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A Tower In The Forest
A Tower In The Forest
TommyMoe21


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Challenge: It's All About Position (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Devil's Tower national Monument, WY
Date: Jul 19, 2009
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5000
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2009

Shot RAW. Converted in RSE6 after slight color, contrast and exposure adjustments. In PSCS2, selective color, dodge, burn, resized, USM, border added & SFW.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 43
Avg (all users): 5.2287
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 4.6250
Avg (non-participants): 5.2825
Views since voting: 1601
Views during voting: 705
Votes: 293
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)


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AuthorThread
07/29/2009 04:17:24 PM
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: Well, its been said in enough comments so won't go on too much about the challenge description that was sadly overlooked misread. As a shot its clean and simple yet quite a compelling scene, I think it would have done quite a bit better in a free study or correctly themed challenge.

Composition: Excellent composition with the basalt sitting nicely in the rule of thirds. The mix of sky and grassland adds to the overall size of the tower.

Subject: Great subject, I've just come back from holiday and a trip to the Staffa, the basalt Island in the inner hebredes - not a patch on this shot.

Technical: Spot on technically though maybe a little more detail in the woodland would help a little? My monitor is well calibrated but just a touch dark.

Final thoughts: I really like the overall scene and colours, its a great landscape and different from the norm here (thats a good thing btw). Yup, I need to finish on the fact that its a dnmc from me. Feel free to pm me if you want any clarification Tom.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/28/2009 08:11:42 AM
What an amazing basalt formation! Where is this? New Zealand? Nicely balanced shot with strong colours. Looks like a dinosaur is about to appear any second....
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07/27/2009 01:36:38 PM
Great pic, but I don't understand how it meets the challenge description. Lots of stuff in this challenge that does not. Maybe it's me that's missing something...
07/27/2009 02:30:14 AM
Nice composition, a stunning mountain!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/26/2009 11:13:08 PM
We are not alone...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/26/2009 04:41:04 AM
Is that a
07/25/2009 11:36:45 AM
close encounters of the third kind?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/25/2009 10:49:19 AM
Amazing picture but it doesn't really fit the challenge, unless im not seeing something
07/22/2009 01:13:15 PM
It appears as though you either did not understand or chose to ignore the challenge description. Nice photograph, just not for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/22/2009 06:05:09 AM
Jurasic
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07/22/2009 03:56:06 AM
scene is missing unrelated objects.
07/22/2009 01:56:16 AM
nice shot, not getting the 'position'


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