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Up Hill
Up Hill
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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Mooney's Bay, Ottawa, Ontario
Date: Aug 17, 2006
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Landscape, Action
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2006

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cloned out contrail and utility box on top of hill to right
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Statistics
Place: 96 out of 684
Avg (all users): 6.1952
Avg (commenters): 7.0385
Avg (participants): 6.1250
Avg (non-participants): 6.4706
Views since voting: 1213
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 251
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/07/2006 07:56:08 PM
real nice with plenty space
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 09/07/2006 02:41:11 PM
Does the road wind up-hill all the way?
Yes, to the very end.
Will the day's journey take the whole long day?
From morn to night, my friend.

-Christina Rossetti
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 09/07/2006 07:53:19 AM
minimalism at it's best! fantastic capture with vibrance and clarity
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 09/07/2006 06:06:00 AM
yea man...this is photography at its finest.
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 09/06/2006 09:48:41 AM
I like the concept and the capture, but certain elements were needed to place this photo in the above average category. First off, the colors are nice and vivid. I like the slope of the hill and the long distance shot calls wonderful attention to the curve. Next the cyclist adds the human interest element - we watch as he struggles to get his bike up the slope. Now to the element that complicates and distracts - the clouds. Had it been a simple blue sky you would have a simple & clean presentation of shapes & colors. For example the composition could have the green grass and the blue sky - and the line seperating them would be the slope of the hill. Shapes and colors would be main players to make the composition visually appealing. Even more so would be the addition of another key player (which you have here), the cyclist. A crop or composition where the line of the hill slope begins just above the bottom left corner and then ends just below the top right corner of the photo would communicate the thought of a steep slope this cyclist must climb. It would also add visual interest to the viewer because we 'see' and observe his ascent to the top. This is a good shot that shows potential because you already have most of the elements there - it is just a matter of how you compose them to create a greater visual impact.
 09/06/2006 07:16:30 AM
Great shot -
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 09/05/2006 10:45:42 AM
looks like a tuffy treck...very intersting capture! 10
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 09/05/2006 07:46:07 AM
wonderful shot...perfect composition and not too oversaturated!
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 09/04/2006 02:47:13 PM
Ohh! I like this! Minimalist is a favorite..
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 09/04/2006 09:24:07 AM
Awesome!!!!!
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 09/04/2006 12:21:52 AM
-AWESOME!!! Soooo AWESOME!!
-Great colors, vibrant but not too saturated
-nice use of the rule of thirds
-Score: 10
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 09/03/2006 02:15:40 PM
I like the simplicity!
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 09/03/2006 10:05:44 AM
Reminds me of my windows, screen - LOL. Great color!!!
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 09/02/2006 08:32:39 PM
love it 10
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 09/02/2006 05:39:05 PM
I'll bet this would do well as a stock image. Nicely done!
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 09/02/2006 05:00:31 PM
Is that a dog behind the back wheel? Somehow it takes away the perfection the image strives to achieve.
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 09/02/2006 01:35:35 PM
Nice minimalistic study.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2006 12:08:11 PM
It's Bill Gates! :) Has the Windows XP default desktop feel to it.
Nice photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2006 11:08:39 AM
looks like a beautiful day and hill. the bike riders ok but no real wow. i'd love to see a picnic or a girl in a long flowy dress on this hill. 6
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 09/02/2006 02:16:09 AM
I love the curve.
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 09/02/2006 12:39:31 AM
The Windows background with a twist. Love the crispness of it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2006 09:02:26 PM
Love it, thats enough for me hah.
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 09/01/2006 02:55:52 PM
Nice one. Fun to look at.
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 09/01/2006 02:04:13 PM
Very nice.
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 09/01/2006 12:24:34 PM
Very appealing image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2006 09:56:33 AM
Composition: 8 - Works really well with just enough negative space and the cyclist in a perfect position
Technical: 6 - Nicely exposed, but I feel like it needs just a bit more saturation. The colours look a bit muted when really in this shot I think they'd look great really really colourful.
Creativity: 6 - Nicely done, I like the fact it looks like he's cycling up for no reason other than to come back down :)
Appeal: 6

Overall Calculated Average Score: 6
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 09/01/2006 01:24:10 AM
Like the minimalism...
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