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California Wasteland
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Challenge: Duotones III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Kodak DCS Pro 14n
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Nikon
Location: Desert East of Palm Springs
Date: Nov 5, 2007
Aperture: f-13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/45 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Nov 8, 2007

Photo taken during trip from Palm Springs California to Phoenix Arizona at sunset. Adjusted brightness and contrast using photoshop 7.0 Adjusted saturation to give black and white effect.

Statistics
Place: 265 out of 295
Avg (all users): 4.8228
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.7075
Avg (non-participants): 5.0577
Views since voting: 1390
Views during voting: 216
Votes: 158
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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11/24/2007 04:18:21 AM
Hi from the critique club

I am not trying to be unpolite or to bash your photo with my critique.
With checking the box that you wanted a critue you asked for honnesty and that is what I am trying to give. Please dont be offended by my comments, it is all just to try and help you.

Ok, the 1st thing that I noticed is that it is b/w
I strongly think that voters will expect some other tones then b/w and I think that has lost you some votes.

2nd this could be a great landscape in color, but these tones dont do the landscape justice I think.

You have to capture voters with your entry and "hit them in the face with it" make it simple, make it strong, put something in your photo that makes it unique and you will see your votes go up.

All in all not a bad picture but it could have been better and I hope I pointed out what I would have done. Believe me, I am only one person and I dont know everything, so see it as it is. I'ts one persons view.

And as alway's, if YOU are happy with the photo then it is OK, you cant please everybody.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/16/2007 03:01:32 PM
Great DOF, nice scenery. Unfortunately it looks like you purposely underexposed this image to add to the duotone effect. I do not feel that this is paricularly effective on this shot. I would love to see this shot with lots of contrast.
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11/15/2007 03:04:24 PM
Would like to see a broader range of tones.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/13/2007 01:38:14 PM
Nice use of the rule of thirds. I think the overall image could have been a bit brighter which may have given it more impact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/12/2007 11:35:42 AM
I guess you wanna show the endlessness. Yes, this is a nice scenery. But in this challenge it would be a tad to boring. A interesting subject (perhaps a flying bird or something else) would pop up this imgage.
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