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Challenge: Landscape III (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: Colorado
Date: Apr 17, 2007
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2007

 No joke I pieced this together from scenes around downtown Denver. I didn't even leave the city skyscrapers!!! That should deserve a ribbon alone right?

But I took most comments as well said, because I wanted it to look real, maybe hyper-real, but not crazy. Personally I would like to visit this wonderland and this amazingly wide river...that was the only part no one commented on - this river stretches forever, more like a lake. I guess that was the most believable part, even though in truth it was no more than about 20 feet wide. Thanks for the views...

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 308
Avg (all users): 6.7382
Avg (commenters): 7.4194
Avg (participants): 6.5938
Avg (non-participants): 6.8156
Views since voting: 1538
Views during voting: 525
Votes: 275
Comments: 40
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 06/24/2007 01:01:18 PM
the sky is amazing!
and the lighting is really good.
05/06/2007 06:04:39 PM
Well done on this! I would love to be able to think of things like this. Great job
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 04/29/2007 09:10:53 AM
Wow, this is fantastiC! Lovely shot.
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 04/25/2007 02:51:48 AM
Your name crossed my consciousness when I saw this photo. Figured it for you. Nicely done!
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 04/25/2007 12:30:11 AM
I had this pegged for atleast top 5, I gave it ten. I can't see why it didn't do any better, eventhough 6.7+ is great, still underrated IMO.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 11:16:21 PM
I'm not sure how this was manipulated to bring out such definition in the clouds; quite amazing! 10
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 04/24/2007 09:28:09 PM
all this is a little confusing
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 04/24/2007 05:08:10 PM
Nice composition-8
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 04/24/2007 08:19:31 AM
Well I like the thought behind this image but I find this frame way too busy for my taste. There is simply too much to look at here and the composition doesn´t do anything to lead my eye around the frame. I feel the rocks are simply in the way of that water and that sky is way over the top for me, it just steals attention. Sounds like I gave this shot a 1, wich I didn´t, it got a 5 from me, I neither like it nor dislike it.

Darker rocks, brighter sky and had you moved slightly to your right you never know what I would have given it :)
 04/24/2007 07:33:59 AM
Back to comment & bump: I'm not sure if I like the effect the long exposure had on the water but for what you were trying to accomplich, you did an exceptional job. 7
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 04/23/2007 09:49:16 PM
Oh wow. Gorgeous. Great processing. 8
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 04/23/2007 08:06:00 PM
Nice job with the liquid water and the wonderful lighting in the clouds.
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 04/23/2007 05:48:08 PM
Nice complementary definition in rocks and clouds
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 04/23/2007 08:13:54 AM
This is awe-ful! Amazing.
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 04/23/2007 03:27:51 AM
Love the smoothness of the river
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 04/22/2007 09:06:52 PM
wow very Godly
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 04/22/2007 03:22:34 PM
Very dramatic looking but doesn`t look real. Still a 7.
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 04/22/2007 11:53:11 AM
The photo starts amazing, but starts losing it a touch as you go into it. The shutter speed (IMO) should have been a little less so the water still had some water traits left. Looks like it's too smooth & brown in this photo. There is something going on in the upper right sky, too. The blue area is beautiful, but the sunshine rays look odd. All in all, a good effort and still and interesting photo. Take my comments w/a grain of salt as I can't ps for beans!
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 04/21/2007 07:56:35 PM
i think those rocks in the foreground dominate the photo a little too much
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 04/21/2007 06:06:05 PM
Beautiful tones, nice details, great sky and I like the silver like appearance of the water. Great job! (8)
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 04/21/2007 01:20:44 PM
When you use more than one photo. 3 or 4 in your case, you should understand perspective, relative sizes and masses, lighting ang lighting direction.
This is a bad mix 1
 04/21/2007 12:50:43 AM
What a wonderful shot! I love the way you have made this almost Kincadian with the full range of light and colors.
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 04/20/2007 10:28:35 AM
This is absolutely surreal! 8
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 04/20/2007 08:13:34 AM
the sky looks like Moses and Mount Sanai...a stunning image with great depth and detail...definitly a contender in my opinion and I have to give this a 12...oh, we only go to 10...
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 04/19/2007 07:23:20 PM
gorgeous sky, shutter speed, etc... lovely image
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 04/19/2007 05:57:18 PM
As for most of this competitions shots, I think this is an overkill. The good thing about this one, though, a great shot in the begining. Since expert editing (8).
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 04/19/2007 02:55:11 PM
Wow! Great effect.
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 04/19/2007 09:42:41 AM
I like the 3 main elements here-the dramatic sky, silvery water and detailed rocks. Somehow,though the parts don't seem to hang together as a composition.
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 04/19/2007 04:59:19 AM
Too heavy on the editing but that is one fantastic finished photograph.
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 04/18/2007 08:40:16 PM
Wow! this is really harsh and almost over processed but I still think it's really cool. Good luck.
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 04/18/2007 05:02:39 PM
Wow...very nice shot.
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 04/18/2007 04:02:33 PM
This is my pick for a ribbon! Absolutely stunning. 10+
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 04/18/2007 03:32:13 PM
unusually beautiful
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 04/18/2007 11:41:27 AM
Gorgeous sky. The rocks in the front have a nice colour and clarity. Overall, a very nice shot.
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 04/18/2007 09:30:27 AM
I like the individual elements but it all seems rather incongruous... i'm not sure if it a collage or not, but something doesnt seem "right".
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 04/18/2007 05:24:34 AM
Excellent dynamic range,composition & silky effect..10
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 04/18/2007 04:40:41 AM
nice, this one deserves a medal.......
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 04/18/2007 03:40:31 AM
does not look real. first rule of editing is to make everything fit together seamlessly.
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 04/18/2007 01:33:41 AM
Beautiful. Nice colors and detail in the foreground.
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 04/18/2007 12:30:10 AM
Quite nice. I'm sure there is some compositing here, but it is well enough done to get away with it. 7
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