not spectacular, but it is so well composed and has a beautiful tonality. It only needs a small left turn by a 0,5 degree. And a very small bit of tone in the sky. Excellent. Thanks for sharing

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I love the tonality of this picture, you can actually see the smell of the books and the used wood. Maybe a bit more sculptures on the left side, to give it even more endlessness. Great shot, thanks for sharing.

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What a brilliant idear. So simple and full of humor. Love it. It's is so refreshing, when somebody finds new solutions for theses contest. Well done, great color, and the smoke has its perfect size. Maybe it would be good to see the tip of the chainsaw? I don't know, give it a try. Thanks for sharing

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What should I say, I love this picture. If you had a look at my work, I'm deep in the wave theme. I do love waves and this one is very special. You got the perfect bw tonality, and the composition is simple but excellent. This is "made out of wood" in a new and surprising way. Thanks for sharing.

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Entry 14441199
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I really do love this picture. Well done, classic style, a bit old school but perfect grafic. A really rare way to interpret the theme "made out of wood" , but I love the arrangement and the pure black and white style. Thanks for sharing.

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Entry 14927830
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I'm not sure how much retouching you made, but the result is a very nice mixture between the solide non moving wood and the endless long exposing movement of the water. Maybe a bit more realistic if you would leave a thin line of the horizont. (If there is one) But overall , great shot.

Entry 15110698
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Beautiful colors, Nice grafic lines and good you found the person in the center. If you may try to darken the light part on the left side of the picture, so you even get more focus to the center of you picture. Well done. Thanks for sharing

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1,274 Photographers

Entry 14119133
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Very nice arrangement and a not seen before. Try to get a bit more tone in the highlights if possible. But overall a beautiful shot. I really represents the beauty Ode the sport and the beauty of the material. Thanks for sharing

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Entry 15457957
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Great shot. Intense light, a bit spooky to see the sun where it is, but very well arranged. Try to darken the wood on the left side of the picture, so it would look a bit more realistic. Great scenery. Nothing more to say. Thanks for sharing

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I love the tonality of the picture, not really the first idea for the "made out of wood" topic, but very well arranged, little overexposed and full of hidden details. The scenario is well know, but the perfect composed and colored. Thanks for sharing.

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Perfect shot, well balanced (the picture and the fisherman) and composed. The reflections looks like a Picasso painting. Maybe you should darken to top right of the picture to keep the focus more in the center, but maybe it's better like it is, give it a try. Great shot. Thanks for sharing

Brief

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No society would be where it is without wood. It has given us shelter, allowed us to travel and transport goods by sea, road and rail, and to cultivate land. And, of course, it has provided warmth, and so much more. With this brief, it’s a case of looking around us and observing the impact wood has made on our lives – be it functional or decorative. Use your images to show your appreciation for the skills, creativity and craftsmanship behind pieces that are made of wood, and allow the viewer to see something new in what might be an everyday object such as a serving dish, a spade handle, a chair, or a wooden building.

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Very nice arrangement, especially the white cloud around the surfers. I don't think the blurred areas are necessary, leave it like it is. I know the wood theme is not really in the front. But, so what. Well done. Thanks for sharing

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I saw so many picture from wooden boats in the contest. In the docks, on a reef, big boats, sailing boats, totally photoshopped boats. But this picture has a purity of a boat "made out of would". The reflections out of focus , and the lines..... Great shot, let's go sailing. :-))

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Wow, what a picture, so well composed. Perfect bw tonality and a very classical composition. I do love the reflections on the wood, maybe a bit to much? I'm not sure. Great, there is nothing more to say. Thanks for sharing

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