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A path less traveled
2nd PlaceA path less traveled
psychephylax


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Travel (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-2040Z
Location: Local State Park
Date: Dec 26, 2002
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2002

Shot while on a walk at the local park.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 131
Avg (all users): 7.0603
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 6.7882
Avg (non-participants): 7.2632
Views since voting: 3944
Votes: 199
Comments: 30
Favorites: 8 (view)


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12/21/2005 09:50:49 AM
A beautiful and cold but refreshing image wherein the eyes follow the form and the shadows all the way down.
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01/07/2003 01:46:13 PM
Critique Club

First I would like to say it looks very cold there.

Composition:
The overall shot is very pleasing to the eye. You did a wonderful job with the lines of this photograph. The eye goes right down the trail and not once did it loose itself in the overall picture. I believe the center of intrest is the trail itself. Looks very lonely and cold. (no footprints). As far as closeness is concerend I do not think I could have set this shot up better. I think the composition is perfect the way it is. My personal oppinion is that eye control elements are where they need to be.

Background:
Depth of Field is perfect. In a shot like this you want to be able to see the entire trail unless of course you wanted to give a sense of a lost feeling to the viewer. The clear sky in this shot also adds to the "Wow it is cold feeling."

My Oppinion:
As I said earlier, I do not think there is anything I would have done to change this shot. This is the kind of shot I would hang on my wall in my winter house in Colorado if I had one. Overall very pleasing and wonderfully executed. Had I voted in this challenge this would have gotten no less than a 9. Keep up the good work and Bravo.:-)

TurboTech
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01/06/2003 11:22:26 AM
Way to go! This was my favorite shot of the challenge.
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01/06/2003 01:53:08 AM
Congrats on your ribbon ! This is a wonderful photo !!!!!!!
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01/06/2003 12:27:34 AM
You've got to walk often. This is just a wonderful shot. The sky is perfect, the trees, snow.....well done!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/05/2003 10:06:08 PM
An excellent scenic photo. Interesting work with the borders.
01/05/2003 06:39:14 PM
The ONLY fault I find with this photo is the framing if a little off. I would rather you have taken it from right down the middle of the road so the trees on each side framed the photo naturally. I especially like the pristineness of the snow in the road - not a track in it. Also especially good is how the snow is on one side of the trees and not on the other. This also would have shown better had you had the photo lined up more in the center. But it is still a beautiful winter shot. 9 PTL
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01/05/2003 05:22:35 PM
Pretty scene. The thick black border makes me feel like I'm looking through a window though, rather than feeling like I'm part of the scene.
01/05/2003 04:21:29 PM
I really like this shot; framing, composition, etc. The border, though it didn't effect your score, seems a little wide. It almost "swallows" the whole picture and it is difficult to discern how awesome it truly is.
01/05/2003 01:35:30 PM
the border takes away from the photo for me
01/05/2003 01:11:41 AM
Nice photo, colors, light
01/04/2003 08:37:19 PM
Yessir good eye. I'm going out there tomrorrow in the snow. Hopefully I'll come back with a couple of gems like this one. Excellent work. 9
01/04/2003 09:35:41 AM
A lovely picture inviting the viewer to be the first to explore where the path is going. The sparse colouring of winter adds to the quality of the image.
01/03/2003 03:49:00 PM
Nice, but for travel?
01/03/2003 01:38:33 PM
The border is just too big. Shot is nice.
01/02/2003 06:32:14 PM
Postcard beauty! This is ever so nice, got a calendar? 9 Swash
01/02/2003 06:13:46 PM
The frame is way too heavy, totally overwhelms the picture. I put some things around the edge to see what it would look like w/o the frame-definate improvement. Its a good picture, conveys the lonelyness of the road.
01/02/2003 11:26:28 AM
So pretty!
01/01/2003 09:17:08 PM
I especially like the swooping shadows of the trees. The concaveness of the lane compilments the upright trees nicely..very well done.
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01/01/2003 05:52:29 PM
Simply beautiful!
01/01/2003 12:29:36 PM
Beautiful! The borders you have look great, this is something that I would frame! -9-
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12/31/2002 02:43:30 AM
The border is too thick but it's a lovely picture otherwise.
12/30/2002 09:41:00 PM
Hey...That is really cool...super idea...I would have never thought of that myself. +9.8
12/30/2002 09:05:29 PM
Nice photo - like the shadows and the color of the sky coming through.
12/30/2002 12:12:34 PM
I like the picture very much, but I find the border a little excessive.
12/30/2002 12:09:29 PM
Really like this shot. It is a wonderful image. What is up with that border??? Way to big IMO and really takes away from the image. I want to see the picture bigger.

I give this image a 7. I would have scored it a lot higher with a smaller border.
12/30/2002 06:54:36 AM
Really well done and a highly impressive shot. But IMHO the wide black frame is too much and highly disturbing.
12/30/2002 03:00:51 AM
A perfect snow day. I love the shadows, and really noticed how blue the shy was. Good job
12/30/2002 12:53:16 AM
Beautiful! Must have been quite a snow storm. Excellent job getting there before it got cluttered with footprints!
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12/30/2002 12:51:01 AM
Wow! what I wouldn't give to have my footprints in the snow


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