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solitude (my first trip to the mountains)
solitude (my first trip to the mountains)
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Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: lawton, ok
Date: May 9, 2004
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 500
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2004

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cloned out a bird
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Statistics
Place: 15 out of 187
Avg (all users): 6.6114
Avg (commenters): 7.3810
Avg (participants): 6.5481
Avg (non-participants): 6.7042
Views since voting: 2297
Votes: 175
Comments: 27
Favorites: 9 (view)


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09/16/2005 05:33:21 PM
Very nicely seen and photographed. The colors are nice and rich all the way through. I think what helps this location work so well is the interesting foreground combined with a lovely view for the background. You have the eye to bring out the best of both in a variety of combinations.
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06/16/2005 01:35:02 AM
Is this Mt. Scott? Great shot.
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06/29/2004 10:05:55 PM
Originally posted by nshapiro:

Nice use of the tree and foreground objects to give depth to this gorgeous view. A little fill flash might have been an interesting way to get a little more light on the trunk of the tree.

I was going to say almost exactly the same thing until I scrolled down and saw this comment. I'm not quite so concerned about the dark trunk though -- you have a lot of woody detail in the long branches, and sometimes a fill flash can be a little too much, but worth taking a secons exposure. If you have a tripod, try two identical shots with different exposures and try stacking/blending them to use the best parts of each.
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06/29/2004 09:18:47 PM
there is something about this that just grabs me--probably the wide angle. i'm a sucker for wide angle! awesome shot, very nice capture.
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06/29/2004 04:18:33 PM
wow!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2004 10:42:22 PM
Nice use of the tree and foreground objects to give depth to this gorgeous view. A little fill flash might have been an interesting way to get a little more light on the trunk of the tree.
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05/16/2004 08:52:34 PM
lose the frame or have it just black, the white does nothing for this image. A bit of a crop on the left size might have mfor a more pleasing image...The rocks and tree against this great expanse of background are enought and the bit of green sitcking out in the middle of the horizon is very distracting. A fine image none the less and on I like very much. Great shot for your first mountain trip.
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05/15/2004 11:10:45 PM
Great perspective! Color fringing (from sharpening?) is a little distracting, and I wish I could see more of the foliage on the left, to balance the log on the right, but still an excellent shot.
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05/14/2004 04:51:09 PM
Definitely a ribbon!!!!
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05/14/2004 02:51:35 AM
The dark shadow on the old tree kills the vibrant colors of the scene.
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05/13/2004 10:36:35 PM
nice pic
I'm not sure about this tree
probably less of it wiil be better
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05/13/2004 07:28:38 AM
10 again I never seen so much great photo.
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05/13/2004 01:09:10 AM
awesome colour,A nice view great capture and detail well done
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05/12/2004 08:52:01 PM
Composition is great! Some chromatic aberration on tree branches, not easily corrected. Good score from me!
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05/12/2004 02:51:30 PM
A few things upset what for me would otherwise be a wonderful shot. I think tere's too much going on - tree. stones, sky, and somehow you haven't brought those elements together compositionally. The line of rocks doesn't work with the shape of tree in any harmonious way. The extraneous greenery in the left of frame might confortably have been lost, andd I also think that that dead tree is too closely cropped in shot - I feel that a little more distance would have kept it in the foreground, and used it as a compositional element to draw the middle distance roacks and the far horizon together. In landscape, many of the most useful compositional ideas come from simple geometric patterns - curves, circles, triangles (especially the latter) - shapes that the eye has a natural inclination to follow.
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05/11/2004 06:49:08 PM
Nice view...try to utilize your max DOF when shooting landscapes...i love the sky
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05/11/2004 04:21:47 PM
The texutres in the tree and the dotted shadows on the landscape make this a very interesting study. Nice work. 8 danny
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05/11/2004 11:02:19 AM
Looks like the winner to me, this shot is gorgeous
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05/10/2004 08:23:24 PM
Very nice photograph, took this at the perfect time, the clouds do very well for the picture....don't think it would have been as good a photograph on a clear day. Nicely done.
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05/10/2004 07:37:19 PM
Another WOW for me.
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05/10/2004 04:51:08 PM
Interesting photo and use of the close-up limb. The whole shot seems a little fuzzy or pixelated somehow. Good color, lighting and composition.
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05/10/2004 03:45:45 PM
beautiful, wish I was there right now, love the tree too
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05/10/2004 02:45:37 PM
Excellent composition but the overall feel seems over-processed. Maybe it was over sharpened or compressed too much and, as a result, some details were lost (grass looks blurry and textures seem bland on the surface of the tree).
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05/10/2004 08:23:39 AM
Wonderful photograph. Well captured. You know your wide-angle. 8
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05/10/2004 03:59:18 AM
Nice scene, but over saturated. You can see noise coming out because of excessive saturation. Tone it down a bit next time.
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05/10/2004 12:55:25 AM
Beautiful well composed landscape, I like your leading line with the tree limb.
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05/10/2004 12:22:06 AM
Excellent composition! It's oversharpened a bit as you can see from the edges of the log and there are some halos around the small branch coming out on the right. I gave you a 7 anyway because it's just so interesting to look at.
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