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Hangin' On By A Limb
Hangin' On By A Limb
jonnie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Branch (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Aurora
Date: Sep 6, 2005
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Urban, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2005

One single solitary tree protected by land owner, braced and fenced. Surrounded by new development and more fences- barely alive.

Raw shot: unedited. Not as dramatic as I wanted but had no time. Shot just before sunset on Sept 6. Didn't even notice that I was still on ISO 400

Statistics
Place: 270 out of 432
Avg (all users): 4.8480
Avg (commenters): 5.7692
Avg (participants): 4.7200
Avg (non-participants): 4.9795
Views since voting: 798
Views during voting: 384
Votes: 296
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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09/18/2005 12:37:04 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club]

You've told a nice story here, with the barely alive tree surrounded by fences. The story is, perhaps, just a little too subtle for our voters who, according to some of the comments you received, saw the fences but not the story.

While I really like the foreground fence, it would have been terrific if it could have been sharp. For that you would have needed an aperture of probably f16, f22, or more. That's where bracketing comes in. (Once you explore setting your camera to bracket, it's pretty easy to do.) And yes, for a nice sunset picture, a setting of ISO 100 would have worked beautifully.

You've got a good eye for photography. I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/13/2005 12:17:47 PM
Like this picture!! 8
09/11/2005 10:32:42 AM
Nice tree. Nice framing. Ugly Fence.

That's not your fault though, and you captured it well.
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09/10/2005 11:07:09 PM
Good use of 'natural' framing for this shot. You captured an interesting tree, and made an interesting photo while doing it.
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09/10/2005 07:51:22 PM
That is a relly cool idea I am little distracted by the fence but I love the photo! 9
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09/10/2005 09:17:44 AM
The effect of the wire fences takes a lot away from this unusual shape of the solitary branch on a dead tree. I like the thought process of trying to include the other close layer to both frame the tree and make the fences a feature though, and I kind of think you pulled it off. well done. 8
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09/10/2005 01:26:02 AM
Unfortunately all the fencing really takes away from this shot. I see what you were trying to accomplish, though. It's just a shame about the fencing!
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09/08/2005 08:47:12 PM
interesting.
09/08/2005 07:53:50 PM
i dont really like the fence its too discrating also thefence around the tree
09/08/2005 06:05:08 PM
If you could remove the chain links, this would be a good picture. Good focus on the tree.
09/08/2005 12:53:42 PM
Neat tree!
09/08/2005 12:28:55 PM
I really like the POV. And the tree is quite original.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/08/2005 10:57:09 AM
I like the natural frame of the chain link fence and applaud you for added something different to the shot....maybe a link that wasn't skewed a bit might have been better.....but a nice shot just the same.
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09/07/2005 10:52:39 PM
For me, although I find the tree itself intriguing, my eyes are too distracted by the many fences.
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09/07/2005 07:49:50 PM
Haha. Thats funny...but sad for the tree...
09/07/2005 11:02:23 AM
I rellly like the way you included the fence in the composition. Neat tree too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/07/2005 09:29:02 AM
I like the perspective you chose through the fence. I wish the sky color were more blue. The title is perfect for the shot.
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09/07/2005 07:52:51 AM
what a fantastic tree. would love to know the story behind it.


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