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Flathead River At Dawn
Flathead River At Dawn
jodiecoston


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Challenge: March Free Study (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700
Location: Somers, MT
Date: Mar 19, 2004
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/301.9
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2004

 Trying out the new wide-angle lens I got for my new camera. :) I waded out into the frozen river at dawn for this shot, set the auto camera esposure to -1 1/3 stops so as to not blow out the sky. Boosted saturation and played with levels a bit to bring out the foreground detail.

I only wish I could post the 8 megapixel full-sized image - the detail in those stones on the ground is absolutely incredible. I hope some of the beauty of this morning transfers over to the viewer in this smaller image.

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 310
Avg (all users): 6.0726
Avg (commenters): 7.8333
Avg (participants): 6.0325
Avg (non-participants): 6.1607
Views since voting: 1444
Votes: 179
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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04/07/2004 08:47:53 PM
Very pretty - I like the blues
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 04/07/2004 02:05:32 AM
Nice coloring & reflections. Great use of the deeper DOF.I may have taken the photo from a lower point to improve the perspective over the rocks.
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 04/05/2004 02:18:06 AM
Wow, wish I could have been there, too. - 9
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 04/04/2004 04:59:49 PM
IMO - I would have removed the bottom half of this. Its too dark to make anything out. I love the colors of the sky and the reflection of those colors in the water. Beautiful! 8
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 04/04/2004 04:55:55 PM
the colors might be a bit off for the time of day... is this shot with Auto white balance? Try CLOUDY balance next time on sunrise/sunsets, you'll find it to be a better and warmer results.
 04/04/2004 03:51:09 PM
Wonderful point of view. Colors and tones are very lovely. 9
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 04/04/2004 10:44:24 AM
A beautiful scene. I think I would like to see alternate cropping; maybe less foreground, more sky? I love the cloud reflections.
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 04/03/2004 03:39:53 PM
Beautiful
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 04/01/2004 11:27:44 PM
wow. great depth, great color, great reflections!
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 04/01/2004 09:44:03 PM
likes - placement and color of horizon, dof
dislikes - I find the sky more interesting then the lake stones.

- 7
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 04/01/2004 08:27:50 PM
Every once in a while, you see a photograph that takes your breath away. This is one of those photographs. Colors, composition, technicals, and for goodness sake, the material you had to work with were all used beautifully. I love it when this happens. Thanks. 10
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 04/01/2004 05:12:42 PM
This is beautiful. Sorry I do not have any constructive critisism, you have nailed it! Pays to get out early doesn't it.
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 04/01/2004 01:02:20 PM
Very nice lightning and colors.
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 04/01/2004 12:02:19 PM
This is wicked cool! Really love the composition, and how the reflection and lighting adds to the overall balance. - 9
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