One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by mdawin:

Originally posted by hesitant: I like this picture so much I've been telling people about it all week. However, there appears to be a curious horizontal line across the middle of it which just took the edge off for me during voting. I'm still happy to see it here though - it's a classic.

Hesitant thank you so much for the comment. That line across the middle is actually a mountain trail. That's where we passed by going to the summit of Mt. Pulag, here in the Philippines. I wanted to save as much detail as I could that's why I didn't clone or remove the line.

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by mdawin:
I'm very honored to receive this ribbon. I was only expecting to be in the top 10 but not the 1st place. Kudos to all the brilliant photographers who has shared their photographs too. Can't thank everyone enough for the votes and the wonderful comments. I'll never forget this day.

By the way, I'm very lucky to get this image as after I took this shot, the mist was already gone and the light was already to bright to get a long exposure. The first shot I took of this scene was garbage because I nudged the tripod by accident. This really is a hidden gem for me.

Thanks again everyone!

Message edited by author 2010-05-19 04:44:07.

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by hesitant:
I like this picture so much I've been telling people about it all week. However, there appears to be a curious horizontal line across the middle of it which just took the edge off for me during voting. I'm still happy to see it here though - it's a classic.

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by h2:
Beautiful shot, congrats on your first ribbon!

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by bspurgeon:
Added some grain...well done. Beautiful image

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by LevT:
congrats! not a typical blue ribbon-winning landscape... where are oversaturated colors and HDR?!

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by BarbB:
JustWOW! Congrats on the blue!

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by HarveyG:
Congrats, one of my favourite types of images. 10 for it's simplicity and lack of PS magic. It was mostly in the shot!

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by Ammie:
Once again WOW! Congrats

One Tree Hills
by mdawin

Comment by Ja-9:
congrats on the blue...this is so very breath taking...