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Alone In The Snow
Alone In The Snow
Mona


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Challenge: Weather (Classic Editing)
Collection: Flowers
Camera: Olympus C-730UZ
Location: Home
Date: Apr 10, 2003
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Apr 12, 2003

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Place: 23 out of 226
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Avg (commenters): 8.0556
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Avg (non-participants): 6.3644
Views since voting: 1970
Votes: 234
Comments: 21
Favorites: 9 (view)


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04/22/2003 07:31:52 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi Mona...

This is a beautiful photo. It looks like a spring snow has subdued the new growth in your part of the world... This lone flower seems to be struggling to find the light again and save itself from the freeze. This is a great example of weather... even though it may be unwanted weather. The water drops look like the represent the tears of this flower's struggle for life...

The square composition here seems to work very well, especially with the digaonal orientation of the flower in the frame. Strong diagonals always seem to work well in a lot of compositions. This composition also works very well because the purple flower is nicely isolated from any distracting elements. It stands out and makes a bold statement... "I want to live!" :)

Your photographic 'eye' must be very strong, because this is a great capture. Learning to take notice of things like this is a major part of creating great photos. Technical skill with the camera is useless if you point your lens at a dull and boring subject. Looking for the light... looking for the color... knowing how to find your opportunities... knowing when to look... all of these are part of the game :)

Keep up the great work :)

John Setzler


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2003 09:15:20 PM
Awesome photo - can't think of anything to improve it - meets challenge, great composition shot very well, and very nice choice of borders. One of my favorites this week - good luck in the challenge!
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04/20/2003 06:18:21 PM
some times the cart gets before the horse & thing will still work out !
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04/20/2003 05:19:09 PM
Nice. Pleasant. Certainly cold...
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04/20/2003 01:46:45 PM
Very nice! great compositon color exposure almost perfect. A little light in the top portion and the detail is getting lost. Not as sharp as it should be either.
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04/18/2003 02:01:42 PM
Simple, effective. A shot to be proud of.
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04/16/2003 08:20:37 PM
Nice composition, and I like the blue against the white
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04/16/2003 08:08:18 PM
Evocative! Well done
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04/16/2003 02:20:11 PM
It's tough to work with snow and flowers. You did it well.
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04/15/2003 11:08:40 PM
Simple and beautiful!
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04/15/2003 10:18:52 PM
looks like a surprise(d) lilly, but turned blue. interesting and border sets it off.
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04/15/2003 09:07:32 PM
Excellent. The snow is a crisp white. good detail. did the color get adjusted a bit? there is a clear color seperation on the petals, going from a blusinh to a light lilac color. Nice shot
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04/15/2003 07:08:22 PM
great photo, nicely shot and fits contest theme perfectly
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04/15/2003 02:07:26 PM
this is a winner in my eyes
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04/15/2003 09:59:11 AM
good work
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04/15/2003 07:46:38 AM
what is that thing to the right of the flower? kind of takes a human form.
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04/15/2003 05:08:15 AM
Pretty. Nicely exposed and the drops are great.
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04/15/2003 12:01:03 AM
Excellent. I would recommend not using the slant and give it some more depth. 10.
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04/14/2003 12:23:15 PM
beautiful shot... the blue stands out nicely... the strong diagonal here is also a great element of this photo... nice work :) - setzler
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04/14/2003 10:36:07 AM
Probably the last snow shot you'll be taking this year. Spring is here! Although this shot really awakens Spring feelings. The snow is melting, flowers are starting to show through, this picture tells a story good job - 9.
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04/14/2003 06:46:06 AM
Beautiful - I'm especially keen on the way you've captured each grain of snow. Lovely splash of colour on the flower in an otherwise fairly colourless image. 8.
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