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Dead Man's Fence
Dead Man's Fence
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Challenge: Fences (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Santa Cruz, CA
Date: Dec 30, 2006
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Emotive, History
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2006

 B&W conversion with Graduated Olive filter. Crop, some levels, contrast, slight burning, sharpen, stroke and save for web.

I took a picture of this tree last year in Santa Cruz and immediately thought of the rickety old fence below it when this challenge was announced - I'm just glad I had some time this weekend to go out and take another shot.

I was going for the old haunted look, as the fence would seriously not save anyone from falling off the cliff. There were several angles and crops of this picture (some showing the cliff below), but this cut seemed the most appealing to me. I know the fence does not appear to be the main subject of the image, but I'm hoping it appeals to the viewers.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 315
Avg (all users): 6.5402
Avg (commenters): 7.2353
Avg (participants): 6.3846
Avg (non-participants): 6.6433
Views since voting: 1270
Views during voting: 445
Votes: 261
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2007 11:29:29 PM
Really like this shot, the colors are great and the really like the fence under the tree. Well done.
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 01/09/2007 07:59:34 PM
Very Chinese-print-like. How do you get reality to do this?? 9
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 01/09/2007 05:25:58 PM
Well done, I love the sepia tones used here.
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 01/09/2007 11:51:51 AM
This is great!
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 01/09/2007 11:35:52 AM
nice colour
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 01/09/2007 09:51:24 AM
Great composition, works well with the PP. Nicely done!
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 01/08/2007 11:59:59 AM
wow... 10 and adding to my faves :D
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 01/07/2007 06:02:25 AM
Looks to unreal for my taste.
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 01/05/2007 05:10:38 PM
What a great view! Toning is nice in this.
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 01/05/2007 11:39:09 AM
This is beautiful. One of my favorites. 9
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 01/04/2007 11:53:47 PM
This seems a little bit stretched?? I like the picture I think it is beautiful, but either through editing or perspective it looks unnaturally stretched horizontally. 6
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 01/04/2007 09:09:19 PM
Overall, a very nice and serene photo. This is the type of image I could hang on my walls. I like the tonal values too. Good luck in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2007 11:48:28 AM
for me the tree is more the subject than the fence. i like the tree tho.
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 01/04/2007 09:38:05 AM
love the tree
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 01/04/2007 08:20:20 AM
NIce desat and good comp. Crop's a little tight at the top.
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 01/03/2007 06:57:38 PM
Very dramatic, awesome shot
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 01/03/2007 04:23:11 PM
what a dramatic looking tree! i probably would have liked the shot simply in bw. the yellow cast seems out of place, somehow. (to me anyways) nice shot though.
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 01/03/2007 11:56:30 AM
i like this shot wont be surprised if it finished well
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 01/03/2007 11:55:27 AM
classic
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