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   Excellentium

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   29 July 2018, 10:28AM

   Astonishing contribution...again! I hate putting people on a piedestal, but your compositions are truly on a class of their own. I don't think we need to whisper about it, because they really stand out in the way you use figures and landscapes to create an atmosphere. Joy is what comes to mind when I see this set...and bravery of course (the one that's needed to toss yourself out from a cliff, down a waterfall).
   As usual with you - and this is praise too mind you - I have so much troubles trying to decide which two to go with. I'm so close of picking three (or more), but that's not fair. In this case I'm quite thankful I once used to work at an image bank where we had to edit and sort thousands of images as well as rejecting/allowing photographers to be members of our agency. I don't think I would've been up for the job of judging your sets otherwise...
   
   Truly amazing stuff and such a fresh wind of telling us there' are new ways we can do these whole screenshot concepts, here at the community!
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      napoleonofthestump

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      29 July 2018, 4:58PM

      Gosh, thanks Rick! Glad you twigged to the good-times nature of these shots. I had a ton of fun juggling colors to dramatically change the mood of a shot from somber to cheerful- was one of the major inspirations for my recent expedition into LUT country. Always these events of yours push my edges and bring me to explore, understand, and appreciate new aspects of the screenshooting medium.
      
      I'm real glad you've decided to put your image curation skills to work in the service of our little screenshooting community. Maybe we ain't as fancy as them Flickr folks with their DSR ENB la-dee-da but the community spirit of people down Nexus way to look out for and support one another really is inspiring. Quite a bit of that lately is down to you, mate, and your willingness to take the time to stitch our disparate styles into a cohesive whole. Another month and ( if I can resurrect my Fallout 4 from broken video-game limbo) I'll be ready to take this compilation event thing back to the future!
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      Excellentium

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      30 July 2018, 6:43PM

      Thank you for the kind praise, my friend! Sometimes I wonder if I'm thee right person for hosting an event like this, me being a rather reserved man in real life with periods of depression and living with social phobia since 20 years back now...but I see this as my own attempts to reach out to the world regardless of my "issues". People seem to believe I'm the right man for the job too, so I wont argue with them...
      
      Interesting news about the awaiting future! I better prepare loading up my girl then - I only have one character in FO, where as I have 300+ in Skyrim - and tell her to clean up the sniper rifle...
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   Monsterschrat

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   13 July 2018, 4:58PM

   Good day, Mr. Polk!
   
   As you might have noticed, I haven't been commenting on your pics for quite a while yet.
   All possible positive things about your work have already been said, I think... (don't worry, I still endorse almost all of them ;) )
   
   So there is just one thing left to say: Thank you!
   
   Thank you for letting us admire your work... for free :)
   
   have a great weekend!
   
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      napoleonofthestump

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      15 July 2018, 4:01AM

      Thank you, always nice to see you pop in every now and again!
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   ista3

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   13 July 2018, 11:37PM

   Great works and effects D V a great contribution
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      napoleonofthestump

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      15 July 2018, 3:59AM

      Thanks Izzy!
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   meneraing

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   12 July 2018, 7:15PM

   Thanks for sharing this amazing set! It makes me forget that my feet are cold hahaha. Man i hate cold :)
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 8:05PM

      Thank you! Ah, but just a little bit too chilly is the perfect temperature for a swimming hole to be on a muggy hot day.
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   Simboker

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   12 July 2018, 6:42PM

   What an awesome pool party!
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 8:04PM

      Heck yeah man, Mike Dorito's coming!
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   12 July 2018, 4:11PM

   Sweet summer set
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 8:03PM

      Thank you kindly!
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   vronykah

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   12 July 2018, 1:59PM

   Beautiful set, this is my favorite. The person is far enough away to feel anonymous. The large body of water and all the space around the person - a feeling of almost an emptiness or loneliness. I think it's the shades of color that bring out that feeling for me. Fascinating and beautiful.
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 8:03PM

      Thanks V! I've always loved how the human figures can all but disappear into the landscapes of Bethesda games. Their environment artists really did their homework (and the legions of modsmiths and texture artists did the legwork).
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   Xorp

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   12 July 2018, 1:59PM

   That looks really cool
   
   It really makes you feel like your own a trip with friends near the water
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 8:01PM

      Thanks! The river in these shots looks an awful lot like the river I used to live beside in California. And my summer weekends pretty much looked like this.
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   fxdwgnexus

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   12 July 2018, 1:34PM

   Very unique and refreshing. Nice!
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      napoleonofthestump

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      12 July 2018, 7:59PM

      Thanks!
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    Kayol

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    12 July 2018, 7:34AM

    Now you made me crave summer. And I usually hate it with all my heart. Kayol does not compute.
    
    Beautiful set, with a wonderful palette of different shades.
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       napoleonofthestump

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       12 July 2018, 7:59PM

       Thanks! I've come to appreciate winter more and look forward to summer less over the years, though the worst was when I was working as a landscaper. A cool evening dip almost makes the long hot day worth it... almost. There's nothing quite like trout tacos and fresh watermelon to chase those summertime blues away, though.