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Portal to Another World
3rd PlacePortal to Another World
bryanbrazil


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Opening (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: The Wave
Date: Sep 8, 2007
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 100
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2007

 DNMC? Oh well, it meets the challenge as well as I care to, and I'm glad the voters agreed in this case. BTW, my photo in Sillouette meets the description perfectly, and it's currently at 5.3.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 143
Avg (all users): 6.9749
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.5778
Avg (non-participants): 7.0909
Views since voting: 11482
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 199
Comments: 37
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 09/25/2007 09:25:37 PM
WOW! great take on the challenge!!!! Congrats!!!! Keep 'em coming!
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 09/23/2007 10:53:48 PM
Great Job!

Should have been a "Blue" ribbon!
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 09/23/2007 07:20:23 PM
that's a beautiful shot.
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 09/22/2007 01:41:02 PM
Bryan, that is a great shot. Congratulations. And, don't worry about the one comment that said it DNMC. That user seemed to leave those notes on others (mine included) shots in this contest.

Great shot.
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 09/22/2007 07:33:46 AM
great photo, awesome colors ... congratz
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 09/21/2007 09:55:56 AM
Ignore the DNMC comments. I think that the imagination, creativity, and technical quality meets it perfectly. It really does look like you are standing in an otherworldly place waiting for the portal to open. What's really cool is that the design in and around the water actually gives the illusion of the portal shimmering, hence, in the process of opening.

Don't let anyone take away the joy of your ribbon, you earned it with this picture. Very nicely done.
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 09/20/2007 06:13:30 PM
Sweet reflection...congratulations on winning the yellow ribbon!
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 09/20/2007 01:53:23 PM
This completely meets the challenge on many different levels. It's unfortunate that some aren't as open to the amount of creativity you put into the photo. Well done.
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 09/20/2007 09:03:02 AM
Wonderful shot. A refreshing new look at the "canyons".
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 09/20/2007 06:39:40 AM
Exquisite image! Congrats on your ribbon!
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 09/19/2007 10:37:36 PM
I love this shot, there's all sorts of crazy stuff going on. It's hard to pin down the angles of the rocks or the overall scale when looked at in detail, only by pulling back does the lay of the land make itself apparent, but by then it's impossible to process all that info at once, so instead of seeing the image as a meaningful environment, there's only an impression of the shape.

And it is staring at me.
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 09/19/2007 10:53:36 AM
This does take me to another world. It is what photography is about. Thanks.
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 09/19/2007 09:17:28 AM
Oh man! This is FABULOUS! Congratulations! The ribbon is wonderful, but having a photo like this in your portfolio: "priceless" :)

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 09/19/2007 08:58:04 AM
First time I saw your picture, I knew it would do well. Congrats on the great score and ribbon.
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 09/19/2007 08:55:32 AM
Nice shot and congrats on the ribbon. Have you looked at it flipped on the vertical? Or rotated 180 degrees?
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 09/19/2007 08:04:03 AM
Congrat´s on the ribbon, that pool looks like an eye.
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 09/19/2007 03:34:00 AM
Wow, awesome shot. Congrats on your ribbon.
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 09/19/2007 02:52:17 AM
well done/congrats
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 09/19/2007 02:12:30 AM
Good to see such an out of the box image win a ribbon. Congratulations.
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 09/19/2007 12:11:53 AM
Ah, beautiful! This subject fits here much better than in Candy. Congrats on your ribbon! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/18/2007 04:04:36 PM
Don't see something in the process of opening.
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 09/18/2007 02:06:57 PM
real good shot,love this
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 09/16/2007 06:27:12 PM
Great image. Surreal!
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 09/16/2007 09:33:55 AM
Hyper-realism.
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 09/15/2007 11:51:57 AM
Beautiful reflection, with the optical illusion of the back left side of the puddle being an arch.
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 09/14/2007 11:00:00 AM
gorgeous image, not too sure within the context of the challenge though.
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 09/13/2007 11:33:36 PM
More eye candy...
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 09/13/2007 01:42:55 PM
one of the bests in the challenge good luck. 10
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 09/13/2007 12:35:29 AM
Excellent scene, reflection, and creative title.
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 09/12/2007 10:56:49 PM
Amazing - beautiful.
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 09/12/2007 09:19:00 PM
Amazing clarity and color! WHOA!
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 09/12/2007 07:49:03 PM
beautiful colors.
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 09/12/2007 05:39:03 PM
Very well seen an taken, like the colors
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 09/12/2007 01:27:38 PM
Wow! Amazing, stunning, exceptional! It looks like an eye, well seen.
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 09/12/2007 10:00:30 AM
Beautiful shot. Very well done.
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 09/12/2007 09:29:56 AM
one of the best in this one. 7
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 09/12/2007 12:41:16 AM
great shot..nothing in the "act" of opening though..
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