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The Road to River Heights
The Road to River Heights
dsidwell


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Where You Live (Advanced Editing I)
Collection: Landscapes
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: River Heights, Utah USA
Date: Apr 25, 2004
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Cityscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2004

 This is a road that actually does lead to my down, which you can see down below. My house is on the right side of the image, behind some trees!

Autocolor, then changed to b/w using the channel mixer (Photoshop). I cloned out a small tree that was getting just a bit too much attention in the center. Fiddled with levels, then resized, added a very slight sepia and sharpened.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 176
Avg (all users): 6.7636
Avg (commenters): 7.4762
Avg (participants): 6.6421
Avg (non-participants): 6.9286
Views since voting: 1840
Votes: 165
Comments: 30
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 06/24/2004 05:35:37 PM
WOW
 05/04/2004 04:26:05 PM
You know, I didn't even THINK about making this one in color. But I looked at the original file, and it looks pretty good. I also found that this did in fact look a bit dark on some screens. My screen at home must be better than my screen at work.

Again, thanks for comments, your suggestions for improvement really help!
 05/04/2004 01:24:19 PM
I knew it was yours! Truly a vintage dsidwell. I thought that this would finish in the top ten but 11 is not bad.
 05/03/2004 06:21:28 AM
Gave this a 10, superbe composition, 11 is not a bad place but I wish it done better. Congratz!
 05/03/2004 12:30:57 AM
Dang -- I swore this would be Top 10 material in my original comment, and I was quite sure of myself! Frankly I would have expected this to be in the Top 3, let alone Top 10! It's an awesome shot -- should be hanging on a wall someplace.
 05/03/2004 12:21:33 AM
Originally posted by tyt2000:
I gave this a 9 and thought it was gonna get a ribbon. A really great photo...


Very nice of you, but wow! there are so many great photos in this challenge. I'm lucky to get 11th in my opinion!
 05/03/2004 12:09:48 AM
I gave this a 9 and thought it was gonna get a ribbon. A really great photo...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2004 06:43:21 PM
So nice. Good job.
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 05/02/2004 02:26:57 PM
a little dark, but still beautifull -9
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 05/01/2004 11:39:46 PM
DANG! I'd have thought they'd have paved a way to the Sidwell house by now! (NICE leading lines - draws the eye right in!) Love those little clouds as well!
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 05/01/2004 08:33:27 PM
The tracks really makes this picture come alive, Great job :-)
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 05/01/2004 05:18:45 PM
Nice view, but it really needs more light. There does not seem to be many clouds in the sky, so I am going to guess it is how you wanted it.
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 04/29/2004 04:51:00 PM
beautiful composition and tones, superebe view.
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 04/29/2004 12:47:05 PM
My favorite of the challenge! Great work!
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 04/28/2004 09:03:08 PM
Excellent leading lines. Takes you right into the mountains.
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 04/28/2004 05:44:39 PM
What a great DOF and detail! Little dark on my monitor though...
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 04/28/2004 08:41:13 AM
Fantastic.
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 04/27/2004 11:19:31 PM
The road takes you into the picture. Good job. The contrast is just spot on and the composition as well. The space above the montains is just right.
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 04/27/2004 07:02:09 PM
Love the winding road ... it leads your eyes to town ...
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 04/27/2004 04:42:32 PM
Very beautiful scene/composition and tone. It shows a great deal of depth. I like how that path leads the eye to the city and then to the mountains. A really great photo.

Hope to see you in the top ten :)

Great work, keep it up...
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 04/27/2004 01:53:38 PM
Undoubtedly a contender -- Top 10 material for sure! I like how the road leads you right to the town and to the mountains. Quite a scene!
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 04/27/2004 11:24:40 AM
A very good photograph in my opinion. The foreground is just a bit dark for me but not by muchâ€Â¦7
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 04/27/2004 09:46:09 AM
beautiful photo
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 04/27/2004 04:13:00 AM
Good landscape. Would have liked to see it in color.
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 04/26/2004 07:29:04 PM
neat photo. the snow on the mountains looks great. a bit dark overall however.
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 04/26/2004 03:05:57 PM
Lovely use of the curved path to lead into the background and provide interest. Black and white works very well for this image.
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 04/26/2004 02:50:52 PM
I think this would have been at least one point higher if it were in color
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 04/26/2004 01:45:03 PM
I'd like to see a little more detail in this shot....it's just a bit too dark for my tastes. I also think the border is too heavy (thick) for it.
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 04/26/2004 12:09:56 PM
Utah? Humm, stunning shot. Nothing I don't like about it. Very good. Bravo.
8 from me.
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 04/26/2004 03:52:24 AM
Interesting road, great contrast. Might be a tad too grainy though.
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