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James River from Indian Rock
James River from Indian Rock
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Camera: Gateway DC-T50
Location: Indian Rock, VA
Date: Oct 23, 2005
Aperture: 1:6.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2005

Viewed: 849
Comments: 21
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 Taken when shooting nearby for Grain Challenge. The setting sun and autumn colors were stunning as a reflection in the river.

EDIT: Updated to correct halo effect and oversharpening.

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 11/07/2005 08:20:44 PM
I really like this, I especially like how you've not overexposed the sky. I was taking similar shots ont he weekend and the sky is blown on all of them. Like others have said, the dark area is about the only thing that ever-so-slightly detracts from the image. Good job!
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 11/07/2005 07:36:45 PM
What a beautiful shot! Terrific composition and colors. The only thing I think could be improved upon is the dark area in the upper right. Perhaps some level adjustment in Photoshop would help? Otherwise, perhaps a longer exposure time would have worked (but not too much longer - love how clear the reflection is in the river).
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 11/07/2005 01:48:29 PM
Beautiful shot! I love the vibrant colors and the clear reflection on the water.
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 11/04/2005 09:56:23 PM
Very nice landscape shot composed well. I love the colors. Can't wait till our tree down here start turning. They are just now starting to turn.
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 10/28/2005 01:01:36 PM
Yes yes yes, this looks sooooo much better! I love it, it has lost the yellowness in the sky and clouds while still having that lovely warm feel. Great shot.
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 10/27/2005 02:16:03 PM
Love the composition but it almost looks over-processed/over-sharpened by looking at the unnatural looking gradient in the sky and the haloing on the hills. Would love to see a straight from camera version because I believe this image has great potential.
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 10/27/2005 02:03:53 PM
Very nice location! I like the small bits of rock in the front - adds a great element for the perspective of the shot. The clouds hugging the mountains are really nice too. Timing could not have been better. The contrast between the dark right and bright left works well balanced under the sky and above the reflection. Well done!
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 10/27/2005 01:38:39 PM
great shot and colors captured. the halo around the mountains is a bit distracting. love the reflection.
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 10/27/2005 01:31:11 PM
Horizon of the mountain looks a tad oversharpened (im sure you love hearing that)

I like the fade of blue in the sky, as well as the reflections on the water.
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 10/27/2005 01:29:07 PM
I am not sure I like the intensity of the overall yellowness of this shot. Beautiful scenery.
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 10/27/2005 11:19:06 AM
great scene, and nice colors! A little lower vantage point may have captured more reflections. The dark area to the right could be lightened a bit, IMO. Maybe even pan a bit more to the left and get the bank there, which would move most of the dark area out of the frame. The worst thing is the halo along the tree line, which is an easy post processing fix. You have some really beautiful area to play in. Thanks for sharing it!
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 10/27/2005 09:37:12 AM
WOW....lovely color, reflection on the water is great and I like the gradient color of the sky (hope I said that right). A bit too dark to the right of the photo otherwise nice job.
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 10/27/2005 02:07:09 AM
Now this is quite stunning! except for the halo of course. The colors are beautiful and warm and makes you just want to be there at this moment. Great eye Jimmy!
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 10/27/2005 12:59:44 AM
A slight halo over top of mountains but otherwise this is a beautiful shot! The colours are fantastic and balanced well. Excellent!
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 10/27/2005 12:37:36 AM
Wow...if you can go back and fix the halo or whatever that is around the lower part of the ridge, this will be really great. I'll bet this is even more impressive in a larger size and resolution. The time of day and colors are captivating. Beautiful scene, Jimmy.
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 10/27/2005 12:33:06 AM
The best of the three. Great colours, nice angle for the reflection and just enough foreground to give a sense of depth. As already mentioned, there is a problem just below the clouds.
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 10/27/2005 12:26:41 AM
Lovely Shot! Something funny going on with the distant treeline though. Overall great! Beautiful Colors BTW
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 10/27/2005 12:19:36 AM
Beautiful colors and reflections. I like the feel. The sharpening works very well for most of the image, except along the edge of sky and mountain where it left a white edge. Good shot. I agree with alfresco about the dark area on the right. The shape adds, but the lack of visual info doesn't. It's still a strong image.
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 10/27/2005 12:11:23 AM
Looks like a processing artifact on the skyline of the distance trees, like the mask wasn't quite covering everything.

Other than that - colors cool! I think the saturation level works well for this, a real feel for the colors.

I'm +/- on the dark area on the right. Probably too much to bring out detail w/o getting noise, looks like the sun was bright so probably not too much could have been done with that PP.

Overall I like the composition and crop. Very nice.
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 10/27/2005 12:03:54 AM
I like this one the best...I think it would have done well in the reflections challenge..prob top 20..IMO
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 10/27/2005 12:01:56 AM
Wow, that is a really impressive shot ..
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