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One of Life's Many Benchmarks.
One of Life's Many Benchmarks.
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Benches (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 G ED
Location: Ventura, California
Date: Nov 19, 2008
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: L1.0
Shutter: 1/3s
Galleries: Portraiture, Street
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2008

 Levels,Curves,Brightness,Hue,Saturation,USM, and the orange lighting is all from the many ambient parking lot lights below the other side of the hill. No color alterations, and thats all folks!!

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 126
Avg (all users): 6.0397
Avg (commenters): 7.4211
Avg (participants): 6.1786
Avg (non-participants): 5.9579
Views since voting: 1462
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 151
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

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 12/09/2008 08:53:48 AM
A handsome open environ composition with placement of the bench w/Rodin "The Thinker" posing figure & curious metallic shimmer from halogen/tungsten gives this an other worldly quality.
12/03/2008 04:05:16 PM
From the Critique Club

Wow, pretty cool shot you have here. As far as critique... really not much I would have personally done different. The composition is very good and I don't see a different angle I would have chosen. The exposure is wicked. I've done a lot of shots similar as a photojournalist so I know the lighting is true. The only thing I would have tried and I'm not sure if you did or not would have been noise reduction? Other than that I really can't find anything that bothers me with this shot. Very nicely done.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2008 05:08:32 PM
Wonderful composition, interesting contrapuntal lighting.
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 11/30/2008 02:16:23 PM
Love the yellow/gold tones. Very interesting image.
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 11/30/2008 04:33:23 AM
Love the mood here
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 11/28/2008 07:24:20 PM
What an unusual image! I like the curvature of the hill, and the tree as context for the bench. Not fond of the color cast, however.
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 11/28/2008 01:49:46 PM
The trees in the background are a gorgeous colour and the dark foreground work really well.
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 11/28/2008 12:18:10 PM
Nice light/processing with the golden glow. Like the composition - the "thinker" and the tree.
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 11/28/2008 04:27:17 AM
gr8!!
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 11/26/2008 10:48:54 AM
like how the tree pops out at you.
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 11/26/2008 12:49:40 AM
incredible colours and lighting .. because of your title & that amazingly dramatic scene it makes me think that the decision is a momentous one .. excellent image .. :)
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 11/25/2008 09:52:55 PM
I'm confused! Is this IR? Unusual lighting - congrats on causing me to stare at this one!
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 11/25/2008 06:48:12 PM
enigmatic.
With a square crop it could be a 70's album cover.
In fact, with a square crop placing the figure in the centre, you would then have the background trees descending in height from the left, and would cut away the distracting trees on either side. - just a thought. good luck
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 11/25/2008 05:38:08 PM
top 5
very nice work 8
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 11/24/2008 09:32:42 PM
kinda neat shot..
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 11/24/2008 09:26:57 PM
Interesting lighting. Like a fantasy! Nice!
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 11/24/2008 06:26:36 PM
nicely processed. very simple
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 11/24/2008 06:20:52 PM
What a fascinating image! The perspective, with its rounded horizon and bright yellow trees, looks like it's from another planet, or an imagined place.
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 11/24/2008 09:10:22 AM
I love the colors and the composition. I like that he's framed by the tree behind him.
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 11/24/2008 08:14:08 AM
This is so cool, love the pp. 10
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 11/24/2008 07:11:19 AM
I don't like the yellow trees. Other than that it is nice.
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 11/24/2008 03:00:58 AM
Among the overly-contrasty and false color images here, this one does stand out. I love the concept and composition. The contrast and colors work to enhance an otherworldly appearance to this image.
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