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The Ultimate Fight: Nature Against Men’s Pollution
The Ultimate Fight: Nature Against Men’s Pollution
Alain


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Challenge: A Single Tree (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Val-d'Or, Qc, Canada
Date: Sep 9, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Textures
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2006

 Taken at an abandonned gold mine site close to my town. This is ugly (pollution) and beautifull at the same time. Good news, our Goverment will be cleaning all those sites in the next few years.

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Place: 150 out of 251
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 09/23/2006 01:55:10 PM
Critique Club Review:

Interesting picture. Well meets the challenge.

Focus and depth of field are very good. I really like the colors and saturation in the background. The foreground dirt looks a bit bright and washed out. The tree color looks a little off and pale. Were these colors accurate? An effect of the mining? I'm wondering if a polarizing filter would have helped here. As this is an advanced edting challenge. Perhaps a bit of burning in the post processing might have been in order.

I do like the abstract feel to this piece, and definetly think the symbolism is clearly communicated to the viewer.

Nice work.

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 09/18/2006 12:36:39 PM
abstract, painterly... good work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/15/2006 07:30:34 AM
Hey, its the Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Love the background colors. Nice detail overall.
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 09/14/2006 05:56:43 PM
Nice composition and subject. The foreground is slightly overexposed though.
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 09/14/2006 02:41:46 PM
Great statement with this. Nice texture as well. 7
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 09/12/2006 04:47:16 AM
The title grabbed me first, the photo confirmed my respect - well done
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 09/11/2006 07:38:32 PM
Mine tailings? Or a stream bleeding red iron oxide? If the tree was a little bit more pronounced in colour, it would help. Nice idea.
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 09/11/2006 02:28:34 AM
Magical soft colors here..... I really like this one.....
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