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 This image was disqualified from the Best of 2006 challenge.
The Riessersee and the Zugspitze
The Riessersee and the Zugspitze
The Eskimo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Lake Riessersee Garmisch Germany
Date: Oct 20, 2006
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Jan 11, 2007

 Disqualified, WOW was I surprised at that and I feel that everyone who left comments and voted, and there were a lot of you, deserve an explanation. When I received the message to send in the original picture file in I figured the SC or someone thought I did something funky in the post editing process. No problem there because I new I didn’t do anything that couldn’t have been done even in basic editing. None the less when I got the message ..."the entry was disqualified because Your submission must be taken after the challenge is announced and before the deadline, based on the Current Server Time (US Eastern Standard Time) etc …" I was ready to do battle with our SC friends because I took this photo during a business trip to Garmisch Germany this past October. Naturally the first thing I did was check the exif time stamp and everything looked OK until I saw the year which was “2099”. What can I say? Actually you wouldn’t want to hear what I said. I figure when I changed camera setting to local German time I neglected to check the year setting or I fat fingered something. I’ll never know. Anyway, to all who left comments thanks again. Overall this photo seemed to be a love it or hate it type thing. Actually technically speaking I wasn’t too fond of it myself because of the graininess (like a lot of people) but my wife loved it because “it looked like a painting” (like a lot of people). So I went with it. If I had a tripod it would have been much better. This picture also would have been a great candidate for HDR. It wasn’t doing all that well in the scoring either, a 5.4 something before it got whacked. In any event this obviously was a beautiful place to behold in person and the picture doesn’t really do it justice. Also I learned attention to details is a must when changing camera settings. Lesson learned.

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 01/26/2007 04:59:24 PM
Ha! Well, it looks like my comment on processing was off-base! I still think it looks over processed the way I described... bah. Shows how much I know...

Sucks about the DQ though, 2099??
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 01/26/2007 01:54:18 AM
Oops. My DQ was for an incorrectly set date, too. Take solace in the fact that you'll probably get a lot more views than if you'd been in the middle of the pack. :)

