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daysez


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Challenge: Blue (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Joshua Tree NF
Date: Nov 24, 2002
Aperture: f 5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 29, 2002

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Statistics
Place: 144 out of 243
Avg (all users): 4.9065
Avg (commenters): 5.4444
Avg (participants): 4.8707
Avg (non-participants): 4.9596
Views since voting: 969
Votes: 246
Comments: 10
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12/14/2002 11:25:00 AM
Critique Club
#144

Composition/Content - To me, the background is what sells this image, and what makes it worthy of the blue challenge. I think the composition is perfect as it is. Another image, from a different perspective could have been good too, but I would not flaw this image on compositional perspective. I also like the evolving shads of blue in the sky. My eye is drawn to the sky first, then the tree on the left, then the details in the middle ground, then the foreground.

Background - Again, the background makes this iamge what it is. Nuf said.

Camera Work - Technical - I disagree with the comment that the foreground needed to be brighter. As photographers we are all faced with the reality that some parts of our image will be in brighter light than others. We have to figure out the right balance for each image. In my opinion, you have done just fine with that. The tree on the left could quite possibly be sharpened, but I don't think this detracts from the image.

Digital Processing - Again, perhaps a little additional sharpness; perhaps not.

Opinion - I like it more as I look at it more. Now I noticed the pieces of mountain and valley bathed in sunlight. The photo has alot going for it. Congratulations.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/08/2002 11:36:43 PM
Very blue sky. I really like the framing of this, with the rocks at the bottom and the tree to the left. The tree looks a bit soft on the focus to me, but it might just be the types of leaves/needles. Otherwise, focus and clarity are great. good luck in the challenge.
12/08/2002 07:22:09 PM
excellent composition, but i would have rotated our position a little to see if i could remove the gap in the rocks, as the object seen between them (a trailer?) is rather distracting. colors are nice. 8
12/08/2002 01:38:23 AM
I haven't seen a Joshua Tree for a long time. They make great subjects.
12/08/2002 12:57:12 AM
Not that bad a set up.
12/05/2002 10:13:10 PM
Even though you are making the sky your subject there is too much of it. Should have cropped the photo off at the top of the tree. Still would have enough blue sky and not so much empty space. Other wise pretty good shot. PTL 6
12/03/2002 08:40:00 AM
I would have liked it better with the whole tree or no tree at all
12/02/2002 10:48:00 PM
fill in flash might light up the rock to give more foreground detail, but as it is the foreground is underexposed.
12/02/2002 12:21:00 PM
It would have been nice to try and use a polarizer for this shot... Good framing, but fairly boring.
12/02/2002 09:02:00 AM
I think you had to be there and I wish I had. Love those boulders.


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