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Pohaturoa
Pohaturoa
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Ansel Adams (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Atiamuri, New Zealand
Date: Mar 4, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2005

This was the 3rd attempt (about 80 shots) during the week to capture this volcanic spine next to the Waikato River. This is my first challenge entry for DPC.

Exif Data:
Lens : AF-S Nikkor 18-70mm 1:3.5-4.5G ED DX
ExposureTime : 1/250Sec
FNumber : F8.0
ExposureProgram : Program Normal
DateTimeOriginal : 2005:03:04 12:45:53
ComponentConfiguration : YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel : 4/1 (bit/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue : EV-0.3
MaxApertureValue : F3.5
MeteringMode : Division
LightSource : Unidentified
Flash : Not fired
FocalLength : 18.00(mm)

Post Processing:
Photoshop - Auto levels, crop, channel mix in monochrome(red 180%, green 70%, blue -70% ~ approx), contrast and saturation, resize.

Digital Film - apply border ala A.Adams.
Run through neat image (minor) and resize and save for web.

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 292
Avg (all users): 6.2930
Avg (commenters): 7.3125
Avg (participants): 6.1757
Avg (non-participants): 6.4537
Views since voting: 2099
Votes: 256
Comments: 17
Favorites: 2 (view)


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AuthorThread
03/14/2005 12:13:38 AM
Thanks everybody for your comments. I didn't expect this shot to do as well as it did so am quite happy. Not a bad start for my first DPChallenge - hopefully I can continue to improve.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/13/2005 08:32:01 PM
Excellent scene. The trees on the edge of the horizon seem wqy oversharpnened but that's what makes this challenge so difficult. AA was the master of total DOF without looking artificial. - 8
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03/12/2005 09:17:13 PM
oh my. this photo very much stands out from the crowd.
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03/12/2005 05:13:51 AM
Excellent conrast. I wonder, did you blend two RAW develops, as there seems to be a dark band at the top of the treeline?
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03/10/2005 11:52:55 AM
Very nice image!
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03/10/2005 06:29:05 AM
Lot of character, The mountain face with all the pines or cyprses? is very intrigueing. The water below adds contrast. I lilke the fact that there are very few clouds. The sky does not distract from the rest of the picture. 7
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03/09/2005 10:17:58 PM
Nicely composed work
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03/09/2005 12:14:31 AM
Really nice tones to this shot. I think I would have liked a little less centered composition and more room at the top of the photo, above the hill. As it is, though, it's still one of my top 10 picks.
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03/08/2005 08:56:58 PM
I think I have seen this before let's see
New Zealand somewhere in the Taupo, Rotorua, Hamilton area
.....could it be Train :)

this is a great shot I love the water
but it needs a little more contrast in either the trees or the scrub... I gave you an 8


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03/08/2005 12:53:07 PM
Great shot, one of my highest choices
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03/08/2005 08:52:22 AM
Nice image, nice frame. Would have been interested to see how it would have been with longer exposure to even out the ripples which are a little distracting to me. Top 5 I reckon though, 9 from me.
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03/08/2005 07:49:06 AM
Very nice. 6
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03/08/2005 05:04:27 AM
Excellent photo.
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03/08/2005 03:08:26 AM
What a nice photo !
Great light and composition !
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03/07/2005 11:31:37 AM
where on earth is this?
03/07/2005 07:18:03 AM
For an AA composition, more diagonals would have made this shot pop. Still a good study with good tones. 7.
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03/07/2005 04:28:41 AM
Lovely scene with good (if a little straight-on) light. To make it more Adamsy I would have liked a little more sky and just a tiny bit blacker blacks. Excellent work, though. One for the wall. 8
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