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Challenge: Free Study 2007-12 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Reston, VA
Date: Dec 18, 2007
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/320s
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 25, 2007

 A study in textures, before the Textures challenge started. Thus the black and white treatment - color just was too distracting.

I came across this vine wrapped around a tree, the very top of which held itself fast against the bark as if nailed there, which seemed to my eyes to be defying gravity.

If I had to do it over again, I think I might have made the DOF a bit less shallow, catch a bit more detail in the background bark on the left. But then again, maybe not - too much detail on the left might have resulted in obscuring the vine too much. Ah, it is what it is, and I like it. :)


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Place: 317 out of 429
Avg (all users): 5.1718
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
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Views since voting: 677
Views during voting: 238
Votes: 163
Comments: 12
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 05/15/2008 12:00:35 AM
Another very nice B&W. You could teach a class in when to use B&W!
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 01/11/2008 12:00:18 AM
I thought this was rkt!
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 01/10/2008 10:46:48 PM
Very nice and that's a perfect title. I like how with the tones you chose, it almost looks bronzed. I'm digging the dof. I do think colorcarnival makes an interesting point - makes me wonder how this would look if the leaves were in color, keeping the bark the way it is. In any case, well-seen!
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 01/08/2008 12:30:53 AM
Ooooh pretty. I love the color tones and textures. I think with something like this, you have to decide what the focal point is going to be. As is, the viewer has to decide between the bark and the vine. This looks like a photo that would be fun to edit!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/06/2008 09:23:07 PM
Title pulls the image together. Well done.
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 01/06/2008 06:45:06 PM
Not bad. Little too crowded texture wise, good idea. Should do fine :)
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 01/04/2008 03:09:10 PM
im liking the editing here, great textures
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 01/04/2008 12:27:10 AM
Anatomically correct, but boring.
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 01/03/2008 11:40:49 PM
I like the toned b/w treatment and detail in the bark
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 01/02/2008 11:17:34 AM
Very textural.
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 01/01/2008 09:39:31 PM
I think colour would have helped separate the tree from the leaves.
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 01/01/2008 02:42:00 PM
Lovely serene image, nicely observed :)
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