Digital Photography Challenge You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Elements in Harmony
3rd PlaceElements in Harmony
Nuzzer


Order a print of this photograph!



Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Four Elements II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: 2007 Challenge Submissions
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Wenderholm, New Zealand
Date: May 22, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/100 second
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: May 25, 2007

This is from the same spot as my Contre-jour entry:
490497.jpg
The fog and sun are very different though ;)

This has all four elements in it but the voters may not see that in a quick view:
Earth: the hills
Air: the air above the hills
Water: the fog
Fire: the sun

Editing Steps:
Convert from Raw in steps: -2, -1.5, -.5, 0, .5, 1, 1.5, 2
HDR
Tone map
Neat Image
Contrast +11
Lightness, Greens -42
Saturation, Cyans -33
"s" curve with big lift on hilights
With the ground masked out
* "s" curve
* Saturation, Blues -50
* Saturation, Reds +15
Resize
USM
Add border
Save for web

Post Challenge:
Woo Hoo! Another ribbon and twice from this same location near my home. I need to take more days off work. Usually it is pitch black when I pass this point on my way to work but I was able to take this shot because I was off work and taking my son to daycare. I guess the lesson there is that I should go to work less ;)

Wow, thanks to sites such as stumbleupon.com and digg.com this image has had over 200,000 views and is the 3rd most viewed DPC image at the time I write this.

Statistics Voting Breakdown (your vote is highlighted in red)
Place: 3 out of 391
Avg (all users): 7.2635
Avg (commenters): 8.3125
Avg (participants): 7.0990
Avg (non-participants): 7.5152
Views since voting: 225986
Views during voting: 277
Votes: 167
Comments: 57
Favorites: 45 (view)

1

0

2

1

3

1

4

2

5

13

6

32

7

50

8

35

9

17

10

16


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
MemberScholten
 Nikon D700
11/19/2009 07:49:02 PM
Very nice photo!

Message edited by author 2009-11-19 20:44:03.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberkeriboi
 Canon PowerShot G10
05/31/2009 11:36:56 PM
very cool, I must give this spot a try one morning ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberviolinist123
 Canon EOS-5D
07/01/2007 10:28:42 PM
Wow, 180,000 views. Too bad you don't get a penny per click or you'd be sitting pretty about now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserSandymaya
 Nikon D70
06/29/2007 06:47:05 PM
WOW! very nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userdewey_don
 Fujifilm FinePix S9000
06/12/2007 09:35:22 AM
You should play more and work less. The job will always be there but these chances are only once in a lifetime. Congrats, great shot!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userv5planet
 Canon PowerShot S2 IS
06/09/2007 06:21:46 PM
I thought this place looked familiar. Absolutely phenomenal colors, you've captured (and no doubt enhanced) a magical moment here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membergoc
 Apple iPhone
06/08/2007 03:31:09 AM
great photo, i like diagonal composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membergraphicfunk
 Canon EOS-20D
06/06/2007 07:47:52 PM
Simply divine! Congratulations on your Yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membertinky2
 Nikon D80
06/05/2007 05:49:26 PM
Beautiful! Congrats on the ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberowen
 Canon EOS-40D
06/05/2007 02:20:45 AM
Very nice shot especially the clouds. Congrats on your yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userdr rick
 Canon EOS-300D Rebel
06/04/2007 08:41:27 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

This is a wonderful photo. But the voters already told you that! The ribbon is well-deserved. The vibrant colors really draw me in, and the view is breathtaking. There are a lot of good things to say, but two things really strike me here:

First, I love the way that the warm colors sandwich the cool colors. Since warm colors seem near and cool ones far away, this really enhances the depth of the photo. And the warmth at the top and bottom tie those two areas together, helping to unify the photo that's separated into 3 areas (sky, fog, and grass, with dark lines between them).

Second, the feel of the photo is overall peaceful, but with an undercurrent of excitement. The serenity comes from lots of horizontal (or nearly so) lines and the low contrast cool fog. But the strong diagonal line of trees in the far foreground and, of course, the rays of the breaking sun combined with the bright warm colors promise that won't last long!

I only have one complaint: The photo is only 6 1/2 inches wide on my screen. Not nearly big enough!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberposthumous
 Canon EOS-40D
06/04/2007 06:22:14 PM
Originally posted by routerguy666:

Horrific tone-mapping, but apparently I have no taste as you won a ribbon. So what can I say but, grats!


hey, we agree on something!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberKen
 Canon EOS-40D
06/04/2007 11:20:41 AM
Congrats on your yellow!

Go Trigger Happy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberpekesty
 Canon EOS-20D
06/04/2007 08:43:25 AM
Very beautiful...congratulations on winning the yellow ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userfotomann_forever
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
06/04/2007 08:14:06 AM
Very nice work. Grats on the ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberviolinist123
 Canon EOS-5D
06/04/2007 08:04:41 AM
Horrific tone-mapping, but apparently I have no taste as you won a ribbon. So what can I say but, grats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Useralexjack
 Nikon D300
06/04/2007 06:30:28 AM
Great shot, congratulations

Jack
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberStrikeslip
 Canon EOS-40D
06/04/2007 05:59:26 AM
Way to go d00d!

