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Challenge: Ansel Adams II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: California
Date: Jan 17, 2009
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.010
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2009

 How much I would have loved to just listen to the man that captured the American landscape in an unforgetable manor. Ansel Adam has always been an inspiration to me, yet shooting a photograph as he would have seems quite impossible. So here is my humble try of a subject that I think he might have picked as he really seemed to enjoy capturing the desert. One commonality I noticed with a lot of his photographs is a very strong use of high contrast witout losing detail. Maybe I got a little close...I am guessing a 4.8

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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/28/2009 11:28:10 AM
Originally posted by scooter97:
Nice capture. I like the tilt.

Thank you for your comment.... :)
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/28/2009 11:27:25 AM
Originally posted by treimee:
For the Ansel Adams style I think true vertical would have served you better.

Thank you for your comment!
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/28/2009 11:26:51 AM
Originally posted by Covert_Oddity:
I don't think the angle helps here. Sky is also a touch bland, don't you hate it when the weather won't play along!

Indeed, the weather was too perfect for a AA shot :)
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 01/28/2009 11:25:48 AM
Originally posted by kernuak:
Pushing the contrast has resulted in haloes around the cacti.

Did not notice that until I saw the picture on a different computer screen. Thank you for your comment!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 01/25/2009 06:13:43 AM
Pushing the contrast has resulted in haloes around the cacti.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 01/24/2009 11:12:11 AM
I don't think the angle helps here. Sky is also a touch bland, don't you hate it when the weather won't play along!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 01/23/2009 11:48:54 PM
Nice capture. I like the tilt.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 01/21/2009 09:45:27 AM
For the Ansel Adams style I think true vertical would have served you better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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