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Tree of the Dead
Tree of the Dead
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Challenge: Branch II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Old City Cemetery
Date: Mar 13, 2010
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: varried
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 14, 2010

 Got this shot while out shooting on Saturday. We had some great cloud cover and I was looking for a shot of a tree that would complement the darkness from the sky and thought this worked well with it's immense branches and surrounding tombstones.


Wow, a new PB and a 6.0 finish and top 20. I am pretty happy with this finish. Thanks to all who voted and commented.
Editing included combining 3 exposures with photomatix, a very slight crop, levels, 50% grey overlay at 20% for dodge and burning, convert to B&W, usm, resize and sfw.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 139
Avg (all users): 6.0797
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.7581
Avg (non-participants): 6.3421
Views since voting: 1390
Views during voting: 247
Votes: 138
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Nikon D3s
 03/14/2011 12:32:58 PM
Fantastic Tree...I love how the branches move around as if it this tree was alive and dancing.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/25/2010 02:46:50 AM
Congratulations on your new PB Josh! And a great way to have a final goodbye for your Rebel XS
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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/24/2010 07:11:23 AM
A personal best!! How awesome! wonderful shot. Congrats on the top 20.
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 03/22/2010 07:29:02 PM
Commenting as part of my Team Suck duties...

Wow... what a wonderful tree. Congratulations on the PB and top 20 finish. Nicely processed and great title.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 03/22/2010 04:43:45 PM
Love the energy and drama. Nice and tight.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 03/22/2010 02:05:44 PM
Awwweeesome! Except the score part. I think this should be rated much higher!!!
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/22/2010 11:07:08 AM
Huge congrats on your new PB and a top 20!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
 03/21/2010 07:34:32 PM
That is awesome!!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 55-200mm f/4.0-5.6G ED
 03/19/2010 10:07:23 PM
That is one large tree, nice B&W process.
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Pentax K10D
Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
 03/19/2010 09:08:46 AM
I like your subject tree and monochrome is a good choice, but I'm not a fan of the processing you've used.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/16/2010 04:45:21 PM
Love the title! Processing a little dark - 7
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/15/2010 08:34:17 AM
For some reason this image seems like you processed it for about 4 days.
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