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Nature's Playground
Nature's Playground
JulieG


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Challenge: A Single Tree (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: USA
Date: Sep 10, 2006
Aperture: f20
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.6 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 10, 2006

 Taken during a rainstorm. Not the kind of picture I had in mind when I saw the challenge, but I like the atmosphere. Hard to create contrast as the rains really made the picture look flat. Lots of curves adjustments.

Statistics
Place: 182 out of 251
Avg (all users): 4.9303
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.6064
Avg (non-participants): 5.2150
Views since voting: 896
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 201
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/23/2006 02:43:23 AM
Critique Club Review:

Fascinatng picture.

Your score suffered some because this picture doesn't really meet the challenge. I usually subtract 1 point for this when I vote. Others subtract dreadfully more.

I like that you did this in black and white. All the adjustmens give it sort of an old movie feel. I half expect Tarzan to show up at any minute.

I would like this picture better if the smaller foreground tree were not in the way. The relationship between the large tree and the structure would be more dramatic then.

The sky is a bit bright. It's left as an almost featureless blank canvas. As this is an advanced editing challenge, dodging and burning here would help.

Overall, I like this picture. It has sort of a dreamy/fairytale fascination.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/12/2006 12:34:12 PM
I don't really feel that a single tree is a solid subject here. Having one tree and no others in focus helps, but I really feel that the structure on the ground is more the subject.
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 09/12/2006 03:01:37 AM
neat picture but the challenge was for a single tree. reshoot this for another challenge. it will do better. (er... I think-I am a real amature).
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 09/11/2006 05:54:04 PM
i don't know how well this works for this challenge but it's a beautiful shot, nonetheless. might get a few DNMC because it's not "a single tree" but don't listen. i like this one.
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 09/11/2006 11:49:46 AM
Pretty scene which invites the viewer to come and explore. I like the b/w treatment. 7.
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