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Atwater
Atwater
davidw


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Art of 2014 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Minnesota
Date: Jan 26, 2014
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Feb 13, 2015

Atwater is the name of the small town immediately in front of me (about 2 miles). The sign says ATWATER and points out into the snow.

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 141
Avg (all users): 6.2527
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.2535
Avg (non-participants): 6.2500
Views since voting: 557
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 91
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)


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02/24/2015 10:00:37 AM
At first there is a feeling of absolute bleakness- perhaps the black sky lends to that a bit. But then, the mist rises a bit, and we are left with a loneliness, a Tuesday morning alone feel, staring into the distance, waiting for friends to get off of work.
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02/23/2015 03:09:30 PM
Is this the Atwater vineyard? Am I missing the meaning of the title? At water?

In any case, its solitary despair is beautiful and timeless. It’s a place in a world, anywhere really, lost in time and engulfed in its seclusion.

I got an even more intense feeling of suffocation when I cropped by mistake the bottom part of the picture.
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02/23/2015 12:38:04 PM
Oh yes! I LOVE this one. It has that soft, ethereal quality that always grabs me, yet it also has a desolate edginess to it that makes it so interesting! Congratulations on the well-deserved juried honorable mention!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2015 08:22:20 PM
Mesmerizing!
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02/21/2015 07:39:07 PM
Sandstorm? Snowstorm? Desolate regardless
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02/21/2015 04:32:03 PM
I really like it, but I find myself distracted by the road edge.
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02/21/2015 03:51:44 PM
You've sure captured the wind and cold in this beautiful image.
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02/21/2015 02:34:46 PM
A high key works for this scene. Nice eye.
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02/21/2015 01:17:25 PM
you caught the moment.. nice.
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02/21/2015 12:43:44 PM
can't avoid thinking of the road sign as a human figure, or at least a scarecrow in an outworldly IR scenery.
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02/21/2015 05:43:11 AM
stark, cold wasteland, yet charming and i can hear the wind whistling and the cold on my face and hands, i love the tone sin this almost all white with a few subtle hints of grey

beautiful capture in my top 5
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02/20/2015 09:54:15 PM
Beautifully seen.
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02/20/2015 08:19:41 PM
This is a wonderful work of aft. The composition is perfectly balanced. The details, almost hidden, but there for those that take the time to look closely. I'm intrigued by this place... I want to visit, but at the same time, there's a mystery to it which makes me wonder if it's safe. You've made me think... and that's what art should do. Well done.
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02/19/2015 12:26:43 PM
This definitely says "Frigid".
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02/17/2015 11:32:06 AM
Excellent!
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