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Summer in the hills
Summer in the hills
docjonny


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Challenge: B/W Landscape II (Standard Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm X-Pro 1
Location: Mountain alps Northern Italy
Date: Jul 13, 2016
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/850
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2016

Loved this view for a long time.
Took about 20 shots and this is the one that seemed to catch the light the best.

Statistics
Place: 14 out of 59
Avg (all users): 5.9833
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
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Views since voting: 334
Views during voting: 111
Votes: 60
Comments: 6
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08/02/2016 08:20:16 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Wow, love the way that the trees look almost like clouds! Wonderful alternating layers of light and dark, smooth fields and bumpy forests. Fantastic level of toning with no bleachy white expanses, though I do see true white in the foreground and areas of true black scattered throughout. Meets the challenge perfectly.

The one problem with this image is that there is just too much of it. There are too many houses, all competing for attention and all roughly the same scale, so there is no true focal point. However, if you crop the image so area where the two big swatches of field are broken up with light, you can see that they lead to that tiny little house all on its own on the far right. The treeline behind it leads to that same house as does the delicate fenceline. BINGO! There's your shot! You could even leave in some of the froth of trees up and above that house, as the squareness of the house breaks up all the flowing lines leading to it.

So take this pic, crop it as per above, and look at the difference.

Hope this helps!

Susan
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07/26/2016 02:01:06 AM
This is on the boarder between Como and Switzerland. The town from which this was shot is called San Fedele. Serene mountain town with a population that tempoarilrly swells in the summer as it's cooler Some beautiful walks and amazing photo opportunities . If you are coming here let me know .. Happy to share tips and tricks in this lovely part of the world .... www. Lakecomoproperties.com for ideas on where to stay.
07/26/2016 12:18:52 AM
Superb. I find only praise for it. Forgot to vote on this challenge but, for what's worth, it would haveb been 10 cum laude
Exact location?
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07/25/2016 03:11:45 AM
I really liked this shot, and it seemed so familiar, like somewhere in the Dolomites where we stayed, is that where it is? Anyway a bit of tonal contrast and dodge and burn and this could of really popped!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/24/2016 11:09:00 PM
A beautiful expanse, great light, well done with the layering.
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07/24/2016 09:54:38 PM
What a view. Love the light. voted earlier
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