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In Memory of...  (An Unforgiving Mountain)
In Memory of... (An Unforgiving Mountain)
Leo


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Challenge: Rocks, Stones, Pebbles (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Mt Hood, OR
Date: Jun 5, 2009
Aperture: 16
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2009

While exploring an area east of Mt Hood, I stumbled upon this make shift memorial to a fallen climber. Several mountain climbers have lost their lives in the last two or three winters. I thought it would make an interesting image with the mountain in the back drop. On this day, the weather wasn't cooperating and this was as clear as it got.

Statistics
Place: 92 out of 147
Avg (all users): 5.0279
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
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Avg (non-participants): 5.0764
Views since voting: 599
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 215
Comments: 3
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06/21/2009 09:01:03 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Composition:

I think you hit the nail on the head in your notes really, for me too the memorial is probably more significant in the image than the rocks, I can't put my finger on any specifics but something feels a little awkward, maybe it's the size of the boulders and the beautiful scene behind that we just cant quite see enough of (but that's the rub I suppose, trying to fulfil the challenge enough for DPC voters and still have a good compositional image). I wonder if moving back or using a wider angle (if it was available) to give some room to the right, might have helped in the overall composition, this may also have lessened the memorial enough that it still gives the story but lessened its dominance within the scene.

Camera Work:

Not a lot I can suggest really, you were obviously working in very tough conditions those shadows show just how harsh the sunlight was.

Post-Processing:

Nice saturation levels, pretty good detail in the rocks, I don't think there was much else you could have done within basic editing rules that would have affected the score significantly.

My Opinion:

I think it's a tough call when taking shots like this of how to be respectful to the situation and still get the shot you are after with the challenge in mind, I think you did a good job of retaining respect but the "rock" side of the image suffered a bit for it.

Hope this was of some use, should you wish to discuss any part of the critique further please feel free to PM me.

Good luck in future challenges!

Mark
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/16/2009 01:55:48 PM
How sad. I hope it's a set up shot and not real -- although I know it does happen.
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06/10/2009 08:47:39 AM
;/ 10
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