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Reflecting on Winter
Reflecting on Winter
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Challenge: Best of 2005 (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Lake Tahoe
Date: Feb 26, 2005
Aperture: 22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3s
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 15, 2006

Feb in Lake Tahoe. With a huge field I'm not expecting a high placement but would like to improve on my PR.

Statistics
Place: 234 out of 833
Avg (all users): 6.0465
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.9272
Avg (non-participants): 6.6301
Views since voting: 1036
Views during voting: 590
Votes: 430
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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02/02/2006 01:17:34 AM
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Beautiful photography, definitely worthy of the Best of 2006 challenge.

Composition:
I see the rule of thirds all over the place here. This is a very strong composition with points of interest all around the photo. It's like you could walk, well perhaps swim, into the scene and investigate.

Technical (Colour, focus, and light):
Focus - sharp, very nice.
Colour - your saturations are wonderful in the sky, but the landscape could use a bit more saturation.
Light - I can't find a region in this photo that I consider poorly exposed. There is detail everywhere.

To grow its vote?:
I don't like the frame, but that's just personal taste and probably doesn't affect your vote much. But, I really don't know how you could have improved this shot. Perhaps, more dramatic lighting? Landscapes aren't my strong point, so anything from me would be just guessing on working on bettering this photo.

Summary:
I think it is a wonderful photo, would do well in the postcard biz. I'm a little suprised it didn't score higher. Was a tough challenge though.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/31/2006 03:10:55 PM
Breathtakingly sharp.
Very nice scene.
So many different parts of the photo catch my attention.
Great photo.
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01/29/2006 11:11:27 PM
Nice picture.
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01/29/2006 10:20:42 PM
nice image, nice lines, great color, good light, blacks need a bit of a tweek, whites good, good texture, good dof, overall a good effort
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01/29/2006 02:52:49 PM
Good job working with the dynamic range. That must have taken some serious PS work.
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01/29/2006 01:44:39 PM
I really like the shot, the compisition, the editing. The border is a bit distracting.
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01/27/2006 04:35:22 PM
very pretty, great photo!
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01/27/2006 03:12:55 PM
Like the leading line in the river, very nice color contrast..
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01/26/2006 08:24:01 AM
Postcard image here, very well done.....
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01/24/2006 03:29:49 PM
Lovely reflections, I get the feeling it's a bit soft.
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01/22/2006 04:51:18 PM
Composition is good - the leading line of the snow triangulates well. Nice winter reflection in the water. I like the ffeling of depth created here. Would have liked to see more detail in the clouds as they appear over-exposed as is.
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01/22/2006 12:36:58 PM
Tranquil and beautiful.
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01/21/2006 02:12:03 PM
great color
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01/20/2006 05:51:17 PM
Lacks that something extra that might have put it at the next level. An ok landscape, and I probably couldn't have done much better, but in this challenge, it just lacks the oomph. A little dark in the lighting, and a dull in coloring.
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01/20/2006 03:27:50 PM
A shot well worth the freezing feet!
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01/20/2006 10:39:48 AM
10 from me...good luck!
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01/20/2006 08:39:36 AM
Really nice shot. I like the composition and the subdued colours. I think the sky seems a bit vibrant compared to the rest of the shot tho.
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01/19/2006 02:26:32 AM
I like how the snow bank draws the eye into the photo. It would make a wonderful painting.
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01/18/2006 11:07:24 PM
Very cool, great job.
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01/16/2006 03:01:13 PM
Dont drink the water, there is a bear up the river doing his business...

So clean, so simple and so peacful
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01/16/2006 11:32:21 AM
Nice leading line created by the snow-covered shore leading in from the lower corner. Clouds seem a touch blown out and the light on the foreground seems a bit overcast.
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