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Secret Window
Secret Window
mike_d


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Ireland
Date: Aug 10, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20s
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

Castle hunting vacation in Ireland from a couple years back.

My wife spotted this shot as we were trekking down a country lane back to the car. She has an amazing eye. Thanks hun!

Statistics
Place: 261 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.0333
Avg (commenters): 6.7368
Avg (participants): 6.0094
Avg (non-participants): 6.1548
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 708
Votes: 511
Comments: 62
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/17/2009 02:17:41 PM
very nice colors
03/17/2009 02:04:44 PM
wow...haven't given many 10's...guess what...do your jig
03/17/2009 11:27:42 AM
Amazing natural frame and enchanting view.
03/17/2009 04:53:45 AM
Nice view!! 9
03/17/2009 02:54:23 AM
Nice natural framing.
03/17/2009 12:56:01 AM
Beautiful shot.
03/16/2009 11:19:00 PM
Beautifully and skilfully framed.
03/16/2009 11:02:29 PM
Interesting.
03/16/2009 10:12:30 PM
Very nice!
03/16/2009 12:04:22 PM
not very sharp and its noisy too , just three for that sorry ;D


good luck and take care ;D
brano
03/16/2009 07:21:27 AM
When through yon window look, to see what is beyond. The orange flowers, the odd shaped fields, and a rainbow, faint but true. Great framing for a very nice scene.
03/16/2009 02:56:20 AM
Great framing! seems a little over sharpened though.
03/15/2009 11:40:07 PM
Great frame but may have tried to center the window a bit more.
03/15/2009 06:42:08 PM
Great idea, would have liked the window straightened up
03/15/2009 05:52:50 PM
What a great shot - really cool composition.
03/15/2009 03:01:46 PM
Nice framing and good detail. Love the scene through the window and wish I could see more of it!
03/15/2009 01:53:46 PM
This is a nice shot with the framing of the window.
03/15/2009 01:42:21 PM
Great capture! The framing, color and composition gives it a very painterly quality.
03/15/2009 01:02:30 PM
Good eye, I do appreciate the ability to see something special in the everyday
03/15/2009 10:22:25 AM
A gorgeous scene through that old window.
03/15/2009 07:05:00 AM
you have to be happy with a photo like this
03/14/2009 11:47:24 PM
Great DOF; very pleasing composition
03/14/2009 09:13:43 PM
Neat framing! Nicely done.
03/14/2009 02:53:38 PM
good use of the window to frame this image
03/14/2009 09:30:37 AM
Very nice natural frame! I like the moisty look.
03/14/2009 08:51:31 AM
Now my #1 favorite landscape shot, Beautifully presented.
03/14/2009 07:37:33 AM
Double framing, very nice.
03/14/2009 07:17:11 AM
what a cool way to frame a beautiful scene, you've got a great eye
03/13/2009 04:48:05 PM
well framed, love the colors
03/13/2009 04:12:23 PM
Voted earlier coming back to comment now. I love the perspectives that are a picture within a picture. I like how you chose a vertical orientation for it mirrors the shape of the window. It sort of has the effect of we are looking through the window of your camera to the stone window to the outside. The ancient stone house provides us with a view to a lush and green countryside. And beyond the valley is a ridge of hills/mountains with billowy mist blanketing them. Nicely done and presented.
03/13/2009 03:54:04 PM
Killer frame!
03/13/2009 02:21:23 PM
Great use of framing. I also like how dark the window is compared the fields outside.
03/13/2009 11:57:17 AM
Nicely framed.
03/13/2009 10:54:21 AM
Really grabs me - very nice.
03/13/2009 09:11:53 AM
Very nice use of a natural frame for a shot. I can't tell if it's just me, but the frame seems to be a bit crooked.
03/13/2009 03:31:39 AM
love the natual frame and the color
03/13/2009 03:20:35 AM
Great use of a natural fram. Love the rich greens.Is this Ireland?
03/12/2009 11:27:55 PM
Great framing with the stone wall. Beautiful, glowing countryside beyond. Nice work.
03/12/2009 08:42:23 PM
Good work at getting the exposure balanced both on this side of the window and through the window. However, it (the wall) looks a bit grainy/edgy as if you really had to bump the exposure on it.
03/12/2009 06:51:42 PM
Ok this looks like it should be a wall mural. I LOVE IT!! needs to be a print.
03/12/2009 05:29:25 PM
The window and the view are interesting. Great find.
03/12/2009 05:24:03 PM
interesting composition
03/12/2009 01:18:05 PM
I like your framing
03/12/2009 12:19:00 PM
Very nice find, but the image feels really flat and the "window" frame could be sharper. Plus I kinda wish this were more centered.
03/12/2009 07:37:11 AM
very nice framing for a a very pretty picture.
03/11/2009 09:01:30 PM
Wow. Good job with a difficult lighting situation. This is fascinating!

Not voting yet.
03/11/2009 07:32:22 PM
Love the framing on a gorgeous countryside. Even the clouds at the top seem to help the image.
03/11/2009 06:23:03 PM
You have to look at this one for a second to see what's going on in it. I like the contrasting color's between what's in the window and what's not.
03/11/2009 05:32:59 PM
I wish the foreground was a little sharper, but I like the colors, and the framing is really pretty.
03/11/2009 05:03:48 PM
I like the balance of colours around the frame, and in the distance.
03/11/2009 05:00:38 PM
nice view
03/11/2009 05:00:06 PM
Excellent!! 9
03/11/2009 03:55:05 PM
The framing works really well as an illusion.
03/11/2009 02:01:43 PM
reminds me of a record cover. great color capture
03/11/2009 01:09:14 PM
Might have been tempted to crop a bit off the top to balance out the 'frame', but really fab photo, love it.
03/11/2009 09:54:38 AM
great frame, great composition, good image
03/11/2009 09:06:16 AM
Simple , but effective in this case , 6
03/11/2009 08:37:17 AM
love the colors in the view
03/11/2009 07:58:53 AM
Nice but there are focus problems. I like the view tho.
03/11/2009 03:21:56 AM
cropped a bit crooked or window is off
03/11/2009 01:06:53 AM
Balanced composition makes me want to visit, or climb through.
03/11/2009 12:22:10 AM
Looks like it could be a Led Zeppelin album cover


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