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Though many a flood has passed me by...
Though many a flood has passed me by...
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Effects of Water (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: New Jersey
Date: Dec 22, 2012
Aperture: 13.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2012

single capture

initial adjustments with Capture NX2
-straighten
-crop
-selective brightness/contrast/blur/add grain
-selective saturation increase
-spot touchup to a few leaves, small branches

additional adjustments using Color Efex Pro
-Detail Extractor
-Glamour Glow

final minor adjustments to brightness/contrast, saturation, size and save for DPC using Capture NX2


Credit to Bear_Music for his feedback, and offering this poem from his friend Annie Finch, titled "Landing Underwater, I See Roots":

All the things we hide in water
hoping we won't see them go—
(forests growing under water
press against the ones we know)—

and they might have gone on growing
and they might now breathe above
everything I speak of sowing
(everything I try to love).

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 45
Avg (all users): 6.2255
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8333
Avg (non-participants): 6.3462
Views since voting: 964
Views during voting: 228
Votes: 102
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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01/05/2013 08:10:35 AM
I LOVE THIS SO MUCH XOX
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12/31/2012 11:45:49 AM
Beautiful!!
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12/31/2012 12:49:42 AM
I thought this might be a skewsme image, and that is a compliment! I love the softness, blurriness and muted color palette. Congrats on the well deserved top ten finish.
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12/31/2012 12:35:21 AM
Excellent entry for the challenge, Mark. Congratulations on the top ten.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/30/2012 09:19:03 PM
Gorgeous dof and colors and amorphous effect. The blur is perfect.
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12/30/2012 04:04:22 PM
Beautiful.
Would love to know how you did this.
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12/29/2012 06:19:32 PM
Has a nice feel to this, not sure about the crop though, still one of the better ones, already voted!
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12/29/2012 02:43:58 AM
A simple but very effective image. I like the limited colour palette.
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12/28/2012 11:49:33 AM
Nice visual transition down into the earth reaching for water.
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12/27/2012 08:06:19 AM
I am really liking the fractal quality of this
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12/26/2012 07:30:48 PM
This has a very nice, otherworldly, Middle Earth-esque feel to it. Splash of colour from the leaves livens up the image. Tiny bit too much HDR for my taste.
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12/24/2012 04:04:51 PM
While I'm not a fan of such a tall portrait orientation image, I do like the moss covered roots and the "water line". It's a dreamy image with attractive splashes of color.
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12/24/2012 02:29:39 PM
Really love the way the roots tell the story. All the perfect highways and and channels that let you know just how much water has given this tree life all those years. One of my favorites.
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12/24/2012 02:14:23 PM
This makes me think of elves and fairies. Great details and beautiful harmony of colors.
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12/24/2012 10:50:15 AM
Best image of the challenge in my opinion.
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12/24/2012 01:57:42 AM
This one and one other one are my favorites for this challenge! How very beautiful this is and it certainly meets the challenge! Love the lighting and soft focus in this one! Composition is top notch!
This is a 10 for me and I am sure it will be in the top 3, at least I hope it will be!
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