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April Snow
April Snow
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Challenge: Landscape III (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Apr 13, 2007
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2007

 quadtones, layers layer layers! texture, multiply, screen, high pass, um..... lots of each. o yeah, and repositioned the bush on the right to better balance the crow.

the horizon is not tilted - it's A HILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! A H I L L

wow. how many images scoring under 5 have so many 9 and 10 scores? is a good thing - great comments from those whose opinions i value.

here's the original. it was a gawdawful snowy day. i had to wipe the lens every couple of shots. as you can see, the sky on the horizon was actually dark, it was so grimy that day. and, yes, i know i have bad dust buffaloes.

Statistics
Place: 248 out of 308
Avg (all users): 5.0471
Avg (commenters): 6.9600
Avg (participants): 4.7935
Avg (non-participants): 5.1902
Views since voting: 918
Views during voting: 370
Votes: 255
Comments: 35
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 04/26/2007 12:47:21 PM
Another 2-point difference between average and commenters, plus lots of comments. That says a lot.

Had I voted on this, I probably would've given it a 7 or 8. I think it's very emotive - really drives home the idea of a desolate landscape. The bird is just terrific!
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 04/26/2007 06:54:31 AM
This is incredible - I love the dark, dreary look. Great work.
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 04/25/2007 11:16:22 PM
I love that you vignetted the sky separately from the ground. I'll be the first to admit that you sometimes lean on vignetting too much, but it is a fine, creative use of it here. This image is so close to nothing at all that it becomes divine.
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 04/25/2007 09:24:27 PM
I feel this would look awesome in a much larger format, I think the size restriction here hurt your score, I came back to it three times before voting to really take it all in, great shot!! Love the sky.
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 04/25/2007 09:16:17 PM
Very subtle, works well, good burn technique. I think it is just too much for this crowd. It reminds me of old B&W movies. The mood almost gives me a creepy feel though (a good thing). Curious what the original looked like. I know I couldn't "realize" a shot like this.

Message edited by author 2007-04-25 21:16:41.
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 04/25/2007 01:52:39 PM
You got SO robbed on this, Christian! I was one of your 8's. You are truly a master at subtlety.
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 04/25/2007 12:25:05 PM
I think you did good I suck at postprocessing so I will never give comments on that.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 08:20:56 PM
Definitely a risky entry in a challenge full of vibrantly colored photos. But a good entry nonetheless, the bird really makes this photo. I like the parchment paper look of this.
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 04/24/2007 04:23:05 PM
i like this.... it almost looks like a pinhole shot.
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 04/24/2007 03:47:52 PM
I am a big sucker for vignetting but here I don´t think it really helps regarding the vignetting on the ground. Nicely minimalistic, I like it although I don´t love it.
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 04/24/2007 03:32:31 PM
I like the bird!
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 04/24/2007 08:54:13 AM
You're probably getting hit pretty hard on this one, just a guess knowing dpc voters. personally I love it. Starkness, desolate land. Nice. Horizon slightly off.
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 04/24/2007 06:36:52 AM
Simple yet highly effective. The lone bird adds to the image. Perhaps the dodging? is a little uneven. Anyway, 9.
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 04/23/2007 07:40:41 PM
Cool shot but the horizon is tiled. Maybe that's the way it actually looks though. Nice job. 7
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 04/23/2007 06:41:22 PM
i like this minimal approach. A nice old exposure feeling to it.
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 04/23/2007 01:57:40 PM
i like it.
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 04/23/2007 08:07:49 AM
I'm thinking this shot will not be appreciated as much as it should. I love this photograph! It inspires me.
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 04/23/2007 03:26:48 AM
Very simple and effective capture, the bird really makes it for me...8
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 04/22/2007 11:03:59 AM
Very stark.
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 04/21/2007 10:32:53 PM
I don't know what to make of this...
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 04/21/2007 06:12:29 PM
I love the subtle beauty here and the lone bird. Well done!
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 04/21/2007 01:12:21 PM
zzzzz
 04/20/2007 07:23:35 PM
Other than the tiny bird, there's not much here
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 04/20/2007 05:00:09 PM
I love the sky in this shot. Ground - not so much. I'd prefer all of it in focus, including the foreground...
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 04/20/2007 03:49:56 PM
Such a great piece of art. The soft tones and lack of clarity and scale add a lot to this piece as a very abstract landscape that refers more to feeling than literal association. Great job.
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 04/20/2007 03:30:31 PM
Bleak and gorgeous.
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 04/19/2007 10:06:38 PM
Bleak, cold, desolate - a good capture of mood. I find myself being bothered by the slightly tilted horizon, although I admit I don't think a perfectly level horizon would improve the image. If it were level, I wouldn't be bothered, I'd be bored. :) Started this at a 7, bumping to an 8.
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 04/19/2007 08:40:39 PM
Courageous entry for DPC. I like it. Good luck.
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 04/19/2007 07:21:06 PM
I like the minimalist presentation though I'm not crazy about the tilted horizon. The post production is very good. Good luck!
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 04/19/2007 07:09:25 PM
nice minimalistic image
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 04/19/2007 04:00:07 PM
This is absolutely masterful processing of an interesting minimalist scene. I love how simple and effective this shot is.
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 04/19/2007 08:01:54 AM
wonderful! the bird and the tree (?) are excellent! cool lighting, too
bumping from 8 to 10 after viewing all the entries.
the lighting is not just cool, it is excellent.
it looks like your used some special shooting method, but i don't know much about them and can't say what exactly it is.
do you get comments saying the horizon line should be straight?:)
it is one of the finest examples of real fine art I have seen. I would like to have it on the wall, really.
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 04/18/2007 06:17:06 PM
eery
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 04/18/2007 02:12:34 PM
looks like a cool etching!!
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 04/18/2007 11:31:07 AM
cool moody image!
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