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Hayfield tree
Hayfield tree
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: A Single Tree (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Samsung Digimax 201
Location: Near Kemptville Ontario
Date: Sep 9, 2006
Aperture: auto
ISO: auto
Shutter: auto
Galleries: Rural
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

A single tree in the middle of a hayfield just starting to grow a third cut.

Post-shoot editing: crop, desaturate, lightness/contrast, smudge, clone, sharpen, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 193 out of 251
Avg (all users): 4.8173
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
Avg (participants): 4.7634
Avg (non-participants): 4.8654
Views since voting: 876
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 197
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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09/21/2006 02:09:01 PM
Nice silhouette, nice tones in the sky. There is no reason this should score under 5??
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09/20/2006 10:29:54 PM
Critique Club Review:

The tree and horizon are so oversharpened that there is a halo along the edges. Was that the intention of this piece. I've seen the effect used before, but unsure if this was on purpose.

I have to agree it is a little dark overall, but I do like the detail in the clouds.

The silhouette works well here. Just a little lighter, ease up on the sharpening, and keep the detail. Then your score should go up.

Overall I like the picture, is a nice mood piece. Especially with Halloween coming.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/14/2006 07:52:33 PM
good choice of subject- but way oversharpened :/
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09/14/2006 05:26:11 PM
Way too dark.
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09/14/2006 12:41:20 AM
A bit oversharpened!
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09/12/2006 05:54:07 AM
Over sharpened, see halo on the horizon,and around leaves...
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09/11/2006 05:41:43 PM
i like dark but this might be too dark, even for me. i dig the b&w, though.
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09/11/2006 04:56:23 PM
my first impression was: over-sharpened. you can see along the horizon and edges of the leaves. the colors of the sky look more gloomy, than a neat ominous color. 5.
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09/11/2006 03:51:43 PM
I think the idea of creating a silhouette against the drama of the sky is a good one. The leaves of the trees and the horizon line, however, have some white outlining....I think that makes it feel like a cut-out and not a seemless image.
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09/11/2006 12:53:49 PM
That's a heavy sky there. The dark background makes the silhouetted tree with haloes from shaprening? stand out. It's an interesting effect but not one for a lasting image.
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09/11/2006 12:50:52 PM
Nice silhouette.
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