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Quiet Sentry
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Coley


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Challenge: Stillness (Standard Editing)
Date: Dec 17, 2022
Date Uploaded: Dec 17, 2022

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Place: 1 out of 29
Avg (all users): 7.2105
Avg (participants): 7.2778
Avg (non-participants): 7.1500
Views since voting: 342
Views during voting: 79
Votes: 38
Comments: 18
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 12/26/2022 08:56:18 PM
Nice to see you back and knocking 'em dead with great images. I love these winter dreamland pics. Congrats. I was one of your lowball 7s....LOL!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 03:25:48 PM
Originally posted by roz:


I always love reading the stories behind the photos ..
and this was a great story ..
particularly the F it .. and overcoming the inertia ..

I find that difficult too .. overcoming the inertia and motivating myself ..
but often when I do the 'payback' is wonderful .. being in the zone when taking photos .. it's like a meditation .. changes the colour of my day ..
then if a photo goes well here there's the validation and appreciation from other ppl .. which always feels nice ..

the other wonderful thing about this very unique site is we take photos that would never have existed if we weren't shooting for a challenge ..

if you're anything like me .. some of those photos taken for challenges have become my most precious .. especially if family were in them ..

many congratulations on this beautiful image getting the blue .. it would look amazing printed and hanging on your wall .. :)


Thanks Roz :D

You are right ... I am pretty sure I would not have hung my daughters and wife with ropes and roofing harness in the back yard, or crucified myself, if not for the answer to a DP Challenge LOL

Cheers !



12/26/2022 02:47:10 PM
Originally posted by Coley:
This is a beauty Christmas present !!!

Thanks to everyone who viewed voted and especially commented on my trees.

I was driving from a job and encountered this crazy fog. I have been away from shooting regularly so it was 'challenge' to overcome inertia and
actually get in the headspace of shooting. All of a sudden I saw this stand of snow covered trees. I initially drove by thinking to myself that looked really cool.

I went about a km past and said F it, and did a quick u turn. I am so glad I went back. There was snow drizzle and deafening silence ... really beautiful.

DPC has had some obvious changes over the years, but its spirit and the challenging of ones creative juices is still the same.
And I can tell you, it is just as exciting at the rollover last nite, as it was so many years ago.

Thanks again to all :D


I always love reading the stories behind the photos ..
and this was a great story ..
particularly the F it .. and overcoming the inertia ..

I find that difficult too .. overcoming the inertia and motivating myself ..
but often when I do the 'payback' is wonderful .. being in the zone when taking photos .. it's like a meditation .. changes the colour of my day ..
then if a photo goes well here there's the validation and appreciation from other ppl .. which always feels nice ..

the other wonderful thing about this very unique site is we take photos that would never have existed if we weren't shooting for a challenge ..

if you're anything like me .. some of those photos taken for challenges have become my most precious .. especially if family were in them ..

many congratulations on this beautiful image getting the blue .. it would look amazing printed and hanging on your wall .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 02:30:02 PM
So lovely. Congratulations!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 12:36:24 PM
Beautiful and stunning, a special dream like site.
Congratulations
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 12:09:03 PM

This is a beauty Christmas present !!!

Thanks to everyone who viewed voted and especially commented on my trees.

I was driving from a job and encountered this crazy fog. I have been away from shooting regularly so it was 'challenge' to overcome inertia and
actually get in the headspace of shooting. All of a sudden I saw this stand of snow covered trees. I initially drove by thinking to myself that looked really cool.

I went about a km past and said F it, and did a quick u turn. I am so glad I went back. There was snow drizzle and deafening silence ... really beautiful.

DPC has had some obvious changes over the years, but its spirit and the challenging of ones creative juices is still the same.
And I can tell you, it is just as exciting at the rollover last nite, as it was so many years ago.

Thanks again to all :D
 12/26/2022 12:00:11 PM
Welcome back and congratulations on the ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 11:15:19 AM
You have mastered the tones, congrats on the Blue
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 04:31:08 AM
Congrats on the ribbon and I'm glad this was my top pick! Also good to see another shooter back after a few years away, great woodland shot and a wonderful landscape!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 12:24:14 AM
Wonderful! And great to see you here again!! Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 12:18:21 AM
Coley!!!!!!!! So fabulous to see your glorious work again. Where's the bowler hat??
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/26/2022 12:11:41 AM
I guessed correctly, welcome back on the front page, with a classic Coley image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/20/2022 12:14:22 AM
where i live in australia we dont get snow ..
but i have seen it years ago ..
the quiet .. thats particularly what i remember .. this is beautiful .. and fits the challenge .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2022 01:15:00 PM
I love this! I love how it appears to be a black and white image... but then we find the brown of the grass. Brilliantly done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2022 12:10:40 PM
Looks almost Unreal
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2022 10:09:19 AM
I'm so jealous you got this. I'm really looking to get into more woodland photography and am waiting for the right conditions and timing, just missed our first snow! Love the way the path is hinted at going into the photo and the trees disappearing into the fog. My pick so far.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2022 02:49:14 AM
Absolutely beautiful, be hard to beat this one.

Love the softness and low contrast feel to this shot. The blue or red.

I'm guessing it's Coley :) That's a compliment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2022 01:18:36 AM
Pegging this one as a ribbon or HM at minimum.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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