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The Calm Before
The Calm Before
bruski


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG for Canon
Location: Spirit Mountain outside Cody WY
Date: Jan 19, 2005
Aperture: 9
ISO: 50
Shutter: 80
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

Here is one I did a few years ago. I have made quite a few prints of it and people seem to enjoy it so I went ahead and entered it. It was one of my earlier first digital images i took.

Statistics
Place: 134 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.3060
Avg (commenters): 6.8955
Avg (participants): 6.2991
Avg (non-participants): 6.3467
Views since voting: 745
Views during voting: 709
Votes: 513
Comments: 73
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:31:15 PM
The perspective is amazing, so as the colors. I'm just not sure about the PP. Good luck!
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03/17/2009 06:16:38 PM
Very interesting to look at
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03/17/2009 05:22:45 PM
good shot... love the rich colors....
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03/17/2009 02:42:13 PM
The juxtaposition between the light and the dark in this shot is stunning. I love the threatening sky and the golden grass.
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03/17/2009 09:53:47 AM
Stormy, something a little scary about this, the colors are great.
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03/17/2009 06:12:46 AM
Wonderful scene, lovely hdr processing. 7
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03/17/2009 02:54:12 AM
Great include of the foreground to give the photo more depth.
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03/17/2009 02:51:02 AM
Beautiful colors and effects.
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03/17/2009 02:19:10 AM
Beautiful shot.
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03/16/2009 06:58:47 PM
Wow, almost looks like a desert with ice.
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03/16/2009 01:25:49 PM
There's something about the mountain that is a bit disturbing. It looks more out of focus than a part of a low DOF.
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03/16/2009 10:50:13 AM
Excellent image lots of appealing compositional qualities and great colour saturation the causeway(?) leads the eye nicely into the background elements, lovely
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03/16/2009 08:50:30 AM
Nice photo. Really like the light and color.
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03/16/2009 02:55:42 AM
a little f\to much forground rule of 3rds would have looked great
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03/16/2009 01:35:28 AM
Very nice, rich colors in this
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03/16/2009 01:12:04 AM
Beautiful sky. Nice shot.
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03/16/2009 12:08:33 AM
Nice colours, and a beautiful scene.
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03/15/2009 10:11:39 PM
great atmosphere
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03/15/2009 09:53:10 PM
Love the leading line in this strong composition
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03/15/2009 08:59:18 PM
I'm hoping to leave comments on as many photo's in this challenge as possible... out of (currently) 1115 images, I gave 94 of them an 8. Your image was one of those 94, placing you well within the top 10% for this challenge.

Lots of water/mountains shots in this challenge, but I really like this one, the yellows, greens and blues are vibrant yet dark, and not a bit overpowering unlike in some of the other shots.

Good luck for a strong finish in this challenge.
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03/15/2009 06:33:30 PM
Excellent composition with great color and detail.
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03/15/2009 06:20:55 PM
I love way this really pops out at me. Nicely done
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03/15/2009 03:53:21 PM
Very nicely composed image.
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03/15/2009 02:09:31 PM
I wish the whole image was as sharp as the foreground because the scene is rather beautiful
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03/15/2009 12:03:39 PM
Great light love the POV
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03/15/2009 10:50:14 AM
awesome scenery, and very well done photography 9
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03/15/2009 10:31:27 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:05:05 AM
Is that ice? Looks like it. A ncie landscape.
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03/15/2009 07:35:35 AM
a unique landscape here, excellent combination of colors. 8
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03/15/2009 05:05:02 AM
oh my . its beautiful ...
brano
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03/15/2009 01:34:53 AM
Great light and heavy sky!
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03/14/2009 11:44:11 PM
Great lighting in foreground. Interesting colors on the mountain.
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03/14/2009 07:42:45 PM
Wonderful colors and nice use of Rule of thirds.
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03/14/2009 07:20:33 PM
The foreground is nice but could be darker and the backdrop lighter.
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03/14/2009 06:35:42 PM
Great PP job - love the tone - keep up the good work
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03/14/2009 06:14:09 PM
great landscape image, I really like the colors and the feel of the approaching storm. Well done.
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03/14/2009 05:33:19 PM
Wow, very nice. I wish the background were just a little more in focus, though...
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03/14/2009 05:32:05 PM
The mountain is a bit over burned but I like everything else.
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03/14/2009 05:18:29 PM
Very interesting, like the lines and colors 7
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03/14/2009 04:32:26 PM
Coming back to comment...

