DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Cathedral Rock
Cathedral Rock
Artifacts


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Low Key (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Sedona, Arizona USA
Date: Mar 18, 2006
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160th
Galleries: Black and White, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Mar 21, 2006

 Classic view of Cathedral Rock in Sedona, Arizona USA taken at Red Rock Crossing along the banks of Oak Creek near sunset. This place is thought by some people to be a paranormal energy vortex.

Image post processing not well done but includes:
1-Noise Reduction (NeatImage)
2-Selective color to increase sky contrast(cyan,blue)
3-Hue/Sat to increase sky contrast(cyan,blue)
4-Levels for overall contrast (Input: 7, .39, 234)
5-Channel Mixer - monochrome
6-Set white point with levels
7-Set black point with levels
8-crop,resize,smartsharpen

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 281
Avg (all users): 6.7352
Avg (commenters): 7.1765
Avg (participants): 6.5227
Avg (non-participants): 6.8779
Views since voting: 3271
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 219
Comments: 26
Favorites: 3 (view)

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 03/30/2006 05:51:37 PM
Congratulations on top 5! A wonderful and dramatic capture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 11:14:05 PM
Hey Steve, congrats on 5th! Guess I should have submitted something from our trip for this challenge, LOL. I prolly would have gotten a 4.5 tho :-P
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 01:47:06 PM
A low key beauty. Congratulations on your top 5 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 01:13:50 PM
Guess I should've met ya at high noon in Tombstone! ;-) Congrats on your top five with this lovely image which required WAY more vision than mine in terms of meeting the challenge--you stretched everyone's ability to appreciate what low key really is. As usual, gorgeous post work too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 09:23:27 AM
Nice shot of the Red Rock World We live in a Wonderland Huh?\
and your shots make it more real to others.
Congrats
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/29/2006 12:30:59 AM
Nice shot Steve, glad to see you in the top 5.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/28/2006 09:24:38 PM
good shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2006 06:36:24 PM
Like the black and white
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2006 05:01:54 PM
Great low key!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2006 07:17:18 AM
Excellent landscape.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2006 06:39:43 AM
Very `Ansel Adams` although Landscapes dont generally tend to lend themselves to low key shots.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/28/2006 12:42:37 AM
awsome. good snap taken. good job done here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/26/2006 07:29:31 PM
This photo has potential...I think the tree on the left is distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/25/2006 01:49:59 AM
ONe of the few landscape type pics in this challenge that is low-key. Good job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 05:43:32 PM
Best Low-Key Landscape in the set. Impressive. If the original scales up appropriately, you have something to frame .
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 03:35:07 PM
Absolutely gorgeous image. You framed it nicely and highlighted the subject beautifully.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 01:29:29 PM
Nice shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 12:03:39 PM
very sharp love the black and white
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 12:24:46 AM
This reminds me of "Ansel Adams" photographs.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 10:05:23 PM
Incredible shot! The lighting and shadows make the shot and then the clouds put it over the top!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 09:57:36 PM
Have to give you major props for pulling this off. Beautiful job - really. Outstanding work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 06:44:47 PM
Beautiful - a la Ansel Adams. Great contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 05:22:24 PM
Beautiful, like the contrasts.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 03:33:10 PM
Great lighting. Gorgeous.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 07:27:28 AM
ooohhhh yeah! great shot...nice work...suits the challenge 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/22/2006 12:50:44 AM
Outdoor low-key can be difficult. You executed this very well. Nice strong composition too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/12/2025 02:04:32 AM EDT.