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Le Mont St. Michel
Le Mont St. Michel
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rule of Thirds II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: Brittany, France
Date: Sep 3, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/1500
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2006

 After driving along a coastal road, hoping that a minute patch of blue sky would do me a favour, this pool of sunlight satisfyingly struck the famous Monastery in late afternoon. An otherwise cloudy day, I was delighted when the sun broke the continuum for a tantalisingly short spell, pulling the remote landmark away from its muted surroundings.

As ever, the event seemed more dramatic in person than in camera, so my edits reflect my perception of the moment:
> RAW image converted with vignette, strong shadows, high contrast and altered hues
> Levels
> Noise reduction
> Convert to Lab colour and sharpen lightness channel

Statistics
Place: 163 out of 320
Avg (all users): 5.4413
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.5111
Avg (non-participants): 5.3902
Views since voting: 715
Views during voting: 290
Votes: 213
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2006 11:51:23 AM
seen a few pics of this in recent challenges...heh
 09/11/2006 11:16:32 AM
It looks a bit too dark on my monitor
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 09/10/2006 11:18:06 PM
I saw a picture of this earlier today showing the rising tide that I figured would be a good fit for the challenge. Here Le Mont St. Michel takes up so little of the frame and there isn't much else to keep you looking at the photo. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/09/2006 01:26:57 AM
Kinda dark...I hope others don't ding you too bad...me...? 10
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 09/08/2006 08:37:47 PM
Very cool. Perfect use of the thirds and the negative space. It's too bad Le Mont isn't a little brighter. Maybe you could dodge it a bit for the print!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2006 10:52:33 AM
The picture seems a little dark and muddy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2006 09:02:09 AM
too dark to make out the foreground.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2006 07:24:26 AM
oops, taken the shot at night ?
 09/07/2006 06:17:21 PM
i wish it was a bit lighter
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2006 07:10:11 AM
a bit too dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2006 04:57:11 AM
a bit too much on the dark side.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2006 11:04:53 PM
Cool!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2006 06:15:16 PM
Stunning.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2006 02:32:20 PM
This is a very nice shot. It would really be cool if it was lit up somewhat. 7
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 09/06/2006 06:49:41 AM
Nice example of the rule. The object itself is a bit small though.
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