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Challenge: Zen Photography (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon MF 24mm f/2.8 AIS
Location: Portland Japanese Garden
Date: Jul 29, 2006
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Water
Date Uploaded: Jul 29, 2006

 I wish the water didn't have all that algae. This was actually a much more expansive image that incorporated a waterfall, but since that wasn't as silent as it could be I cropped it to maybe 10-15% of the original area. Thank goodness my camera has plenty of pixels and the lens is very sharp.

Straightened, cropped, curves, USM for contrast, resized, USM for sharpness, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 244 out of 329
Avg (all users): 5.1137
Avg (commenters): 5.2857
Avg (participants): 4.9623
Avg (non-participants): 5.2667
Views since voting: 1014
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 211
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/04/2006 10:10:43 PM
Though it does appear to be a peaceful setting, the composition doesn't speak of zen to me. The rock in the center seems to be the focal point and it doesn't hold much appeal. A shot focused more on the little statue to the right and it's reflection might be a better choice.
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 08/04/2006 08:05:28 AM
Vert tranquil and "zen", thats for sure.....
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 08/03/2006 10:33:16 PM
you have made my house wet
with your tears. 5
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 08/01/2006 06:48:12 PM
IMHO concentrating on the tree and little stone 'temple' would have worked better as a composition but this is a nice idea :o)
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 08/01/2006 03:11:44 AM
Very nice calming colors in this image. I think the natural light looks good and the focus looks nice too though not completely tack sharp. Though this does depict what I consider a zen-like scene, there is so much going on in the image that I am not getting that still or harmonious inner 'zen' feel from it. It does have a good number of points of interest for the eye to view but there are so many its hard to center on one and become invested in it. Perhaps if the image was cropped down to explore the balance between the rock and the little statuary? Or the rock piercing the pond with the background blurred to a simple mass of green? Something that would take one of the many elements and break it down to something simplistic would feel more zen to me. I gave a 5
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 07/31/2006 12:06:38 PM
I would like to see more in the foreground as opposed to just the water. I am not sure what you had to work with, but typically a landscape is more pleasing with both a foreground and background subjects. This is something I am just learning! So take my advice with a grain of salt. Great concept though.
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 07/31/2006 05:59:12 AM
the rock in the middle of the pond looks like 'The Thinker' statue.
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