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"A foreigner from fielded landsWith prairie thoughts of desert sands
Who'd never seen a wood of oak,
He came to visit forest folk.
And in surprise he only sees
The mighty oaks and cypress knees,
Begged, "Someone will you help me please?
I cannot see the forest for the trees."
So I, a common forest folk,
Rustled in the leaves and spoke,
"Don't look into the wooden faces
Searching for the forest places;
Wander with the scented breeze,
Past mighty oaks and cypress knees,
Forget the timber your eye sees;
Our forest is the space between the trees." - Thomas James Allen
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I'm no photo expert, so I can't use terms and such jive to explain exactly why I like this photo. It's just overall captivating and what's best is that you added that poem to go along with it. It's beautiful, it's perfect, it'd beyond fitting. Very well done!!
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i really love the myriad of possible interpretations this image conjures up .. brilliant!
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I'm am so impressed, I'm lost for words. So I'll have to just say aw-inspiring.
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What a beautiful job of putting something into a place where it doesn't fit, and yet it's still beautiful! You could have easily done this with say..the forest and a clown or something, and then the title and concept would have still worked, but it wouldn't have nearly the same effect.
Anyway, fantastic job. I love it.
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Absolutely awesome photo 
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i love everything, the colours, the lights, the person, aww man..its a definite
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sinister and yet sublime. that's a good photo, i must say. conceptually excellent. i like the idea of men in top hats masquerading against the backdrop of nature. so... discordant. the artificiality in his calculated, solemn step also gives him a phantasmal prescence. however, there's something i don't quite like. maybe it's just me, but i find that the edges are too sharp. soften them a bit. it'll make the photo less jarring to the eyes... and give it a more dream-like quality.
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wow. that is very very different! incredibly so...kinda random but great! i love the contrast and the lighting
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thats fucking awesome, such a nice style, puts the viewer in a instant mood of something undefined 
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its very good, i am always impressed with your photos. is it digitally manipulated at all? i am asking because i can see two female eyes in the background. I dunno, i might see it being shaped from the formations of the trees and leaves. are they really there or is it only me that i see it?
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I think the foreigner is a tutch of class the white gloves are exelent, with a must fave factor, lovely worck indeed, I WISH IT WAS MY PICTURE, best wishes fred. ( fwhphoto).
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Beyond Kool, this is outstanding as is your gallery. Impressive
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omg 
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oh wow...this is by far one of the most awesome concepts to grace this site in a very long time. The idea of this man in a tophat and suit being a "foreigner" in the forest is supremely original and very well executed, i might add. the breaking light beyond the man is incredibly appealing and his pose and position in the picture are perfect. This is a flawless picture. great job.
by the way, how did you manage to capture it? any photomanipulation?
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I like the text added a lot and the picture is amazingly good, I think I am going to look through some stuff to find something of Thomas James Allan
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wow this is amazing, do you have any technical info on it? great work
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*wow. this just straight photograghy. wow .* love this.
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Wow...saw this in someone's favourites
Love it- althought he is looking down, the whole shot kind of gives a happy cheerful feeling. I like the black and white theme, and the fact that he is wearing a suit. Nice angle, great lighting
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perfect black and white shot with that gorgeous lighting there
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This is amazing. Everything fits so well, especially the light passing through the trees
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Nice title for this scene. I really like it. It's oddly mixed to be so pleasing.
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Fierce symbolism here!!
Very nice!!!!
I love the composition and the exposure!!
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this pictures is awesome. i especially like how the sun shines through the trees.
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Oh my, this is simply ASTONISHING. The forest seems like a magical place, not to mention the clothes the man is wearing. The contrast between the two has a wonderful effect. Very nicely done 
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I don't know why.. but it sort of reminds me of Alice in Wonderland or something. Great shot.
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Stunning idea! A photo I don't get tired to look at.
Thus a
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very cool shot~
I love the colors and his clothes- the hat.
great idea ^^
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that is pretty cool .. definately a fav .. i love the way the light shines through the trees great effect
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Just dandy, really. The backlighting... wow.
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All the elements come together in this one to make it superb. The backdrop for this man is absolutely stunning, and the magestic/mysterious light rays from between the trees really helps to add a creative background for this "foreigner". I love the fact, also, that he's strutting through the forest in a tux. COngrats on executing this so well!
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It's just brilliant! I love that light through the trees, it's like a picture from a story book. Awesome
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Absolutely Great PHOTO!!! The light through the trees is great, and forigner is just in place. One of the best photos I have seen since I joined DA
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