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That was Zen; This is Tao
That was Zen; This is Tao
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Challenge: A Single Tree (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG for Canon
Date: Sep 6, 2006
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

Beauty is not caused. It is. ~ Emily Dickenson

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 251
Avg (all users): 6.6078
Avg (commenters): 7.1364
Avg (participants): 6.5213
Avg (non-participants): 6.6818
Views since voting: 2329
Views during voting: 344
Votes: 204
Comments: 39
Favorites: 5 (view)


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08/26/2007 10:24:08 AM
been checking your work, digging it with a good spade. this photo reminds me of my own challenge shot but yours is more dramatic, less conventional, and well, better.
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10/16/2006 10:13:39 AM
It's a great shot; for this tree it is the perfect treatment.
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09/29/2006 11:10:04 PM
Congratulations on your top ten finish with this great b/w study.
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09/19/2006 12:38:21 PM
Congrats on a top ten & PB! Glad to see you finally get a score you deserve(way to many undeserved low scores on the doll series).
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09/19/2006 07:24:03 AM
Congrats on your top 10 finish. Great shot!
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09/18/2006 11:00:20 AM
I'm pleased that I was wrong - congrats on your top 10!
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09/18/2006 06:50:32 AM
woo hoo! that sure is a nice tree...no really the sky is beautiful, b & w works great...
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09/18/2006 02:15:31 AM
very good .... you keep on improving all the time...Congratulations!
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09/18/2006 12:41:14 AM
Funny title.

I'm not keen on the contrast on the lower left of the tree's silhouette, but it's not like you can just pull the clouds down right... ;)

Nice depth in the clouds too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/17/2006 10:12:20 PM
Wonderful dramatic sky and a very nice silhouette.
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09/17/2006 09:03:54 PM
I like the title and the richness of the B&W. 8
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09/17/2006 01:15:37 PM
Nicely composed and excellent cloud drama. Perhaps a little too dark.
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09/16/2006 11:52:29 PM
Nice perspective, nice processing. And I just love puffy clouds. I wish there was a touch of color in here somewhere though. Still a 6 with a possible bump to 7.
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09/16/2006 03:26:55 AM
yes this is Tao! the energy is in the clouds.
Wow the tones are awesome.
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09/15/2006 07:29:34 PM
this reminds me of zueszen - not a bad photog to be compared to. I'm betting this is too challenging of an image to do well - but I hope I'm wrong and this is getting the attention it deserves -
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09/15/2006 12:02:42 PM
The tree is far too dark to be the main subject.
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09/15/2006 10:03:18 AM
Either way, it's beautifull.
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09/14/2006 08:50:51 PM
This is my favorite photograph of a single tree submitted in this challenge! Great work. Excellent black and white. Perfect sky! Good luck for winning this challenge. You have a 10 from me!
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09/14/2006 02:23:14 PM
Nice. Clouds overpower the tree a bit.
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09/14/2006 01:44:10 AM
Coming or going this is very nice! My preferance for this picture would have it with a 10% shift lighter in gamma and a leveling of the horizon
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09/14/2006 12:42:29 AM
Very cool and moody. This could easily ribbon.
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09/12/2006 05:53:09 PM
I love it, clouds are fantastic. Well done.
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09/12/2006 03:47:52 PM
AWESOME!!
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09/12/2006 01:00:31 PM
I wish there was just a bit more detail on the tree - I think. But it's a fantastic shot none the less. It's so powerful and moving. Exactly the kind of shot I like to see!
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09/12/2006 11:03:28 AM
Pretty billowing clouds there. It's a little on the dark side down below though.
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09/12/2006 10:11:19 AM
Excellent b&w tones in that awesome sky. It would nicer if the tree was more in front of the whitest parts of the clouds to be just hair more visible. Well done!
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09/12/2006 10:07:00 AM
great composition.
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09/12/2006 04:59:50 AM
Stunning clouds but feel they distract from the tree. I like it none the less.
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09/12/2006 04:15:56 AM
good black and white, the clouds are a true show. perhaps the image is a bit too dark in the dark side.
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09/12/2006 02:31:27 AM
wonderful clouds
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09/11/2006 11:51:28 PM
awesome shot, great title! 9
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09/11/2006 09:24:09 PM
now if this challenge were "clouds" you might very well win this one. I have to 'hunt' the tree? not sure how I feel I'd change this..dodge the tree and horizon? maybe even give the tree and ground color? 8 for clouds 5 because there is a tree in shot. overall I give you a 7..gl in challenge :-)
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09/11/2006 08:33:00 PM
Fantastic sky, lots of drama and suits B&W well (not sure about the title thought) :o)
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09/11/2006 04:41:08 PM
Love your cloud cover here. Very dramatic and creates great drama and mence for the tree. Fantastic composition and exposure.
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09/11/2006 04:34:36 PM
love the dramatic sky and how the tree seems to be it's audience. 10
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09/11/2006 01:45:11 PM
ummm - great conflict here.
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09/11/2006 11:56:45 AM
LOL on the title. :)
Nice clouds.
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09/11/2006 01:11:59 AM
Love the title. Beautiful clouds as the backdrop. Is the horizon tilted a smidge?
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09/11/2006 12:41:34 AM
Absolutely setting with the dramatic sky. Great concept. Well composed. But on my calibrated monitor ... too dark.
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