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Angeles National Forest
Angeles National Forest
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Challenge: Fire IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Location: Cajon Pass, Southern California
Date: Oct 3, 2009
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1600
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 4, 2009

 actually the sun here is partially obscured by smoke from a forest fire in the Wrightwood area of southern california which broke out a few hours before i took this shot. couldn't get any decent shots of the actual flames but i like the look of the setting sun. the sun is fire, right?





An outtake which i liked but didn't feel enough like fire

Statistics
Place: 18 out of 96
Avg (all users): 6.0315
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 6.0408
Avg (non-participants): 6.0256
Views since voting: 1373
Views during voting: 268
Votes: 127
Comments: 9
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/12/2009 01:33:29 AM
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Now that I know what the scene actually portrayed, I see it differently. I suspected this might have been the case, however. There were a a few entries that tried to shoehorn in a sunset pic, so I had top draw a line with my votes. I'm glad to see your entry was strong enough to overcome that and get the score it deserved.


thanks for your comment. i really don't see, though, how a hugh ball of fire would be considered a shoehorn in a fire challenge.
 10/12/2009 12:53:46 AM
Now that I know what the scene actually portrayed, I see it differently. I suspected this might have been the case, however. There were a a few entries that tried to shoehorn in a sunset pic, so I had top draw a line with my votes. I'm glad to see your entry was strong enough to overcome that and get the score it deserved.
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 10/12/2009 12:46:54 AM
I think you got robbed. This screams to me "forest fire". Excellent work, a 10 from me.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/11/2009 09:48:38 PM
Awesome photo, but I have had to make the decision that a "fiery sunset" does not fit the spirit of this challenge. Though it is possible this place was ravaged by fire, this does not carry across to me in the image. Again, a wonderful shot that I hate giving a low vote to, but I must. To do otherwise is unfair to the entries that did do something related to actual fire.
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 10/11/2009 07:11:39 PM
Very nicely done, I like the silhouettes of the trees and the smoky clouds. Nice composition and mood to this image. Keep up the great work.
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 10/11/2009 05:49:13 AM
such and awesome shot
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 10/10/2009 09:11:18 PM
I tried to get up there to photograph the fire. This is a fantastic scene that captures the intense mood and heat. Definitely abstract, and I doubt many voters would see this as a fire without the title.Well done. 9 from me.
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 10/10/2009 07:54:35 AM
This is a great shot! Excellent color and composition with the slope of the land, and the border works really well too!
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 10/06/2009 11:42:50 AM
Excellent sunset shot. Very good exposure. Like the compo too.
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