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Mirror Pond
3rd PlaceMirror Pond
Brin


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Challenge: Mirrors II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM II
Location: Iceland
Date: Nov 3, 2008
Aperture: f9
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2008

 Camera Raw convertion, rotate, crop, shadow/highlight, curves, clone (sensor spots), NoiseNinja and USM in PS CS3.

Went out with a big mirror in my car and drove to a little old hut near my hometown Hafnarfjordur. When I arrived I took this rather heavy mirror out of the car and put it on the ground in front of the hut and took this shot. So this is a real mirror!

Thanks a lot for votes and helpful comments - it's much appreciated!

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 133
Avg (all users): 6.8776
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.6087
Avg (non-participants): 6.9600
Views since voting: 7345
Views during voting: 392
Votes: 196
Comments: 39
Favorites: 8 (view)

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 12/04/2008 04:35:17 PM
Congrats on the ribbon, excellent shot!
 11/15/2008 11:02:31 AM
Very innovative capture Brin, and a well deserved ribbon!
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 11/14/2008 06:27:50 PM
Very well composed and captured. The geometric shapes stand out awkwardly from mother nature's background. Lovely shot. Congrats.
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 11/14/2008 09:08:23 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. This is definitely a ribbon worthy image and I'm just going to have to fave it! The perspective is great! Beautiful shot.
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 11/13/2008 03:29:29 PM
Originally posted by skari:
Til hamingju með tvo borða í röð og frábæra mynd. Hvar er þessi kofi eiginlega?


Þessi kofi er mikið myndaður, hann er staðsettur á Hrauni rétt vestan við Straumsvík. Bestu þakkir!
 11/13/2008 11:04:01 AM
Til hamingju með tvo borða í röð og frábæra mynd. Hvar er þessi kofi eiginlega?
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 11/13/2008 01:38:50 AM
Congrats Brin---Looked just like reflecting pond, albeit a perfect one.
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 11/12/2008 07:38:34 PM
Iceland for the win!!
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 11/12/2008 03:50:45 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved 3rd place. :)
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 11/12/2008 12:04:01 PM
Originally posted by njsabs2323:
I just noticed my comment has a just a line. :O( My mistake....this is a beutiful image, I gave you an 8. The line was supposed to be be some words. I began to write something then erased it and accidently left the line. Congrats on the yellow. Very well done. Boy do I feel stupid :O(


I knew it had to be some explanation, thanks a lot Jennifer!
 11/12/2008 10:27:35 AM
I just noticed my comment has a just a line. :O( My mistake....this is a beutiful image, I gave you an 8. The line was supposed to be be some words. I began to write something then erased it and accidently left the line. Congrats on the yellow. Very well done. Boy do I feel stupid :O(
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 11/12/2008 09:45:54 AM
Had me fooled as well. I should have taken more time to notice it wasn't water. Either way, you shared my highest vote. Congrats on your 3rd place finish.
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 11/12/2008 08:26:53 AM
WOW, this is an excellent shot. Congrates.
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 11/12/2008 04:46:32 AM
wow, congrats! so well deserved 3rd place. i gave this one a 10 together with the other 2 ribbon winners! i got it right!
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 11/12/2008 04:12:06 AM
Dude, you are on a SERIOUS roll!!! Congrats!
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 11/12/2008 02:26:38 AM
Congratulations! Very well done, what an interesting hut!
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 11/12/2008 12:50:14 AM
Wow, you had me fooled too, what a great idea. Congrats on the ribbon, very well deserved.
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 11/12/2008 12:37:16 AM
Wow! You deserve the ribbon just for the effort. It is a great shot though, congrats on the ribbon!!!
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 11/12/2008 12:26:54 AM
This one was my favorite in the challenge! Congrats on your ribbon!!!
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 11/12/2008 12:23:08 AM
very nicely done... I figured this was a mirror but you sold the illusion so well. Awesome clouds too. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 11/12/2008 12:17:21 AM
Fooled me! Since there were a number of other entries that DID use water reflections, it was a natural assumption that this was water, especially with your chosen title. I actually spent about 5 minutes examining this, trying to determine if it was a mirror or very still water. The edges were awfully straight, but the title kept saying "water".
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/10/2008 06:47:54 PM
I'm gonna guess this gets the blue. It's awesome. Nice job.
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 11/10/2008 02:59:23 PM
what a great building. Perfect reflections. one of my top picks.
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 11/10/2008 04:20:55 AM
great shot.
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 11/07/2008 02:18:06 PM
I <<<< this was supposed to say I love it!!!!

Message edited by author 2008-11-12 10:28:54.
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 11/07/2008 01:11:19 PM
Is that what an Icelandic bank looks like?

Good pic. - probably close to top
 11/06/2008 11:49:29 PM
Wonderful shot!
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 11/06/2008 09:42:54 PM
A very cool shot, and I am really having to try and stretch my definition of a mirror to give this the high vote it ought to get. I'm afraid I have to give it a somewhat lower vote for now, though I may re-evaluate my thinking later on.

Added: After reading the discussions in the score thread, I went and looked up definitions of "mirror" from several sources. I did not consider a reflection in water to be a mirror. Several sources use that as a secondary definition, so I must now consider a reflection in water to be a creative interpretation. I think it only fair to reevaluate my original vote on this and give you some points back.
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 11/06/2008 05:38:44 PM
Great thinking, beautiful capture !!
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 11/06/2008 05:31:49 PM
Ohhh...what a very cool location! The geometry of this photo is beautiful. Well done. (Not voting, but wanted to comment!)
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 11/06/2008 10:56:18 AM
Lovely composition!9.
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 11/06/2008 09:27:35 AM
What an odd little structure. Great image, the hard angles really work well.
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 11/05/2008 06:33:14 PM
Nice comp and idea, 6
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 11/05/2008 11:45:16 AM
Very nice composition and colors.
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 11/05/2008 03:56:55 AM
Excellent use of natural mirror.9
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 11/05/2008 03:49:56 AM
CRAZY GOOD!
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 11/05/2008 02:40:22 AM
Very clever, and deserves to be in the top 10.....
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 11/05/2008 02:26:30 AM
This is a nice image. The point of view and reflection made the image. Just that the contrast is a little lacking here...
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 11/05/2008 12:10:11 AM
excellent symmetry. The sky is beautiful.
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