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Comment by DougPaz:
This sure looks familiar, like it is Cades Cove in the Smokies. Nice shot.

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Comment by KarenB:
.. and there are more laying down in the field! nice!
Sky is a bit washed out, and the colors muted.. Maybe some color correct?

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Comment by hardwaybets:
This would have been so difficult for me to get the right exposure...but you made it look easy. Great composition! Good luck!

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Comment by Paige:
Is that a baby deer in the grass? I like this, wish the sky weren't so blown out, maybe crop it out.

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Comment by pikyto:
Beautiful landscape

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Comment by timj351:
The colors are nice but I find this scene fairly ordinary. I like the deer but I am distracted by darkness of the group of trees on the left. They interfere with the openess that would have appealed to me. It is also off balance with the deer on the same side. Maybe if you would have moved quickly to left to frame the deer on the right side and a smaller bit of the dark trees on the left to frame the scenery in the background. 5

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Comment by lionelm:
Calm and serene. I like it. Maybe a little bit of level adjustment to have the shadows on the left a little less dark. 6. Lionel

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Comment by Turbotech:
This is a good Capture. In my oppinon you need somewhat of a flash fill for the foreground up to the Dear.

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Comment by BAMartin:
Critique Club Critique

(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) Well composed. The diagonal lines of branches/snow really draw the eye into the frame. This along with the strong use of rule of thirds makes a very powerful composition. The scene is also very interesting, making this a photograph that keeps the attention of the viewer for a long period of time. The longer one looks at it, the more interesting details come to light. This is a photograph that would not do as well in a thumbnail view, as many of the really interesting details are lost.

(2) BACKGROUND I like the use of a slow shutter speed to soften the water in the background which makes the foreground really "pop". This is magnified by the whiteness of the snow on the branch.

(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL Exposure is good. Composition is very strong.

(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL There is only one change that I might suggest. Your exposure and post processing got the water just right, but the highlight on the snow seems just a little bit burnt out. I wish I could see just a little more detail. I am not sure that you could have improved this with the limitations on post-processing on DPC though.

The blue cast to everything puts a surreal feeling into the photograph, as well as adding to the feeling of cold The surreal feeling is almost like pulling the viewer into a dream world. This is one of the dominate aspects of this photograph.

(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE This photo does a very good job of meeting the challenge. I might have suggested putting the name of the group into the title for those of us that are getting senile, and can not remember.

(6) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO A very good winter picture. I especially like the use of a very slow shutter speed to soften the water snd the use of blue to create that coldness. I shivered just looking at it.

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Comment by byetko:
Beautiful shot and nice addition of the deer.