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The grape garden grows no wine before its time
The grape garden grows no wine before its time
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Challenge: In the Garden II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Erpolzheim, Germany
Date: Feb 21, 2010
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 3600
Shutter: 1/160s
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Feb 22, 2010

My first entry!

A bit forced due to a really busy schedule and lousy weather, but I committed to submitting something so here we go.

Erpolzheim, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany.

Editing was, well, basic.

Statistics
Place: 93 out of 160
Avg (all users): 5.0290
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 4.8667
Avg (non-participants): 5.0952
Views since voting: 602
Views during voting: 296
Votes: 207
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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03/03/2010 12:28:39 PM
I really liked this in voting and I still do now!
For a first time photoshop user you did great - and the lines in the sky balance the reflection well. Keep up the good work!
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03/03/2010 05:41:52 AM
I want to thank everyone for their comments. They've been really helpful. This was my first go at this so there's much to learn.

To answer some of the questions (this is more for me than you since I doubt anyone will check back)...

I had limited time to shoot and didn't have a good vantage point with an expansive view of the vineyard, so I stuck to the sky, which was working at the moment.

The small size is just me being a rookie. I didn't know how to save the file at the proper size without compromising quality, so I made the image size smaller. I also had PS set to CMYK instead of sRGB so I lost a lot of the color anyway, but didn't know what I was doing at the time. I fixed it for the next challenge, but blew it anyway because my monitor is clearly not calibrated correctly, as now that I'm at work my photo looks a lot different than when I submitted it. :-(

As for the white balance, that's an excellent idea. I played with colors a lot but didn't want it to look too over-processed. A WB adjustment would have helped a lot.

Thanks again!
03/03/2010 05:32:08 AM
Originally posted by Melethia:

I thought this was Germany. Makes me homesick. Gotta admit I don't know where Erpolzheim is, though. Will have to go look it up!

Hi there, Erpolzheim is on the Deutsche Weinstraße in Rheinland-Pfalz, in between Bad Dürkheim and Freinsheim (west of Mannheim).

A very gloomy week and this was taken during the two hours it wasn't pouring.
03/03/2010 12:58:50 AM
I thought this was Germany. Makes me homesick. Gotta admit I don't know where Erpolzheim is, though. Will have to go look it up!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2010 05:02:11 PM
I felt like voting sub 5 when I saw it first, but than I kept looking for a while. Dont know, may be a larger crop would help the first impression, also not sure about the framing, but anyway, I like the blending colors, bleak but good at it, loneliness, sense of loss in relatively busy picture...
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03/02/2010 04:04:13 AM
Cool sky, but I don't know why you went as small as you did. Emphasizing the endless rows of vines a bit more would have worked well for this.
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03/02/2010 01:18:02 AM
Moody and well spotted, reflection in water, nice sky. Try landscape orientation next time for more impact. the leading lines and angle you shot this should go on forever into the distance, ala landscape orientation.
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03/01/2010 03:36:36 PM
Puddles, wire, and leaning stakes make me think of a concentration camp -- sorry!
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02/27/2010 04:55:36 PM
I'm really drawn to this one. Maybe it's the repeating lines, or the sky, or the interaction of the reflection the posts and the sky. I can't tell, but it intrigues me. I wish it was a little warmer, though. Maybe a little white balance tweak would help that....
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