Comment from JirinaInspire
Beautiful photo of the boat touring the river while you are enjoying the camping and taking this photo.
An excellent contest entry and nicely presented.

 Comment Written 05-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 07-Nov-2024

Thanks Jirina for your review and high rating, much appreciated! :-)

Comment from Kathy Banich
Mark, how cool that you were able to capture the largest paddle-wheeler ever to operate on the Murray and the largest paddle-wheeler in the Southern Hemisphere. I've seen color images of the Murray Princess - she is very amazing.

You were successful in getting the entire boat in the frame from Stern to Paddles. The architecture or the M. Princess offers so many compositional elements to gravitate to, such as the repeating lines, patterns, shapes etc.

The lighter yellow of this boat is picked up as white in the black and white presentation and consequently makes for a very compelling B&W view.

Camera techs all appear to be spot on and have come together to produce a sharp, detailed, well-lit view with nice depth and contrast.

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks Kathy for the great review, much appreciated! :-)

Comment from Maureen Woychyshyn
A very lovely visual presented here of this amazing theory. Composition shades tones and presentation are very well done. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks for your review, much appreciated! :-)

Comment from Lynnmarie2
This is a very nice image! The overall feel is very present for the shot of the image. Black and white does this shot perfect. Nice tone, details spot on. Good luck in the contest!!

 Comment Written 04-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks Lynn for the great review, much appreciated! :-)

Comment from orchidrn
A nice entry into the contest. however, it seems a little dark and could be brightened up quite a bit, I think the detail would be more clear. Good luck in the contest

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks for your review and feedback! :-)

Comment from Susan F. M. T.
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A beautiful black & white picture of The Murray Princess a Paddle steamer on the Murray River. The clouds overhead adding drama to the scene, Artistic composition framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus. Good luck in the contest.
Susan

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks Susan for the great review and high rating, I appreciate it very much! :-)

Comment from alaskapat
I love the paddle boats! They are so much fun to ride on !
Well captured as the boat moves across the frame from right to left.
Well rendered in black and white.
Nice focus, this image is clear and your exposure is correct.
I see good tonal variations in the B&W.
Well composed and presented! Best wishes to you in this contest !

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks Pat for the great review, much appreciated! :-)

Comment from suffolkbrian
Nice overall shot of this paddle steamer Mark and of course it fits the black/white contest as well but do think the subject suits color better,did see one in hamburg germany and it was blue and did look the business in color...brian

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks for your review, much appreciated!

reply by suffolkbrian on 05-Nov-2024

you are welcome

Comment from nikman
A good looking image posted here! Your fine and classical composition gives us an enjoyable view of that grand old boat and its location. Exposure and sharpness are fine. Well taken!

 Comment Written 03-Nov-2024

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reply by the author on 05-Nov-2024

Thanks for your review, much appreciated!