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Fading Into Fall
Fading Into Fall
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Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Kodak Z740
Location: Benton, PA
Date: Aug 23, 2006
Aperture: f6.30
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/1500
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 26, 2006

Some of you may recognize this tree, it did pretty good in the Landscape II challenge ("Say Goodbye To Summer"), it's just in the perfect spot where you can get a good clear picture of it!! Hopefully it does well in this challenge :)

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Place: 91 out of 352
Avg (all users): 5.8138
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.7065
Avg (non-participants): 5.8774
Views since voting: 1082
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 247
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)


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05/19/2007 07:37:54 AM
Just awesome, it a place to mediate in a Quiet Observation
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04/07/2007 03:32:13 PM
Absolutely gorgeous - beautiful colors and great composition.
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09/14/2006 03:08:15 AM
I am a huge fan of silhouettes. They are typically very clean and allow the viewer to concentrate on forms that can otherwise be lost in other situations. I think this image is a prime exampe of that.

The tree has a feathery feel to it that would be lost in a normal capture of it simply because of the lighting and color of the leaves. Now that those distractions are gone, there is nothing to get in the way of the basic form of the tree. Its well-balanced and that shows - as does the make up of its branches which are helping to provide some excellent lines.

The dillweed or whatever that is on the ground is fantastic too, I love the forms being shown off there AND I like how my eye has not just one area of interest but three. The ground cover helps draw the eye along and it has a nice contrast to the strength the tree is exhibiting - in comparison the weeds look frail and delicate.

Finally the sky is awash in gorgeous, yet nicely subdued colors. You could've saturated into some deep colors but I'm so glad you didn't. The result is a dynamic look at the clouds and a pleasing softness to the sky that makes for a perfect foil to the stark black, instead of competing with it as a more boldly colored sky might.

The focus is perfect and the composition works very well. The one thing I don't like about the image is the sun behind the tree. I feel it hads a harshness to the image that is out of place and its vivid brightness doesn't seem to mesh well with the surrounding elements. It may not have been possible to capture this image without the position of the sun where it is though. Luckily, its not a huge issue either, I don't think it is a 'problem' for the image, there may be those who like its inclusion as it does add to the atmosphere - I just find its intensity out of place.

This is a great image and you've managed to balance a number of different elments in a way that is pleasing to viewers in a general "oh pretty" level but also some more sophisticated visual interactions for those who want to take time with an image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2006 05:19:10 PM
Nice sky.
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09/04/2006 10:18:00 PM
Nice composition, color and depth
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09/02/2006 04:49:59 PM
Nice silhouette, like the details of the leaves and all the flowers..
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09/01/2006 10:11:54 AM
Wow, absolutely lovely
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08/31/2006 03:23:09 PM
nice
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08/31/2006 10:52:35 AM
Everything seems as though its falling to the right. Nice silhouette and colors though. 6.
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08/31/2006 08:56:52 AM
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08/30/2006 07:10:54 PM
Beautiful sky and the ground silhouette works nicely with the tree.
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