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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Date: Apr 24, 2005
Aperture: 10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2005

 Taken at Lomas de Arena in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. Adjusted contrast, brightness, and color levels.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.5994
Avg (commenters): 6.0333
Avg (participants): 5.3224
Avg (non-participants): 5.8994
Views since voting: 828
Views during voting: 467
Votes: 352
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0

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 05/04/2005 11:04:21 PM
I love this just as it is and had given it a 9. Beautiful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 02:00:11 PM
very dream like. 7
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 05/03/2005 12:17:35 AM
great color and framing
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 05/02/2005 12:33:30 PM
Very nice! "8"
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 05/01/2005 02:37:36 PM
the sky is nicely captured
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 05/01/2005 09:56:58 AM
great photo meets the challenge
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 05/01/2005 09:03:42 AM
This is beutiful. Ths sky iis a bit overpowering for minimalism though.
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 04/30/2005 10:31:13 PM
I like the vanishing point effect from the clouds on the left side of the screen. Nice colors as well. 7
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 04/30/2005 07:33:25 PM
Many things in the image. Not very minimal in that way, but nice capture though and good idea.
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 04/30/2005 11:46:19 AM
great use of space
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 04/29/2005 10:37:42 PM
I love that strange cyan color in the sky, it's really different
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 04/29/2005 10:28:12 PM
nice serene shot.
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 04/29/2005 10:16:54 PM
the image has a lot of potential to be spectacular. The composition is perfect but I would really encourage you to post process this again... your tree is bordering on black sihlouette, your sand should be a bit brighter with more yellow and red tones to it (right now its really dull) and your sky should be blue rather than cyan. When I look at this shot thats what I imagine myself seeing.
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 04/29/2005 02:14:08 PM
This may be a little hot but I like it
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 04/29/2005 09:05:02 AM
I like the composition, however the sky above the horizon is way overproccessed and negatively impacts the image. The clouds also grab my attention as the strong point rather than the tree. Good Luck.
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 04/29/2005 02:33:37 AM
very nice!
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 04/29/2005 02:31:21 AM
good idea, but the sky is blown in the back
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 04/28/2005 07:20:28 PM
Smaller would be ok because you are only seeing black.
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 04/28/2005 02:50:16 PM
The clouds look a little blown out and the tree a little dark. Impressive colors and composition. 7
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 04/28/2005 10:17:35 AM
Nice view but looks a bit over sharpened or neatimaged.
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 04/28/2005 10:07:31 AM
This looks quite a bit over processed on my monitor, and the sky overpowers your intended subject. IMO anyway.
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 04/28/2005 12:40:13 AM
9 outstanding shot. well done, just like it. Feels good.
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 04/27/2005 08:09:36 PM
Nice colors, somehow it looks like a painting, it might be somewhat overexposed right above the horizon. Good one though!
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 04/27/2005 06:22:55 PM
very dramatic sky, nicely done.
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 04/27/2005 04:56:50 PM
Nice, it would be better if the clouds were not so dark, because they almost act as a second subject, and detract the attention away from the tree. Maybe a smaller crop to eliminate the grass on the left side as well would be good. A little too dark shadows and a little to light highlights. Needs less contrast perhaps. Good try though, 4
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 04/27/2005 01:15:15 PM
The sky appears to be over saturated or somthing. The color shift is rather disturbing
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 04/27/2005 12:57:38 PM
Nice image but looks over processed
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 04/27/2005 11:44:18 AM
good composition and nice scene...the sky color seems a bit off
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 04/27/2005 09:14:47 AM
A little overprocessed to suit me. I bet this does pretty well with most voters though. Nice use of the sky.
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 04/27/2005 08:48:50 AM
Lacks the simplicity and elegance I associate with minimalism, but nice all the same
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 04/27/2005 07:12:41 AM
Very nice landscape but too big contrast.
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 04/27/2005 02:49:24 AM
Eek. Blown highlights all throughout the sky, hurting the eyes and drawing the eye away from the tree into the pure white glare behind it. The wide open space of dull brown sand on the left also fades into some very fuzzy vegetation, which isn't very attractive.

The only positive point is that the colors in the sky on the right are absolutely gorgeous. If you had framed this vertically around the tree, giving it more textured earth below and more dark cloud above, cropping tightly left and right, it would have been much better, avoiding much of the blown white on the left.
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 04/27/2005 12:59:00 AM
It's unfortunate that the basic rules of editing restrict the post processing of this image so much. Being able to brighten up the tree and calm down the overexposure in the sky would really make it an interesting shot. Good composition spacially, but those two elements really take away from it, IMO. You should clean it up for your portfolio with advanced editing just for show.
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