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Challenge: High Contrast XI (DPL6-Playoff2B) (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Samsung Galaxy A53 5G
Location: Bastrop County, Texas (USA)
Date: Oct 16, 2025
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/1200
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2025

 Towering loblolly pine trees, as viewed from ground level. One of the views of the Lost Pines area of Texas that I never get tired of seeing, especially when the sky is clear and the pine needles are cast in sharp relief like this.

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Place: 40 out of 58
Avg (all users): 5.6875
Avg (participants): 5.5263
Avg (non-participants): 6.3000
Views since voting: 2
Views during voting: 80
Votes: 48
Comments: 3
Favorites: 0

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 11/05/2025 05:06:50 AM
I appreciate the comments. I had a feeling that the textural overlay on this one might be--especially in b/w conversion--mistaken for sensor dust. I think that was a poor layering choice on my part for this treatment. I like it better in the color treatment:

 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/04/2025 08:18:15 PM
Very high contrast for sure. I do like the POV. Seems like your camera sensor may need some cleaning?
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 10/30/2025 04:54:51 PM
the very harsh processing makes my eyes hurt and what looks like sensor dust at the top of the frame detracts but the composition compensates...
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