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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Mt Rogers, VA
Date: Sep 9, 2007
Aperture: 1:32.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/40 second
Galleries: Landscape, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 11, 2007

 This is part of the last wild herd of ponies in the mountains of Virginia. The only other wild ponies are on Assoteague & Chincoteague Islands in the Chesapeake Bay. Went on a hiking/camping trip from Elk Garden to Mt Rogers (the highest peak in VA) and then down to Grayson State Park in SW VA.

Created HDR & tone mapped from single RAW file. Additional PP included: crop, levels, curves, LucisArt, dodge/burn, gaussian blur, color sat, NI, resize, sharpen, save for Web.

Statistics
Place: 146 out of 503
Avg (all users): 6.0862
Avg (commenters): 7.3077
Avg (participants): 6.0920
Avg (non-participants): 6.0690
Views since voting: 898
Views during voting: 177
Votes: 116
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 10/08/2007 12:40:19 PM
What??? I can't believe mine beat this. (soni pinches herself in hopes to awaken from a bad dream) Ouch! nope, still a bad score..that sucks! I really like this one. Perfect!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/05/2007 08:47:41 PM
OH YEAH! Now this is an incredible shot. I love it! This is my top pick..umm..so far.
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 10/05/2007 12:35:57 PM
wonderful natural setting and colors. Look like a great place to ride.
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 10/05/2007 11:20:05 AM
I really like the colours here, with the horses sympathetically blending in with the bracken - and the great backdrop. Not sure about the pp - but a lovely shot overall.
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 10/04/2007 08:24:38 AM
Beautifully done! 10
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 10/03/2007 10:55:37 PM
GREAT Shot!! Evokes freedom..
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 10/03/2007 12:33:47 PM
Would have gone another point if one the horses had their head up.
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 10/02/2007 03:52:24 PM
Lovely image. Great blend of colors and creatures. The blurring action all around gives a pleasant glow that suits the image well. Very nice.
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 10/02/2007 10:28:13 AM
So pretty. It popped up after a few that weren't so good, so what a refreshing change. I hope this does well for you. It is lovely and would make a gorgeous print!
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 10/02/2007 06:53:15 AM
lovely autumncolors. not too sure about the blur.
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 10/02/2007 02:12:28 AM
Excellent DOF, coloring, and composure
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 10/01/2007 02:25:39 PM
I love the misty quality of this and the rich colors. The unexpected nature of finding horses on a mountain top adds to the interest.
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 10/01/2007 11:47:42 AM
a greater DOF would improve this nice image - 7
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 10/01/2007 09:39:15 AM
nice, peaceful scene, but too soft for my taste, except around the horses, where it is oversharpened
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 10/01/2007 02:12:39 AM
Love the shallow DoF, even if it looks Photoshopped.
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