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Among Giants
Among Giants
mrjssims


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Challenge: Wide Angle III (Advanced Editing VII)
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: Longview, TX
Date: Apr 3, 2016
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 560
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2016

I tried to make this one more interesting by shooting up into the trees. I wish I had a fish eye lens. I think it would have improved this shot

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06/02/2016 07:32:20 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the low POV, and the unusual choice of subject matter adds some interest, but there are a lot of technical problems. The odd combination of fast shutter speed, shallow aperture and high ISO are all completely opposite to the way you need to go when shooting something stationary. Anyway it has cost you in terms of the image grain visible, the bleachy areas of sky on the right and the chromatic aberration (aka purple fringeing in the areas of high contrast on the right). A desat to b/w may have helped because the basic composition is OK, but the bright colours detract from the sombreness of the fact that it's a grave marker. If the title helped explain the relevance of the interred, all the better.

FWIW: you may want to invest in a tripod.

Hope this helps, better luck next time.

Susan
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04/12/2016 11:20:46 PM
I like this. Well seen.
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