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Cold and Lonely
Cold and Lonely
bmartuch


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2007 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Saginaw, Michigan
Date: Feb 15, 2007
Aperture: F9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Rural
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2008

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Statistics
Place: 421 out of 484
Avg (all users): 5.1286
Avg (commenters): 4.8000
Avg (participants): 5.0533
Avg (non-participants): 5.3056
Views since voting: 700
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 241
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 02/01/2008 01:49:12 PM
Agreeing a bit with earlier commenters - a little less of the foreground and a bit more of the sky might have punctuated the sense of desolation in this shot even more than you have done here (and don't ask me why, because honestly I don't know, it just feels that way :) ) But this is a fine expression of those cold grey winter days, when you think all the world has packed up and left you standing there.
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 01/29/2008 01:34:58 AM
Boo for the score! I like this shot.I actually like the plants and added elements in the background. It gives the shot more of a placement in real life than just being a surreal photo.
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 01/28/2008 11:44:38 AM
I have to agree with what geoffb said. I'd like to see a little less of those plants sticking up. What I thought was cool about this photo was that the lower right branch looks like it's making contact with the tree in the background. Then that makes you look and realize that there are buildings back there. Pretty cool.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2008 03:33:34 PM
not very interesting.
 01/21/2008 11:07:06 PM
I like the strong focus on the tree. It's very intriguing emotionally. As a suggestion, it might look even better with a bit of the bottom cropped off and with a very slight bluish tint to the image.
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 01/21/2008 09:47:21 PM
This looks exactly like a tree I have taken pictures of in Bowmanville, Ontario, just south of Tauton on Highway 57. If this is it...then hello neighbour. If it isn't then it is very eerie.

Image is a little grainy and focus is a little flat for my liking. Sorry. GOod Luck. 4.
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 01/21/2008 01:38:41 PM
Not sure about the composition here. I like the placement of the horizon line but the tree should be off centered more or entirely centered. (Maybe centered with a square crop?) I imagine you converted this to b&w which works well here as it is a naturally monochromatic scene.
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 01/21/2008 01:38:13 AM
It does look very cold and lonely, love the off centre compostion, works nicely. 7
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