Gorgeous location, wonderful lighting, lovely colors!
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03/14/2009 06:01:02 AM
sweet shot great dof and perspective
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03/14/2009 01:27:07 AM
Oh how stunning!!!
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03/14/2009 12:47:29 AM
Yep storm's brewing. Dramatic, dangerous feeling, without being brooding.
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03/13/2009 11:15:40 PM
The way the shoreline leads us from the grass in the foreground to the hill is good
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03/13/2009 04:47:01 PM
Beautiful detail and DOF!! Exceptional!! 8
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03/13/2009 02:58:31 PM
Lovely oversaturation. The line leading to the background is wondefully done.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 12:56:50 PM
Beautiful colors and composition
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03/13/2009 12:42:09 PM
Beautiful lighting and rich colors! Wonderful capture!
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03/13/2009 12:17:04 PM
interesting white line in the water, works perfectly as a leading line, harp image
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03/13/2009 12:12:21 PM
very pretty, your mountain is a little dark...but still quite striking
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03/13/2009 01:04:31 AM
What a cold/warm picture this is! All the golds and browns in the soil and vegetation, and then the cold blue/green of the water and ice! At first it struck me as overly edited, maybe, but I quite like it after looking at it for a while. The saturated colours suit it somehow. Good work.
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03/12/2009 10:49:37 PM
I like how the clouds and the waves kinda mirror each other.
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03/12/2009 09:07:00 PM
Nice shot. Good colors. Is that Ice?
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03/12/2009 08:34:01 PM
Just beautiful. Love how light it is up front with the darkness of the clouds in the background.
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03/12/2009 08:10:44 PM
Really great depth and colors, very interesting shapes and textures. I love the light on the foreground, and how the foam line leads the eye to the background.
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03/12/2009 12:33:36 PM
Very beautiful. 10
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03/12/2009 11:00:07 AM
Love the colors and contrast.
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03/12/2009 09:39:55 AM
Great textures and play of light.
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03/12/2009 08:22:43 AM
Very impressive photo! Beautiful colours, I particulary love the sky and grass. Beautiful and powerful. Best of luck. 9
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03/12/2009 06:12:52 AM
I really like this scene, and the composition and processing work great. I would like it even better i it were shot at a wider angle though.
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03/12/2009 01:30:15 AM
not particularly fond of the amount of ground showing in the foreground, but that's just me. I like the sky, and the far mountain, and the color of the lake. looks very other worldly.
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03/12/2009 01:25:49 AM
Excellent detail. I love the processing on this without showing the bad effects of over processing.
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03/11/2009 10:17:44 PM
I really like the deep, rich colors of this.
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03/11/2009 09:47:40 PM
beautiful image, i might have cropped a tad bit off the bottom though. nice leading line of foam going from the bottom of the photo to the mountain. lovely clouds too
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03/11/2009 09:36:48 PM
Nice DOF!
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03/11/2009 06:37:40 PM
I can almost feel the presure in the air.
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03/11/2009 05:49:22 PM
Looks like a great time of day for a picture and this one has a great subject!
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03/11/2009 04:55:21 PM
Nice perspective here and how that little barrier reef is perfectly postiioned with your gap.
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03/11/2009 04:00:20 PM
Beautiful photo - I love the colors.
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03/11/2009 11:48:58 AM
Beautiful
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03/11/2009 11:46:24 AM
I love the darkness of the sky in this, really give the feel of a storm brewing
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03/11/2009 10:49:05 AM
Interesting that there are 4 distinct sections to this photograph with different values for each.
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03/11/2009 01:01:26 AM
I really like this - maybe add some sharpness is all.
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