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Natural Power
Rebecca


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Pure... (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Ouray, Colorado
Date: Jun 6, 2007
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

Box Canyon Falls, near Ouray, CO.

cropped
spot healing on sensor dust
tonemapped
hue/saturation
color balance
shadow/highlight
curves
flatten
resize
smart sharpen

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Post-challenge: Not sure what went wrong with this one. I thought voters liked water falls? Was I penalized for not cheating (putting "Pure" in the title)? I really like this one and thought it would be 6+ for sure.

Statistics
Place: 243 out of 394
Avg (all users): 5.1299
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.8947
Avg (non-participants): 5.3590
Views since voting: 833
Views during voting: 207
Votes: 154
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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06/21/2007 06:18:09 PM
It seems voters find the not so naturally created beauty better.. the colours lack the wow factor...and the shutter speed on the water makes it very distracting.. It makes me want to either nudge it up or take it down..the middle ground just does not suit here..
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06/20/2007 02:42:16 PM
Voters do like waterfalls...serene ones buried deep in the oversaturated lush rainforests. This looks less like a waterfall and more like the pipe of an aqueduct or something. The colors aren't especially appealing and the path of the photo leads your eye down and right out the corner. It feels cut a little tight. Technically, I think it's fine, the exposure seems okay - it just doesn't have a whole lot of appeal. I think the overall "browness" of the image, brown rocks and slightly brown water, probably detracted from the sense of pure as well.

I didn't vote...but hope that's a little helpful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/18/2007 10:53:15 AM
Really cool shot!
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06/15/2007 09:49:21 PM
Nice natural framing.
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06/14/2007 07:25:22 PM
your image really has a 'pure raw power' feel to it ... nice job
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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