David Clumpner

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Well-lit portrait, and including the palm tree was a brilliant idea. The time of night was perfect to include the drama of the clouds.

Another quiet photo that really resonates. I love that the couple is dwarfed by the giant palm tree. Great color and mood.

I could write poetry about this time of day when charcoal blues take favor, the languishing speed of the night rising with an alternative canvas. It's an enchanted time, dusk at night's shore. The couple bathes in a warm glow as the dramatic sweeping nightscape engulfs them in their moment together. The photographer has placed them as two souls joined in a big, mysterious world.

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This was not a strong image technically, but the moment and the story are so powerful. A very intimate moment for mother and daughter – just needed to back up a little.

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A nice original photo. The combination of silhouette and rim light on the couple is excellent. My only wish is that they had better expressions.

Regardless of the spectacular advancement of digital imagery and post-processing software in the last decade, we must still find the moment and how to compose and expose it for the end of clarified imagery we seek. This image is a beautiful example of how a wonderful moment might have been technically impossible to achieve by most many years ago is now within the realm of possibility. Whether that occurs or not is left to the eye and hands of a skilled photographer. Fortunately, here, we can experience the beautiful solitude of this image as a result.

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I’ve never seen this before, and it made me laugh. Just a fun picture.

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If it’s true that little girls dream of their wedding day, the same can be said of her dad who imagines his alone time with his little girl in the traditional father-daughter dance.