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Challenge: Magazine Cover (Classic Editing)
Collection: Scenic
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Blue Ridge Parkway
Date: Jun 8, 2003
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10/3200
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 8, 2003

Taken from the Blue Ridge Parkway looking down on Looking Glass Rock. Very hazy and overcast.

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Place: 124 out of 232
Avg (all users): 5.2447
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.0902
Avg (non-participants): 5.4087
Views since voting: 1045
Votes: 237
Comments: 9
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06/18/2003 10:56:31 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!...

COMPOSITION... A very smooth, clean composition... the image horizon formed by the clouds and distant mountains both fall on lines that are 1/3 into the frame... I really like the effect caused by the haze, causing veer muted colors in the distance but brighter colors as you approach the camera... also the fact that the sky looks overcast but just as you reach the top of the frame, it suddenly breaks and a clear blue sky is showing! My only wish would be to have a slightly more interesting foreground, mainly because you have such a strong and compelling background... don't really know what, a bright flower that would be up close? The silhouette of someone looking into the valley? Just some foreground element basically that would add interest to the immediate foreground...

TECHNIQUE...Foreground foliage is a little too dark... if spot editing was allowed you can make two separate exposures for the background/sky and the foliage and then combine them in PS. Apart from that, I think you obtained an excellent exposure in the mountains and sky. (small section of the clouds are a little blown out).. but if you needed that exposure anyway so that some detail of your foreground foliage would show up... excellent focus as well...

MILESTONES... As an aside, your critique is officially the 200th comment I've made since I've joined the site in October!! I know its a small milestone compared to other users but it is one nonetheless! :)

Message edited by author 2003-06-18 22:59:05.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2003 11:38:45 AM
I think this shot could be a really great one if the background was not so misty/clouded. The composition is very nice and subject matter appropriate :)
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06/16/2003 05:41:48 PM
nice shot =)
06/14/2003 07:32:32 PM
Nice photo, it looks so nice and warm there!
06/12/2003 01:27:54 PM
This would make me want to visit NC....bit sharper detail might give more impact to the image or perhaps more brilliance in the colour.....
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06/11/2003 10:37:50 PM
Nice, nice use of the vivid foreground trees to "frame" the mistier background. Nice division of the frame between the foreground, the misty area, the clouds, and the clear sky. This is the sort of picture that just makes you want to step into it.
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06/11/2003 09:53:42 PM
Does your state have a state magazine? Not sure it fits the challenge. Nice pic, though.
06/11/2003 09:21:10 PM
This is a great image. One idea to improve it might be to lighten and better focus in on the trees in the foreground.
06/11/2003 10:58:39 AM
Interesting shot - I like the composition in that it's nicely broken into thirds. This is a tricky exposure to catch with the darks and the lights. You've done very well capturing detail in the dark area and the one hot spot in the cloud is very small. This is a case where a graduated neutral density filter would make a world of difference, but overall a lovely shot.
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