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Crystal Clear
Crystal Clear
dg02


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Challenge: National Geographic (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Silver Sands State Park
Date: Jan 15, 2004
Aperture: 3.6
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/181
Galleries: Landscape, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2004

Taken in blistering cold weather, made for clear blue skies.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 124
Avg (all users): 6.8426
Avg (commenters): 7.3600
Avg (participants): 6.5169
Avg (non-participants): 7.0709
Views since voting: 1470
Votes: 216
Comments: 26
Favorites: 3 (view)


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01/30/2004 05:46:31 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Initial thoughts/My opinion
Great clear image, speaking of lines, texture and a wonderful sky. To me it does not work for National Geographic too well.

Content/Composition
You captured at the right moment a wonderful place: as your title says the image speaks by its clear and crisp appearance. The leading line of the bridge, the texture of its wood and of the surrounding field work very well together. That the walk leads to the small forest makes the horizon more interesting and the great clouds make the image complete.
I really can't see any flaw here.

Camera work -technically
You did a great job technically: focus, exposure and white balance all set very well.

Digital Processing - Technical
Also regarding the post processing no issue to be mentioned. Especially the sharpening is well done: not too much, just right.

Fits the challenge
To my personal taste the image comes short here: I cannot envision a story that comes with the image. The title would have been a possibility to give the viewer an idea in what context to place the beautiful image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/25/2004 11:13:25 PM
Beautiful! 10
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01/25/2004 01:48:35 AM
great lines, nice
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01/24/2004 10:40:26 AM
Nice photo for the most part, but I think it may be somewhat generic and a little shoehorned into this challenge.
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01/23/2004 09:42:51 PM
Good use of DOF.
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01/23/2004 06:52:26 PM
nice use of perspective .. i think it would have been a better b/w shot
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01/23/2004 04:12:25 PM
This would have done well on the POV challenge
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01/23/2004 03:40:57 PM
You're absolutely right ... I lost my mind (thought I was still looking at road signs. This is a gorgeous shot!! Sorry about the mix-up.
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01/23/2004 02:42:28 AM
The rail and the bridge is an interesting element that helps lead your eyes toward the distant. The bold shadow of the railing on the floor is really nice. Beautiful clouds.
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01/21/2004 12:30:35 PM
This would look great if you cloned out shadow on wooden path
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01/21/2004 11:17:05 AM
Beautiful composition and nicely muted colors.
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01/21/2004 03:36:54 AM
Beatiful image. Fantastics colours.
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01/20/2004 05:53:46 PM
wonderful exposure, well taken.
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01/20/2004 04:21:41 PM
Great colors, contrast, and clarity. I can't think of anything to make the picture better.
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01/20/2004 04:10:08 PM
Great photo!!
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01/20/2004 01:48:50 PM
What a beauty. Your composition is sublime. The weather looks cold - too cold to be so deeply colored - did you have to push the saturation a lot? I admire your eye.
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01/20/2004 07:11:44 AM
Wonderful angle. Very very good shot. You could have given a good title to make it fit the NG challenge.
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01/20/2004 05:43:59 AM
nice shot with perfect exposure. Think the bridge either needs to be centre or a bit more to the left. kind of neither here nor there as it stands.
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01/19/2004 11:02:13 PM
Beautiful shot, though not so national geographic-ish. You stood in the middle of the bridge to get a symmetrical shot, but the horizon isn't so symmetrical. It kind of throws you off a bit. I wonder if standing to the right of left side would make it more balanced?
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01/19/2004 10:07:31 PM
I absolutely fell in love with this photo. I wish I had your talent, I'd give you a 15 if they allowed it. 10
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01/19/2004 05:38:56 PM
beautiful shot. love the contrasts of colors, tones and textures. you are standing perfectly for the shot to work.
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01/19/2004 12:58:16 PM
It sure is crystal clear (would like to know where this is) Excellent sky. Bridge pulls my eye into the shot well, would like to have something more interesting to look at or perhaps closer view of the trees.
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01/19/2004 12:40:34 PM
Nice, but the road/bridge/train tracks going off to the horizon is a bit of a visual cliche.
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01/19/2004 12:19:45 PM
excellent
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01/19/2004 12:31:06 AM
Intriguing composition. The golden fields, sparse snow make me wonder where I am.
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01/19/2004 12:13:52 AM
Great color, dof and so clean and clear.9
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