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Canyon de Chelly's Hidden Gem
Canyon de Chelly's Hidden Gem
kirbic


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Challenge Photos
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Canyon de Chelley, AZ
Date: Apr 6, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2009

Toned using a fill layer (twice) in different blend modes. Much more fun than my old quadtone method!

24-70L @ 42mm handheld (braced) at 1/25s

Statistics
Place: 275 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.0000
Avg (commenters): 7.0492
Avg (participants): 6.0208
Avg (non-participants): 5.8861
Views since voting: 1008
Views during voting: 676
Votes: 511
Comments: 65
Favorites: 3 (view)


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03/19/2009 02:21:42 PM
This one was yours! WOW. I loved it during the voting stage, still do. It looks so majestic. It is done really well. :)
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03/18/2009 01:01:48 PM
How nice you got a perfect, no-decimals, ordinal number in this 100th challenge :-) I liked this a lot, actually, the more so because I been there and done that, long ago, with a Sinar-P 4x5 and a Schneider Super Angulon lens :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 10:43:34 PM
title hurts this one
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03/17/2009 10:25:27 PM
I'm still blown away by these structures in the cliffs. This is a very nice shot - love the patterns in the rocks & cliff face. The crop makes the cliffs tower above the adobes.
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03/17/2009 10:17:55 PM
Lovely texture, shapes and lines. Very dramatic! 8
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03/17/2009 10:04:36 PM
Is this the white house? Beautiful-9
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03/17/2009 10:00:49 PM
Wow, look at all those great textures in the structures and the canyon walls. Very nice photo!
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03/17/2009 06:22:04 PM
Wow, this is a great show of scale here, I like your color choice as well.
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03/17/2009 04:45:00 PM
Nice shot, I like the lack of color.
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03/17/2009 06:30:30 AM
Very interesting image with nice textures. Amazing how those dwellings were carved or build into the rock face.
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03/17/2009 04:41:41 AM
Excellent shot!
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03/16/2009 05:22:20 PM
I have never felt such a sense of scale as in your photo. Superbly done and your choice of B&W inspired. Among best of show.
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03/16/2009 03:47:23 AM
fasinating rock formations
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03/15/2009 04:33:26 PM
the sense of scale and the tones are really nice
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03/15/2009 03:35:31 PM
Nice shot
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03/15/2009 12:10:24 PM
toning really adds to the mood of the image, nicely done
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03/15/2009 10:35:17 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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03/15/2009 10:21:47 AM
Amazing detail, it looks so massive.
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03/15/2009 10:07:01 AM
Sepia toning works well with this
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03/15/2009 05:42:33 AM
I love this place. Not easy to photograph. Your photo is very special. Great light bouncing in. Bumping this up on review. 10
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03/15/2009 05:20:28 AM
great place, perfectly taken and post processed
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brano
03/15/2009 12:28:25 AM
Wonderful view and lines
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03/14/2009 10:32:42 PM
great entry for this challenge
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03/14/2009 08:25:40 PM
Interpretation of Topic:Very Creative
Photography: Good Job
Viewers Reaction: So True, but I would have loved to see this gem in color.
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03/14/2009 08:09:29 PM
This is a nice capture. I miss the color but it is not needed. Shadows?
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03/14/2009 07:34:15 PM
A classic shot done well. The enormity of the cliff face is really something to behold.
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03/14/2009 06:28:57 PM
amazing scene - the lines points the way to the ruin
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03/14/2009 04:20:40 PM
Stunning. An instant fave. Incredible scale, detail, depth. The tone is magical, and the lines on the mountain face dynamic.
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03/14/2009 12:29:15 PM
Ooh, well composed with the lines in the rock face
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03/14/2009 10:39:15 AM
Effective framing, great textures.
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03/14/2009 05:28:56 AM
impressing!
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03/14/2009 04:40:17 AM
interesting, a tad more contrast would help (at least on my screen)
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03/14/2009 01:23:58 AM
Wow! How amazing! This belongs in a magazine feature. I certainly would consider this my "best photo" if I took it.
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03/13/2009 11:59:18 PM
Wow, the perspective of this really makes the ruins look very small! Beautiful lines in the stone walls, pointing to the ruins! The toning is great. ~8
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03/13/2009 11:45:41 PM
This is not my kind of shot. Fortunately, that does not keep it from being a perfect, brilliant example. 10
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03/13/2009 10:26:46 PM
I love the tones in this image.
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03/13/2009 10:10:53 PM
Breathtaking. Needs to be seen in a large print to be appreciated, me thinks.
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03/13/2009 07:25:09 PM
Awesome.
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03/13/2009 04:47:54 PM
With this processing, this is almost an abstract. I studied it for a long while. Good for you.

Not voting yet.
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03/13/2009 04:23:38 PM
Oh wow... at first glance, its hard to see how big the cliffside is, but the structures within and below that provide good scale. Looks like an incredible place.
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03/13/2009 09:46:10 AM
I think the contrast could be played with a bit more.. really interesting place though
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03/13/2009 09:39:21 AM
lick of paint and it'll be as good as new :)
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03/13/2009 12:58:34 AM
Well shot.
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03/12/2009 10:42:03 PM
Lovely tones!
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03/12/2009 10:25:22 PM
great composition!
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03/12/2009 08:04:03 PM
Massive. I like the framing of the pic.
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03/12/2009 03:46:55 PM
Excellent display of scale and I like the toning.
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03/12/2009 01:11:55 PM
Very nice subject matter. Love the tones and detail.
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03/12/2009 12:51:58 PM
Ansel would have been happy with this..... 9
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03/12/2009 10:21:29 AM
Love the textures in the rock. Great job!
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03/12/2009 07:57:57 AM
Impressive!
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03/12/2009 01:45:05 AM
One of my favorite places in America :-)
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03/11/2009 06:17:08 PM
What an amazing image! It just doesn't stop producing eye candy. Great choice on the vertical capture. I like how you have two things that are huge in this picture. Very very old ruins next to this rock wall that just screams power and almost seems that by this power gave the ruins (during their time) protection. If that makes sence. Thanks for sharing. Was a joy exploring this wonderful photo. 10
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03/11/2009 05:44:52 PM
Something is missing
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03/11/2009 03:55:51 PM
the lines on this are amazing!
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03/11/2009 03:08:03 PM
Another place on my "must visit" list. Great use of duotones to bring out the detail.
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03/11/2009 02:57:48 PM
great textures and great composition
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03/11/2009 01:27:05 PM
Very well done! Nice textures and lines.
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03/11/2009 11:09:46 AM
Excellent control of the wide and varied tonal range. Beautiful work.
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03/11/2009 10:45:45 AM
Good composition...well done
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03/11/2009 08:56:55 AM
Lovely textures in the rock face.
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03/11/2009 02:12:05 AM
Reminiscent of Ansel's stunning shot. Beautiful tones and composition.
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03/11/2009 01:24:16 AM
excellent capture, really like the tones
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03/11/2009 01:06:45 AM
White House :) Amazing stuff... I hiked that trail a while back and had an absolute blast...
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03/11/2009 12:38:50 AM
It looks like it's probably an overcast day, but still you got good detail in the rock and structures. This really shows the overpowering cliff contrasted with the much smaller, falling into shambles works of man.
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