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Desert Dawn
Desert Dawn
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Challenge: Backlighting III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: San Diego (Balboa Park)
Date: Aug 18, 2007
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Nature, Rural
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2007

 The cactus garden in Balboa Park at dawn on Sunday. I had about 10 minutes of really pretty light.

Post challenge...this did much better than I expected. I submitted it because I liked the backlighting and the dawn feel of the thing, but I agree with the commenters that thought the composition was too busy. Since someone asked about proportion, the agave in the background is about 6 feet tall, and the cactus in the front is 2-3 feet. The cactus garden in Balboa Park is on the rim of a canyon, and the background is the other side of the canyon. I'm shooting slightly down into the canyon here.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 202
Avg (all users): 6.4064
Avg (commenters): 7.0833
Avg (participants): 6.2462
Avg (non-participants): 6.4740
Views since voting: 1126
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 219
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/27/2007 10:37:18 PM
Though the composition leaves me wanting, the display of backlighting is quite nice. It is a neat effect, but the image comes off a little busy with all the cacti in there. Moving in closer or simplifying the composition by framing a singular cactus with a simpler backdrop would have been more appealing to me. << 6 >>
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 08/27/2007 03:59:46 PM
Nice combination of shapes and textures. I have no idea what the scale of this is; the big leaves in the back look like aloe which would mean this was a small desert-type garden, but the lighting and perspective make it look like these plants are huge. That rather sparks my imagination :-)
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 08/26/2007 11:18:24 PM
Nice capture of natural backlighting.
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 08/26/2007 09:08:59 PM
Nice job catching the needles. I also love the background hue (mountain?)
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 08/26/2007 07:41:54 PM
I love how the cactii are backlit. Overall, I think the photo could be a little less bright.
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 08/24/2007 06:38:10 AM
Nice, love the tones in the shot.
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 08/24/2007 03:12:46 AM
i really love this photo. the sky looks so cool. this is such a cool photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/24/2007 01:23:15 AM
prehistoric dude...
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 08/22/2007 03:51:11 PM
this looks cool
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 08/22/2007 02:25:53 PM
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 08/22/2007 01:21:12 PM
Very nice. Great backlights on the needles. They seem to clow. 7 from me.
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 08/22/2007 11:07:38 AM
Nice spines
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 08/22/2007 11:06:49 AM
Nice image - Great subject for the backlight - Really nice - Maybe a tad fussy with all the cacti.
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