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treacherous calm
ursula


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Challenge: Harsh Environments (Expert Editing)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Waneta, BC
Date: Dec 28, 2006
Aperture: F8
ISO: 100
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2006

Shot RAW, converted to TIFF in Photomatix.
Opened TIFF in PSCS, adjusted levels and ran through NN.'
Cropped slightly and cloned out a white line in the water, and a little branch at the bottom right.
Created copy layer and converted to B/W, blurred, adjusted brightness, and blended in soft light. Flattened.
Adjusted colours selectively (increased red), then painted areas with the sponge tool to increase colour a bit (greens and reds). Desaturated whites to about 70%.
Resized, sharpened, saved for web.

As for "vision", there is none really. This is just a place I like to go to. It is almost inaccessible in winter, and, even though it looks so peaceful, the area can be very treacherous; it would be a harsh place to try to survive if one were stranded here.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 116
Avg (all users): 6.3156
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 6.1311
Avg (non-participants): 6.3841
Views since voting: 1907
Views during voting: 424
Votes: 225
Comments: 19
Favorites: 3 (view)


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01/11/2007 11:08:52 AM
WOW! Beautiful!
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01/05/2007 03:28:34 PM
Wonderful shot.
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01/05/2007 07:41:36 AM
Ursula, this is so stunning! I too would love to see this "in the flesh" someday, but in the meantime, thanks for sharing it with us to experience vicariously!

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01/05/2007 01:40:40 AM
I wanna' come visit this place!
Top 20 - not too shabby...not too shabby...
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01/05/2007 01:32:55 AM
Reading your processing, leaves me in awe of your talent,congrates on the top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/03/2007 02:52:28 PM
Excellent photo.
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01/02/2007 10:16:03 AM
Nature's spotlight - it's a lovely effect. 10.
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01/02/2007 06:43:40 AM
I think if you would have aimed further right and just caught the edge of the outcrop and more of the lake it would have given you a better composition.
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01/01/2007 06:44:51 PM
This is so very striking and clear. I love it.
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01/01/2007 03:29:38 PM
beautiful photo.
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01/01/2007 09:17:52 AM
Love the light - really nice how the little jutty is lit and the background is in shadow and monotone.
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12/31/2006 07:37:03 PM
Did you use HDR on this? It's one of the few shots in the challenge that I think use the new rules set to make something that works very well. You have awesome detail in the background that helps to frame the lightness of the foreground.
TC
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12/29/2006 11:21:54 PM
The photo, to me, doesn't really convey much 'harshness' - it looks kinda peaceful. We had the option, yes, it was an option, to use expert editing and I see no evidence whatsoever of anything other then a snapshot - a good one though.
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12/29/2006 02:03:16 PM
Happy New Year! - 7
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12/29/2006 01:13:28 PM
This is a very beautiful scene.
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12/29/2006 01:42:28 AM
Very nice scene, and use of lighting..6
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12/29/2006 12:29:45 AM
stunning image ...
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12/29/2006 12:24:59 AM
i like this alot. faved!
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12/29/2006 12:06:17 AM
Ooooo, I really like this shot but kindof feel it, well, shoehorned into this challenge, well maybe it´s cause I have lived in Scandinavia all my life but this most definately is not a harsh environment to me. Eh, who cares, like the shot, gave it an 8, nice work.
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