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Bud


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Challenge: Your Corner of the World II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
Location: creek
Date: Sep 29, 2005
Aperture: f20
ISO: 200
Shutter: 4.5 sec
Galleries: Travel
Date Uploaded: Sep 30, 2005

 cropped, lightened, a bit of dodging & burning, desat greens, yellows, magentas, adjust reds, color variation of yellow (less blue).

After the challenge...
Thanks for the great score and the good comments... it did better than I expected. I took this as a long exposure to capture the motion of the water and the interesting colors in the predawn light. About the comments of there being nothing at the end of the walkway, actually the walkway goes on beyond the scope of the picture and the house go on... the image I wanted to convey is one of it just going on & on. The original image was a bit dark, so it was lightened. This is just slightly cropped, I framed it to exclude the sky, because the sky was too bright & would appear too "blown out". I took some other shots with the sky in it, but the sky seemed a bit of a distraction, cloudless & boring. I could have "photoshopped" it, but this image was more what I wanted.

The location is in Altamira - Brazil, crossroads of the TransAmazon highway & the Xingu River.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 299
Avg (all users): 6.6278
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.4679
Avg (non-participants): 6.8732
Views since voting: 2934
Views during voting: 254
Votes: 180
Comments: 18
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 10/10/2005 12:07:21 PM
I absolutely love this image. It's so rewarding to examine closely, there's so much in it. I wonder, did you crop at the top? I feel like you may have gone a hair too far, if so... I feel it would be stronger if the rooflines right and elgt weren't quite so close to the edge of the frame.
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 10/10/2005 09:14:16 AM
Congrats on a top 10 finish. I like how the water and the wood ramp both lead your eyes into the picture.
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 10/10/2005 02:15:39 AM
This is a terrific image, lots for the eye to explore, interesting toning and light. Congrats on your top ten.
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 10/10/2005 12:24:29 AM
your best photo to date...
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 10/10/2005 12:23:30 AM
I guess my vote did not register. But hey, Congratulations on your top ten finish. Nicely done.
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 10/10/2005 12:00:05 AM
Lovely capture with charm galore. 8
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/09/2005 03:21:30 PM
Excellent. The painting quality of this is compelling as is the composition
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 10/08/2005 06:35:25 AM
Lines...light..a difficult shot to take but you managed it well. 10
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 10/08/2005 06:22:29 AM
Nice to see the boardwalk has been finished off!
Works just as well as the "vanishing point" entry..in fact I like this softer approach slightly more.
Assuming this is yours Bud?
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 10/07/2005 03:06:19 AM
I find this to be a very emotive picture. I'm not even sure I have the words to say how much I like it....how well I think it fits this challenge. Great shot...the perspective is amazing.
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 10/07/2005 01:33:42 AM
so nice...where is this location?
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 10/05/2005 01:02:36 PM
Very nicely done. Simple and very, very effective
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 10/05/2005 05:33:25 AM
Maybe if you formatted the shot in a portrait composition it would be better, but I feel like the path is drawing my eyes, but when I get to the end, there isn't anything to look at, it kinda stops in the top extremity of the frame and I find the buildings to the right too dark to hold my attention.
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 10/04/2005 08:17:24 PM
love it....the walk way really draws my eyes into the picture...awesome job..!! 10
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 10/04/2005 11:53:25 AM
I get the feeling that I am missing something - I think there may be a bit too much cropped from the top of the image. The top of the structure on the right is missing and I want the walkway and the stream to take me somewhere and can't find it - so I am left hanging.
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 10/04/2005 06:14:32 AM
interesting boardwalk there. nice motion? on the water. 7
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 10/03/2005 11:08:48 AM
Very nice leading line. I like the dim twighlight tones. The shimmery water is great.
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 10/03/2005 10:05:11 AM
Fantastic light...very nice.
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