The Ice Storm, Dangerous but Beautifulby
O'HolleranComment by sfalice: GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB
Oh, what beautiful, icy trees. They look so delicate and lacy it is almost possible to forget they are also a product of cold, cold weather.
When I first looked at this lovely, icy scene, I too said to myself, "oh dear, that road." But I'm not going to belabor the point as it's been made a number of times in your comments.
You were using a moderately wide-angle lens, so unless the grounds were so inhospitable that you just couldn't move around, sometimes taking many pics from many vantage points helps in the final choice. Also, since this is Advanced editing, a little cloning of an unwanted car or two might come in handy.
But you were there, and I was not and you probably already know all this.
There's a pretty good tutorial on resizing here at DPC and if you use Photoshop, their "Save for Web" is a pretty good way of getting a useful size for competition.
Good luck in your future entries in DPC. You've got a good eye and I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work.
Alice
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