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Tower of Snowflakes
Tower of Snowflakes
paul58


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Backlighting II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5100
Location: Upsala, Ontario, Canada
Date: Jan 9, 2006
Aperture: F/5.7
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/250 sec.
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2006

 I took this across the surface of fresh, undisturbed snow, shooting toward the sun (not quite directly) (I hope this qualifies as backlighting!). I was able to shoot so that the flakes were contrasted against the darker background of my firewood pile.

Shot in macro mode with +1, +2, & +4 closeup lenses stacked on.

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 324
Avg (all users): 6.1438
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.2332
Views since voting: 1492
Views during voting: 492
Votes: 313
Comments: 16
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/17/2006 11:41:09 PM
doesn't seem backlit but nice
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 01/17/2006 05:25:51 PM
Wow, exteremly delicate shot. Very impressed.
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 01/17/2006 02:13:23 PM
These snowflake macros are so amazing! I can't wait to try this, if it ever snows here again!
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 01/17/2006 01:41:41 PM
i love this one - beautiful composure and fitting for the competition
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 01/17/2006 11:31:36 AM
Very well done. A great crystallizing effect.
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 01/16/2006 12:51:17 PM
Amazing detail and great mnacro!
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 01/16/2006 09:13:14 AM
great shot.. a little bit of noise, but it is nice.. well done..
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 01/15/2006 03:53:55 PM
Pretty. Love the shades of blue against the black. Good luck!
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 01/14/2006 04:48:53 PM
Wow thats pretty, my only suggestion would be a tighter crop on the flakes this misty white on the bottom isnt working for me
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 01/13/2006 10:31:30 PM
The blue tinges on the tips of the snowflakes are just breathtaking. Another magic image in this challenge.
 01/13/2006 03:26:01 PM
Lovely shot all the way around.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/13/2006 10:40:25 AM
icy
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 01/11/2006 11:34:16 PM
I love the snowflake shots. If it snowed here much I would shoot alot of this type stuff(well before I moved to a warmer area). This looks pretty good to me but I think if you cropped it even it would still meet the rule of 3rds. However this crop would be more marketable due to all the negative space on the right. I dont think I need to point out the sharpening artifacts along the bottom. Not much you can due under the rules-sharpen or dont. good luck and hope I vote on enough to not get thrown out ;)
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 01/11/2006 03:40:09 PM
Oh wow, isn't this just beautiful?! Not only is the lighting perfect but soo too is the composition and square crop and the beautiful bokeh too! I do like this!
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 01/11/2006 10:17:49 AM
I love this 10
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 01/11/2006 01:50:49 AM
Great macro! Detail, focus, and composition are excellent
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