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Standing Tall
Standing Tall
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Location: Rydal, GA
Date: Apr 23, 2005
Aperture: f/4.5
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2005

 This is in the mountains behind our subdivision. Once this challenge came up this was my first thought. Saw this tree a few months ago and thought it was weird how tall it was compared to the rest. I have the camera zoomed in all the way. My camera has a 10X Optical zoom so maybe that will tell you how far away this is.

Edits are:

Crop
Slight Change in Curves
Adjusted Blue and Cyan Saturation to +11
Changed contrast to +20
Brightness to -15
Sharpen
Ran through Neatimage
Replace color adjustments
Resized to 640 pixels
Save for web.

Statistics
Place: 471 out of 492
Avg (all users): 3.7765
Avg (commenters): 3.7727
Avg (participants): 3.6169
Avg (non-participants): 3.9809
Views since voting: 1005
Views during voting: 453
Votes: 358
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 03/14/2006 02:53:19 PM
Hi Rex, its me again ;)

Now, am not sure its worth commenting on this pic, its all be said before and I'm pretty sure if I challenged you to return to the scene (if its possible) you could do wonders here and imho a 2:1 portrait aspect ratio would add more of a sense of vasteness :)
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 08/10/2005 09:00:55 PM
I think this could've been a neat photo if it weren't blurry. After reading the description attached with it, I know why - always turn off your digital zoom!!! You can't get a good shot with it on; your photos will always turn out blurry/pixelly. When I got my Powershot, I didn't know to turn mine off and ended up taking a ton of photos at a family reunion that turned out truly awful. :) Now I know!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 06:16:12 PM
the soft focus, graininess of the image gets in the way
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 05/02/2005 08:21:35 PM
which tree? With better focus and somehing more interesting at the bottom it could have worked out
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 04/30/2005 08:06:25 PM
hmm, don't get it.
 04/29/2005 10:25:30 PM
this doesnt hold my interest much, nice clouds though
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 04/29/2005 07:51:16 PM
the landscape is out of focus imo.
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 04/29/2005 12:21:19 PM
Poor sharpness. A pitty...
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 04/29/2005 09:18:34 AM
Out of focus
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 04/29/2005 05:44:43 AM
there's nothing interesting enough in this photo to catch my eye. The trees are too blurred also. If they were sharper, then this would look better.
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 04/29/2005 03:44:35 AM
The trees all seem to be out of focus.
 04/28/2005 04:44:16 PM
A little fuzzy and not that much of interest.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2005 01:31:00 PM
Too much sky not enough subject matter.
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 04/28/2005 11:07:45 AM
Kind of plain in my opinion
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 04/28/2005 01:17:39 AM
subject doesn't have a clear presence
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 04/27/2005 10:42:17 PM
I see a structure but I am unable to decypher its shape. This is a case where favoring the subject would bring you a higher vote. 5
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 04/27/2005 09:27:19 PM
what is standing tall
 04/27/2005 07:24:48 PM
what is the subject ?
the greenery is very indtistinct
 04/27/2005 07:16:24 PM
Blurry, and the composition lacks anything to make it memorable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 06:57:28 PM
oof
 04/27/2005 05:05:24 PM
Focus is a bit soft. Try the USM after resizing, it helps a great deal. I'd also add a bit of contrast to bring out the clouds. Good luck.
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 04/27/2005 04:22:48 PM
the one slightly taller tree didn't quite make the strong image part of the challenge. Apologies if I misunderstood.
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 04/27/2005 04:18:34 PM
There doesn't seem to be any particular center of focus in this image. The sky is beautiful, but the trees in the foreground are a bit out of focus. If there were something of interest amongst those trees, it might be better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/27/2005 11:29:14 AM
I dont see a strong focus point.
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 04/27/2005 10:29:14 AM
A difficult image to comment on really, it has simplicity and is minimal, but the elegance I associate with minimalism is lacking
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 04/27/2005 06:19:32 AM
To much noise & unsharp
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