quadtones, layers layer layers! texture, multiply, screen, high pass, um..... lots of each. o yeah, and repositioned the bush on the right to better balance the crow.
the horizon is not tilted - it's A HILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A H I L L
wow. how many images scoring under 5 have so many 9 and 10 scores? is a good thing - great comments from those whose opinions i value.
here's the original. it was a gawdawful snowy day. i had to wipe the lens every couple of shots. as you can see, the sky on the horizon was actually dark, it was so grimy that day. and, yes, i know i have bad dust buffaloes.
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Another 2-point difference between average and commenters, plus lots of comments. That says a lot.
Had I voted on this, I probably would've given it a 7 or 8. I think it's very emotive - really drives home the idea of a desolate landscape. The bird is just terrific!
I love that you vignetted the sky separately from the ground. I'll be the first to admit that you sometimes lean on vignetting too much, but it is a fine, creative use of it here. This image is so close to nothing at all that it becomes divine.
I feel this would look awesome in a much larger format, I think the size restriction here hurt your score, I came back to it three times before voting to really take it all in, great shot!! Love the sky.
Very subtle, works well, good burn technique. I think it is just too much for this crowd. It reminds me of old B&W movies. The mood almost gives me a creepy feel though (a good thing). Curious what the original looked like. I know I couldn't "realize" a shot like this.
Definitely a risky entry in a challenge full of vibrantly colored photos. But a good entry nonetheless, the bird really makes this photo. I like the parchment paper look of this.
I am a big sucker for vignetting but here I don´t think it really helps regarding the vignetting on the ground. Nicely minimalistic, I like it although I don´t love it.
You're probably getting hit pretty hard on this one, just a guess knowing dpc voters. personally I love it. Starkness, desolate land. Nice. Horizon slightly off.
Such a great piece of art. The soft tones and lack of clarity and scale add a lot to this piece as a very abstract landscape that refers more to feeling than literal association. Great job.
Bleak, cold, desolate - a good capture of mood. I find myself being bothered by the slightly tilted horizon, although I admit I don't think a perfectly level horizon would improve the image. If it were level, I wouldn't be bothered, I'd be bored. :) Started this at a 7, bumping to an 8.
wonderful! the bird and the tree (?) are excellent! cool lighting, too
bumping from 8 to 10 after viewing all the entries.
the lighting is not just cool, it is excellent.
it looks like your used some special shooting method, but i don't know much about them and can't say what exactly it is.
do you get comments saying the horizon line should be straight?:)
it is one of the finest examples of real fine art I have seen. I would like to have it on the wall, really.
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