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Emil Davidzuk   Select Another Member Image Melanie Hurwitz Arik Gorban Jack Florence Jr Charles Walker Jeff Fleisher Henry Heerschap Emil Davidzuk Steve Long

July 2026 - The Clouds

Original

5 comments posted

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  Arik Gorban

Hi Emil. The added texture makes the picture more expressive and interesting. The original shows the tree trunks a little better, but still a unique picture that was handled creatively.   Posted: 07/01/2026 16:37:39

  Emil Davidzuk

Arik,

Thanks for your thoughts. I agree with you that the tree base needs to be opened up a bit more.

Emil   Posted: 07/01/2026 17:11:09

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  Henry Heerschap

Emil,
I love the simplicity of this scene. The clouds seemingly rising out of the tree work well. I do find your processing of the clouds to be too strong for my taste. Detail Extractor can be a terrific tool, but it can make for very busy clouds as shown here.   Posted: 07/02/2026 17:01:14

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  Jack Florence Jr

Looking at the original gives me great appreciation for what you've done to the sky here Emil, very nice. But as this is so much about the sky, I think you could crop out some of the trees on the bottom (or, alternatively, do as Arik suggests). Where the sky intersects the tree tops is beautiful.   Posted: 07/03/2026 15:16:01

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  Jeff Fleisher

Very nice use of the texture to increase the interest in the sky. Although the image is supposed to be about the clouds, I start to lose interest above the angled light line of clouds about halfway up the sky. I think you could crop down a little from the top and increase the interest lighter, puffier clouds.   Posted: 07/08/2026 02:20:28

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  Select Another Member Image Melanie Hurwitz Arik Gorban Jack Florence Jr Charles Walker Jeff Fleisher Henry Heerschap Emil Davidzuk Steve Long

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