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jaysonmc


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Challenge: Impressionism II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
Date: Aug 31, 2007
Aperture: 4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2007

 Taken on a hike during vacation up to Deluge Lake in Vail Colorado.

All post work done in Capture NX. There isn't a good blending tool, did the best I could with Gaussian blur.

Post Challenge Comments:
I'm happy, I have a negative comment by Posthumous. Funny thing this is a non HDR image (Nikon Capture NX can't do that). Achieved the luminous effect with Gaussian blur. Really not that interesting of a photo and I was debating even entering it since 1) it is a pretty boring shot 2) it doesn't fit the challenge that well and 3) I was on vacation so I didn't even realize the challenges till I got back. It's junk in my book.

Anyhow, here is the original straight from the camera. Probably my best exposed shot ever (though the grad ND filter on the lens helped), too bad the subject material was bland:

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 206
Avg (all users): 5.7939
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.6667
Avg (non-participants): 5.9811
Views since voting: 826
Views during voting: 222
Votes: 131
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 09/17/2007 01:32:46 PM
Your technique gives it, oddly, a photorealism painting technique look - I rather like this, but agree with you that it's dubiously "impressionistic" (although I don't think it's a shoehorn). However I had given it an 8, since I think it's a nicely done image. Bland isn't always bad - this is nice study of light.
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 09/14/2007 12:04:44 PM
I really love the processing work you did with this picture. Gives it a dreamlike quality. I actually like it better than the original.
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 09/14/2007 12:42:27 AM
love this photograph .. very atmospheric ... excellent colours .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/13/2007 11:47:46 AM
This has such a strange feeling to it. Kinda like a toned map impressionistic painting...I love the angle of the hill that devides the photo into triangles and the center aspen tree creating some much needed tension in the composition. Overall very well done. I voted earlier in the week and just wanted to leave a comment. 7
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 09/12/2007 11:18:30 PM
HDR seems kinda anti-Impressionistic to me.
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 09/11/2007 09:37:09 PM
lovely light
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 09/08/2007 12:47:17 PM
I really enjoy the light play.
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 09/07/2007 06:14:03 PM
This is an amazing photograph! Definately one that requires some time to look at.
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 09/07/2007 01:41:47 PM
I love the softness of this, it's gorgeous
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 09/07/2007 03:40:37 AM
nice pp!
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 09/07/2007 12:45:47 AM
Love the lighting, beautiful color, and fantastic processing!
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 09/07/2007 12:10:52 AM
Spectacular.
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