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Comment by bpickard:
One of only two 10s
Truly spooky in a Sleepy Hollow way. Fantastic detail on the bark. I really don't find the lack of detail in the rolling landscape behind as it only enhances the mood. Burning has ben artistically done..especially the hill in the apex of the arch which makes an eye and pulls the eye in a clever fashion. I think, in truth, Ansel didn't delve into melancholy like this, but that's defintiely our gain here. Added to favourites.

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Comment by claudia26:
that little bit of shrub on the left is distracting , nice gnarled trunk

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Comment by lilnukee:
Neat shot, was it actually like this, or was there quite a bit of post production done, I wonder? Still love it.

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Comment by garlic:
Great subject, good composition and very good editing. Like it very much.

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Comment by PhilipDyer:
This is such a cool subject and a nice composition. The image seems a bit soft and would probably benefit from some more dodging to provide contrast against the dark areas, but I still really like this photo as it is. Great job!

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Comment by Bear_Music:
This is a strong and eerie image, but it's really hard to figure out what's happening under that arch. Almost has an underwater feel. Much study leads me to believe that's a landscape of hills and trees under there, but I have to reach roo deep for it. If you had worked to separate the distant landscape from both the sky and the foreground rocks, by lightening it and adding contrast at same time in that area, this would be much more coherent. As it is, ALL the elements of the photo are so close in value that it's hard to perceive the depth that is obviously there. Also, the truncation of the arch at the top is most unfortunate... Still, a strong and evocative image.

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Comment by Mr Tee:
More of a surreal feel than Adams but I still thought this was the best image in the challenge.

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Comment by Ozzie:
I like the originality of this, especially as I am a sucker for dead trees, driftwood etc. Maybe a shade on the dark side (in the centre), but a great shot otherwise.

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Comment by SirBiggsALot:
i'm not sure what's going on here

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Comment by geewhy:
I`m getting a little bit of "Instant Karma" from this image :)
Unusual and original thinking.
Hope it does well.