Trigger Happy :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Usersilverfoxx
 Canon EOS-5D
06/04/2007 05:07:15 AM
yay:)!! what a beautiful photo, congrats!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membernixter
 Canon EOS-5D
06/04/2007 04:23:21 AM
Excellent work, congrats on the yellow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberHawkeye
 Canon EOS-50D
06/04/2007 03:25:15 AM
Well done and congrats on your yellow. NZ is such a photogenic country it is almost as good as that small island to your west. Great image congrats again.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberscarbrd
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
06/04/2007 01:50:23 AM
Nice show! The sky made this one.

TEAM TRIGGER HAPPY!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberRulerZigzag
 Nikon D200
06/04/2007 01:36:53 AM
congrats, you deserve the ribbon for this theme!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberjerowe
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
06/04/2007 01:34:42 AM
amazing shot, bud. very nice. congrats on the ribbon :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberjdannels
 Nikon D300s
06/04/2007 01:32:16 AM
This is Nuzztastic! :P Congrats on another ribbon, you have found quite a scene there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberHighNooner
 Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
06/04/2007 01:30:11 AM
very smart using the same place and time again. I think it was the same time in the day, or about, but seems the sun moved because of winter coming in your part of the world. So it move a bit to the north giving you a shorter day.
Good nice work.

Message edited by author 2007-06-04 01:33:55.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberedmeng
 Nikon D200
06/04/2007 01:21:40 AM
Less work = more great images, I agree on that.
Congrats on the ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserBeautiful-Joe
 Olympus Stylus 770 SW
06/04/2007 01:06:02 AM
I thought this looked familiar.

Great work.
=)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserZoomdak
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
06/04/2007 12:59:38 AM
Yeah team Trigger Happy! Congrats on the ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberyanko
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
06/04/2007 12:49:16 AM
Congrats Gerry. You should circle the spot you stood and call it Ribbonsville. :P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userxtian
 Canon EOS-5D
06/04/2007 12:46:39 AM
That's my teammate! Congratulations! Very well deserved ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberIreneM
 Nikon D70
06/04/2007 12:40:47 AM
This is a real eyecatcher and a gorgeous image. Congratulations on your Yellow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberyakatme
 Nikon D80
06/04/2007 12:34:10 AM
Congratulations on the yellow ribbon again...and again...and again...

Your due to step it up a little (lol). Nice job and great post processing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberrinac
 Pentax K20D
06/04/2007 12:30:11 AM
Great stuff, congrats on the yellow once again!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberJutilda
 Canon EOS-30D
06/04/2007 12:28:42 AM
Congrats!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberJudi
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
06/04/2007 12:23:05 AM
Congratulations on third place...what a wicked sky!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberhotpasta
 Nikon D300
06/04/2007 12:22:54 AM
I thought this might bluw ribbon, but I guess you just missed out. Awesome image, excellent saturation and composition. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberlevyj413
 Nikon D200
06/04/2007 12:22:02 AM
Wow, what spectaclar colors. Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
MemberJeffDay
 Canon EOS-5D
06/03/2007 11:25:15 PM
dramatic view, the sky is wonderful. great use of color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Usertojlewis
 Nikon D70s
06/03/2007 10:30:01 PM
very nice HDR image...beautiful colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userescapetooz
 Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
06/03/2007 04:36:02 PM
wow beautiful dramatic image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberMaryO
 Nikon D200
06/03/2007 03:10:39 PM
Nice colors in this; very dramatic sky contrasts nicely with the soft mists in the valley.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberBlue Moon
 Canon EOS-40D
06/02/2007 11:18:16 PM
ribboner
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberjblaylockrayner
 Nikon D2Xs
06/02/2007 02:46:04 AM
Nice capture - Like the colours and feel.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberHawkeye
 Canon EOS-50D
06/01/2007 07:38:55 PM
I like this image. An interesting perspective and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberKarenNfld
 Canon EOS-40D
06/01/2007 06:05:53 PM
Beautiful! I think the mist/fog really adds a lot to this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserTanny
 Canon EOS-5D
06/01/2007 11:28:13 AM
Stunner. So much to look at. Gets an 8 from me!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membersilverhawk
 Canon EOS-5D Mark II
05/30/2007 07:42:04 PM
very nice,one of the best yet.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserArpeggioAngel
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
05/30/2007 07:01:59 PM
Absolutely breathtaking photo. I imagine this will be one of the top finishers in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userfigaro
 Canon EOS-30D
05/30/2007 04:12:15 PM
The reason I vote, and trawl through so many average photos, is that once in a while somebody comes up with something that makes my jaw drop. This is it. I'll be fascinated to find out where you took this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userlittlefish
 Nikon D70
05/30/2007 02:38:51 PM
i like nice photo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userhaystack
 Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
05/30/2007 02:05:03 PM
Spectacular
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered Userdewdodesign
 Canon EOS-40D
05/30/2007 08:52:15 AM
wow - this has pretty much everything you could ask for, dramatic sky, lushious green grass, and the fog creating an element of mystery. Love it! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
MemberStrikeslip
 Canon EOS-40D
05/28/2007 06:07:44 PM
Wheeeeee!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Registered UserNatasha
 Nikon D50
05/28/2007 12:53:08 PM
This looks like it is an amzingly beautiful picture-but for my taste it is over processed...all the fog is amazing
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Membergenghis
 Canon PowerShot Pro1
05/28/2007 01:56:39 AM
Fantastic, just love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Memberhotpasta
 Nikon D300
05/28/2007 12:27:05 AM
oh wow...a stunning image that I hope ribbons...cannot fault this 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2009 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Proudly hosted by Sargasso Networks. Current Server Time: 11/20/2009 06:49:29 PM EST.