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Neil


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Challenge: Free Study IX (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: A+ Prints
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Kaaterskill falls, Catskills, NY
Date: Nov 6, 2005
Aperture: 11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2005

 Taken at Kaaterskill falls.

First attempt at using Buzz--trial version--on a photo to reduce detail and give it a clean, painterly feel. Other than that, pretty standard processsing--not much done to it, other than desaturating a leaf on the rock that was standing out and a bit of selective sharpening on the water using focus magic at setting 1 on a layer and then masking it so I had a mix of natural softness and sharpness just where I wanted.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 519
Avg (all users): 6.7579
Avg (commenters): 7.6538
Avg (participants): 6.7746
Avg (non-participants): 6.7083
Views since voting: 1979
Views during voting: 447
Votes: 285
Comments: 29
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 01/09/2006 03:26:59 PM
Great shot and score, Neil! I really like the shadow detail and tonal range.
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 12/08/2005 01:43:49 PM
Way ta go Neil! This is a sweet, sweet shot and great job on post-proc. Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/07/2005 03:23:21 PM
Beautiful photograph, great colours.
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 12/07/2005 03:19:40 PM
Very nice color. 8
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 12/07/2005 08:27:55 AM
Perfect composition.
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 12/06/2005 08:23:50 AM
A brilliant composition that's croped perfectly. Great work with color and texture.
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 12/06/2005 08:11:01 AM
Thechnically well done, good composition and nice subject. Well done.
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 12/06/2005 01:11:55 AM
Very nice composition. Quite crisp and clear. Kind of looks like a painting.
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 12/05/2005 09:34:32 PM
It's good when the picture comes up and I give a totally reflexive "wow". The exposure is a thing of beauty in a very difficult technical picture. Likely post-processing helped, but that is no knock. 10
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 12/05/2005 03:36:16 PM
Nice shot, literally a nice image flow. Good luck
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 12/04/2005 10:40:01 AM
Looks almost like a painting. Very nice.
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 12/04/2005 02:19:07 AM
This just looks over-processed.
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 12/04/2005 12:20:38 AM
I really like the dark, rich colors of this picture. Great title too. Nicely done!
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 12/03/2005 08:17:56 PM
Great composition and I like that the shutter speed is not too slow as I like the resulting detail in the water. Very fine.
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 12/02/2005 08:07:15 PM
looks more loke a painting, super image
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 12/02/2005 07:11:33 PM
Beautiful Place. I want to go there.
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 12/02/2005 06:18:17 PM
Beautifu shot. Love the clarity of this and the rich colors. Very nice.
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 12/02/2005 01:43:10 PM
boring - but - technically excellent and brilliantly executed 9
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 12/01/2005 10:01:05 PM
Incredible, how can you go wrong with a view like this. You captured the water perfectly for me and the colors look so incredibly real. 10
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 12/01/2005 07:39:08 PM
Good texture & focus.
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 12/01/2005 05:33:15 PM
Nice exposure, colour and tones
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 12/01/2005 03:00:10 PM
This shot has a lovely feel to it. It's interesting almost everywhere with some nice colour and texture. Good luck, job well done.
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 12/01/2005 01:58:16 PM
Looks like a paintwork..
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 12/01/2005 11:32:27 AM
Wow... Beautiful color tones and perfect amount of movement in the water. Great capture.
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 12/01/2005 09:58:18 AM
Great picture, maybe just a little dark in the shadows.
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 12/01/2005 07:28:53 AM
Quality, quality, quality shot
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 12/01/2005 03:59:57 AM
This is as beautiful and classic as landscape photography comes. A beautiful professional quality shot that could sell in any giftshop or be displayed on any nature calendar. I'm thinking November. :) 10
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 12/01/2005 02:48:35 AM
Beautiful colors and the contrast carries you from the foreground leading all the way up to the top waterfall, like this a lot..
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 12/01/2005 12:37:05 AM
Highly exhilirating with colors and textures that render the viewer almost breathless.
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