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And the days are dark and dreary.
And the days are dark and dreary.
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-12 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Date: Dec 16, 2007
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2007

 "Into each life a little rain must fall"

a variation from...

THE RAINY DAY

The day is cold, and dark, and dreary
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
But at every gust the dead leaves fall,
And the day is dark and dreary.

My life is cold, and dark, and dreary;
It rains, and the wind is never weary;
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering Past,
But the hopes of youth fall thick in the blast,
And the days are dark and dreary.

Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;
Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;
Thy fate is the common fate of all,
Into each life some rain must fall,
Some days must be dark and dreary.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1842

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Canon EOS R5
Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS
 01/07/2008 10:04:28 PM
Congrats on an OOB entry. I very much like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/07/2008 09:01:06 PM
Dark and dreary... you haven't seen Portland, Or lately have you? 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro
 01/06/2008 11:17:17 AM
Clouds always amazes me... Sometimes I think there should be just a cloud challenge if never been done before :) not bad photo, very ordinary as you might guessed. I know it probably looked much better in real life :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 01/04/2008 07:45:36 PM
I couldn't agree more with your title. Not a bad cloudscape, yet it doesn't hold my interest as well as other images in the challenge. Perhaps if there was a bird or some other element it would be more interesting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 01/02/2008 02:19:37 PM
I would normally comment that a photograph of this nature needs a stronger focal point, but in this case, I think it holds up on it's own. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D500
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 01/01/2008 06:03:18 PM
very grainy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 01/01/2008 10:48:17 AM
There's not enough interest in this picture. Increasing the contrast would help a little.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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