Anyway, it's a beautiful shot, and one that, despite the DQ, should help you remember the joy of standing in that spot. I'm in the camp that likes how it looks like it's on canvas.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2007 07:29:53 AM
a beautiful place, for sure, but there's something horribly pixelated in this image in the trees and water. given the sharpness of the mountains and sky, something just doesn't seem right.
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 01/19/2007 10:58:26 PM
Beautiful shot, but the noise really hurts it.
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 01/19/2007 06:28:16 PM
beautiful colors and composition. Great landscape
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 01/19/2007 04:09:22 PM
A litle big grainy but I suppose it's on purpose
Very nice picture
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 01/19/2007 02:38:47 PM
Nicely composed, nicely exposed, nice leading lines drawing the eye into the photo.
However, it seems over processed and that cloud peeping over the mountains is a prime example, also the trees and the water lack any punch, maybe they needed a boost in saturation to liven the shot up a little.
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 01/18/2007 02:03:12 PM
the grain works here; has the feel of a painted canvas
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 01/17/2007 10:38:28 AM
Not sure the grain works for me. Nice composition though (6)
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 01/16/2007 05:23:30 PM
Beautiful detail in the top half of this image butsuch a shame about all thenoise as we get lower down
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 01/16/2007 12:14:34 PM
I'm guessing the grain was intentional but IMO I don't think it works that well... just my 2 cents though
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 01/16/2007 11:57:02 AM
shame about the noise. Look into Neat Image or Noise Ninja. would have really helped here too. It looks like you might not be shooting at the highest resolution. If that is the case, I recommend that you always shoot the highest quality the camera will allow. If this is from a camera phone, then I recommend getting a decent digital camera. The picture is lovely, the image quality is killing it.
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 01/16/2007 07:45:33 AM
I love the grain here. great colors too
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 01/16/2007 06:33:23 AM
This is a beautifully composed photograph, capturing some gorgeous lighting on the snow-capped mountains. It does seem to suffer from digital noise, which rather detracts, and I would like to see a bit more detail in the trees and water - as it is, it appears almost as a painting, and I am unsure if this is as a result of post-processing. I would prefer a more 'photographic' feel, but very pleasing nonetheless.
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 01/16/2007 06:25:20 AM
The middle ground - the trees, seem over-lightened, without bringing the black areas back to where they should be. The light on the mountain tops is fine, but that middle ground lightening causes problems for the sweetness of the entirety.
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 01/15/2007 08:19:09 PM
Love the light on the mountains and the the detail. However, the foreground seems a bit noisy (probably from lightening it up).
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 01/15/2007 07:24:17 PM
Wonderful shot, except its too grainy
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 01/15/2007 04:26:11 PM
this image looks rather noisy ... not sure if you did this on purpose or not ...
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 01/15/2007 03:10:14 PM
too much noise on this photo for score above 5, sorry, overall nice composition and colors(almost)
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 01/15/2007 02:47:40 PM
This photo is beautiful, great composition, fantastic colors and lighting...A bit too much noise/grain for my taste though. 8
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 01/14/2007 10:54:13 PM
the colors in this are really too washed out.
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 01/14/2007 06:46:54 PM
An incredibly beautiful scene, but a very noisy image. And even worse, there's horizontal structure to the noise, most obvious near the bottom of the image. You could fix it with NoiseNinja or NeatImage, but it would be a lot of work because you couldn't use the same setting for the foliage as the rest of the image.
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 01/14/2007 08:00:58 AM
somewhat of a painted effect but it needs a little more contrast.
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 01/14/2007 06:15:34 AM
very noisy...but a lovely shot
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 01/14/2007 12:56:43 AM
Wow....now this is some beautiful scenery! Nice, soft colors.
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 01/13/2007 09:40:11 PM
neat effect, looks like an oil painting
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 01/13/2007 02:39:24 PM
Holy over-processed! Shadow/highlight (if you used CS2) is your friend; don't abuse your friends! I'm guessing the foreground was next to black at first. You have to be wary when trying to pull details out of the shadows like this, often you will find, as you have, alot of unsightly noise. Also, you've killed the contrast in the mountains. Otherwise, this is a well composed and very scenic photo. Don't worry too much, post processing is something that comes with experience. 6 months ago I was doing this same thing to my photos. It'll come.
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 01/13/2007 08:07:26 AM
Seems to be lacking contrast, especially amongst the trees.
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 01/13/2007 04:28:14 AM
The mountains are wonderful but the rest is very noisy :/
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 01/13/2007 02:22:05 AM
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 01/12/2007 10:14:35 PM
Beautiful and feels like a painting. Looks like a canvassed overlay of sort. Good luck!
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 01/12/2007 07:46:31 PM
The contrast is flat, and the image had a bit of digital noise.
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 01/12/2007 05:26:03 PM
Gorgeous vista! The contrast seems off, tho. I think it's been brightened too much.
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 01/12/2007 05:19:45 PM
Looks like a painting. Very nice.
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 01/12/2007 02:28:00 PM
I suspect this was underexposed and you've brightened up, thus enhancing the noise way too much...shame
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 01/12/2007 12:23:03 PM
Awesome view, great composition, but you need a new camera!! what a shame :(
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 01/12/2007 12:13:47 PM
Lovely! It looks like a painting. 8
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 01/12/2007 12:01:26 PM
Ohmygoodness! I was up on the Zugspitze once when I was a little girl, and I think the awe of that moment and that view is what was the beginning of my love for the mountains and landscape photography! Adding this one to my favorites so I can often be reminded of the memory -- and of course because its a stunning photo :) Good luck!
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 01/12/2007 09:12:53 AM
A very pretty scene, no doubt, but it looks like you pumped up the shadows to the point where there's grain and some odd banding going on.
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 01/12/2007 07:13:37 AM
Wow beautiful mountains not sure of the weird brown thing happening though
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 01/12/2007 02:19:40 AM
This looks strangely processed and a bit blurry
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 01/12/2007 12:38:38 AM
i love that mountain!
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