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Dead in December
Dead in December
DCThiessen


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Challenge: December Free Study (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Kelowna, BC
Date: Dec 30, 2003
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2003

Taken Christmas day in Kelowna, British Columbia along the shores of Lake Okanagan. I rotated the image, cropped, then desaturated. Levels, contrast, and brightness all adjusted in PS7. And a few short weeds along the shore were also cloned out.

Statistics
Place: 103 out of 193
Avg (all users): 5.6029
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.5234
Avg (non-participants): 5.7284
Views since voting: 955
Votes: 209
Comments: 12
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01/14/2004 11:56:19 PM
Sadly this overhangs the edges on 3 sides. I could see one as artistic but with this composition I just think a shorter focal length should have been used. Good tones and almost a very nice composition.
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01/12/2004 02:53:21 PM
would like to see all of the tree 8pt
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01/10/2004 12:59:26 PM
This is a strking landscape though lighting/ weather conditions aren't at their best in terms of really making the image stand out. Although the overcast feel is interesting I think a more obviously stormy sky (or perhaps a fine weather day) would lead to a more memorable result. Composition also doesn't feel 100% balanced to me - the tree is too close to centre to be off-centred but too far from centre to be centred. Please feel free to ignore this comment as I appreciate that it's somewhat rambling in nature!!!
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01/07/2004 05:46:25 PM
Not dead, just resting.
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01/06/2004 11:28:50 AM
i'm surprised you got detail on both the foreground sand, and the background clouds, snow on the hills. nice exposure.
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01/05/2004 11:12:06 PM
This is such a nice tree! I wish it were all there. Lots of negative space around it might also boost the dead and lonely feel to the shot. Nice tones and lighting. 8
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01/05/2004 02:17:53 PM
I like this shot in black and white although I wish the whole tree was in the shot and not cut off around the top and on the right. 7
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01/04/2004 03:51:48 PM
Love the choice of black and white, and I love tree shots. Nice tonal range and composition.
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01/02/2004 11:53:36 AM
Great shot, I would like to see the tree more to the side, just my opinion.
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01/01/2004 04:08:32 PM
I like this photo in black & white....nice strong contrasts too!
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01/01/2004 11:35:43 AM
evokes barrrenness of winter
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01/01/2004 03:36:13 AM
wish you hadn't cut off the edges of the tree at left, top and bottom. i would've liked it much more had they been left in.
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