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Challenge: Free Study 2007-02 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Blue Ridge Parkway, VA
Date: Feb 14, 2007
Aperture: 1:8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800 second
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Feb 22, 2007

 Ice storm that hit the area covered the higher elevations with about 1" of ice on EVERYTHING. I travelled up to the Blue Ridge Parkway several days to get as many shots as possible. This is one of my favorites.

PP included: conversion from RAW with 4 different exposures from same original, creation of HDR image, levels, contrast, color sat, dodge/burn brush, resize, sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 261 out of 624
Avg (all users): 5.7241
Avg (commenters): 6.8571
Avg (participants): 5.6791
Avg (non-participants): 5.8750
Views since voting: 826
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 174
Comments: 9
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 03/08/2007 12:15:51 PM
Beautiful, Jimmy! I gave it an 8! I think it is wayyyyy underrated!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM
 03/07/2007 06:54:39 PM
interesting colors, it kind of throws off your conventional landscape photo because it makes you think about what everything in this picture actually is and what part it plays in the environment. Nice
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Nikon D2Xs
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 03/07/2007 02:15:39 AM
Love the ice in the trees to the left.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 03/06/2007 10:10:15 PM
Beautiful picture. Love the snow and ice on the trees. The sky looks incredible. And the view is out of this world. Nice work.
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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/06/2007 08:04:03 PM
The crystal trees are lovely.
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/01/2007 07:36:10 PM
Nice very serene kind of shot i could see this as a print
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Nikon D600
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 03/01/2007 06:04:54 PM
Beautiful ! But I can see you have used used levels to whiten some dark colors, and the trees are somewhat to white.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 03/01/2007 05:07:24 PM
lovely shot, excellent 9
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 03/01/2007 09:17:23 AM
Pretty pretty. Nice lacy trees and billowy clouds to naturally frame the mountains. Makes me want to jump into the shot and smell the fresh cold air.
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