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Pining for the cedar
Pining for the cedar
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sky (Expert Editing)
Collection: 2006 challenges
Camera: Samsung Digimax 201
Location: my front yard
Date: Dec 12, 2006
Aperture: auto
ISO: auto
Shutter: auto
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2006

A pine tree and a cedar.

Post-processing: crop, brightness/contrast, saturation/lightness, unsharp mask, resize

Statistics
Place: 123 out of 123
Avg (all users): 3.9960
Avg (commenters): 4.0588
Avg (participants): 3.9394
Avg (non-participants): 4.0161
Views since voting: 1270
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 252
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)


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12/22/2006 11:14:50 AM
I think you suffered for having a simple image in a challenge with so many visually powerful images. That said, I'll admit to voting this a 4. It just didn't grab me, the branches seem blurry, and the tight vertical shape didn't capture the grand feeling I have for the sky.

On the other hand, Don made it a favorite.

Simplicity can work for the broader voting audience, though. Look at BradP's entry, as well as his challenge entry "Solo."

Just accept you didn't hit the mark with most voters, decide whether you like it anyway, and keep shooting. :)
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12/22/2006 10:43:03 AM
I only gave this a 6 because I'm a shortsighted narrow-minded DPC voter, but the concept here is wonderful and so very poetic.
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12/22/2006 07:17:09 AM
Brown Ribbon! Way to go Hotshot - I always wanted one of those. (I always wanted blue ribbons and universal accolade, but sometimes we have to be a little practical). The picture idea is fascinating of itself. I dare say if you edited the hell out of it, say with a couple of sharper silhouettes/details of the branches, both angled slightly upwards with lots of sky space above them . . .

Still n all - move on :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2006 06:41:00 PM
The composition appeals to me.
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12/19/2006 03:17:22 PM
good idea, but the picture seems too simple...
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12/18/2006 07:07:54 PM
Cleaver visual pun!
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12/16/2006 09:38:40 PM
too small and very grainy
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12/16/2006 07:34:00 PM
Was there a purpose in making this so thin? It's not a good look expecially with nothing much in the frame.
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12/16/2006 04:44:30 PM
Great caption :)
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12/15/2006 10:23:16 PM
Nice pun, but they're gonna get you for that crop...
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12/15/2006 07:38:32 PM
I just don't find this photo that interesting. It also seems to suffer from a lot of noise.
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12/15/2006 07:03:19 PM
Sky seems very noisy.
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12/15/2006 04:02:53 PM
Nice bookmark! :-)
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12/15/2006 03:28:01 PM
I like the crop here. Good idea. The image it's self is a bit boring. Not much of a sky. :(
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12/15/2006 10:57:43 AM
grainy sky ...
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12/15/2006 09:51:57 AM
I think this Challenge is looking for something else.
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12/15/2006 08:28:26 AM
funny, not clear enough though.
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12/15/2006 03:30:22 AM
It is sky, and it does hold a certain interest. I think that is needs a bit more to really hold the viewer.
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12/15/2006 02:43:01 AM
Good title and composition, but noisy and unsharp picture.
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12/15/2006 01:02:23 AM
I like the way you have cropped the photo but I feel the photo lacks on technicals. Seems like its very tightly cropped and jpeg artifacts are visible.5.
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12/15/2006 12:11:32 AM
Too flat, not enough contrast and detail for me.
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