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Nature's Palette
Nature's Palette
bergiekat


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2008-01 (Advanced Editing VI ("Time Lapse"))
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: Lone Oak, TX
Date: Jan 8, 2008
Aperture: F22
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Sky, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jan 31, 2008

minimal...convert, levels, nr..gausan blur on water, straighten, crop, save for web

Statistics
Place: 209 out of 428
Avg (all users): 5.5714
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5161
Avg (non-participants): 5.6809
Views since voting: 740
Views during voting: 209
Votes: 140
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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09/24/2010 06:44:41 AM
Lovely!!
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02/13/2008 05:51:40 PM
I like that the colors are not over done. The only thing that maybe could improve on it would be something in the foreground to grab the focus (like such a great sunset isn't enough).
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02/12/2008 12:09:32 PM
I like the swirly, darker clouds.. they add something for me in the picture.. though I wish they were more centered.. They would have become a little like leading lines and enter the viewer in...

Other then that this is a pretty picture with nice colours.. the scores just show they're are a lot of pretty pictures around..
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02/08/2008 08:28:40 PM
Well, I'll just throw another completely different opinion in here ;-)

I Like the water and the rays you got from the sun, so I would crop out a lot of the sky and get the sun more or less in the upper right ROT position. That makes the diagonal in the clouds more distinct by cropping out most of the amorphous one on the right, and also emphasizes the diagonal reflection of the clouds in the water so everything kind of converges toward the right horizon.
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02/08/2008 02:05:48 PM
Looks pretty good. It's got the great colors and swoopy clouds that always seem to do so well here. My thinking is that sunsets are so easy to obtain impressive shots from that people here don't rate them as high anymore unless they stand out in some special way.

I don't think the horizon is too centered. However, if a little more had been cropped from the bottom, that might draw the eye to those awesome clouds a little more. I happen to like the black cloud. I think it adds a little more interest but being dark, it does not draw excessive attention away form the sunset.

The horizon line seems curved downward in the middle slightly. Not much, but it's obvious and a little unnatural looking. If it were curved upward in the middle that would look ok, because it's what you expect from a wideangle lens.

I didn't vote on this one, but I would have probably given it a 6 or maybe a 7.

Message edited by author 2008-02-08 14:06:38.
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02/08/2008 12:44:18 PM
I liked this, but only gave it a 6. The big black smudge of cloud on the right was what was too much for me. It conflicted too much w/ the colors and mood of the rest of the shot.
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02/08/2008 11:13:34 AM
lol I hardly think this is overdone. methinks maybe someone has not been at DPC long enough. I love the arched and flowing clouds and how it looks like they are going to move out of the frame. Beautiful colors in the sun and sky. I love the reflection as well. Pretty scene!
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02/08/2008 07:02:39 AM
The ISO you've used here hurts the image quality a little - such a pity you couldn't have used a tripod. To me, the shot looks very natural and peaceful and not 'overdone' at all. Nicely done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2008 01:05:09 PM
No offense, this picture is beautiful but it's overdone.
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02/01/2008 02:03:10 PM
Very nice colours, and subtle composition.
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