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Alone at night
Alone at night
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Challenge: A Single Tree II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
Location: Iceland
Date: Jan 25, 2009
Aperture: f 5,0
ISO: 125
Shutter: 25,0
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 25, 2009

I took this picture late in the evening and I love the water in front of the tree.
I work with this photo in Photoshop and there I use:
Crop tool, hue/saturation, Levels, Brightness, Shadows/Highlights. And I took it in long time.

Statistics
Place: 185 out of 209
Avg (all users): 4.7168
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6190
Avg (non-participants): 4.8090
Views since voting: 853
Views during voting: 259
Votes: 173
Comments: 3
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02/05/2009 10:04:56 PM
This is Kari Ann, greetings from the Critique Club:

composition: a different composition could have helped this image drastically. The subject (tree) is too centered in the frame, and without any interesting surrounding elements (spare the water) helping pull the viewer in, this composition is too boring

color: The colors are strange and a little too one-toned for most tastes, including my own.

contrast: more contrast could have really helped this image as well. everything seems too flat and monotonous.

focus: focus is a little on the soft side, but reasonable for such a long shutter speed

depth of field: perhaps a f-stop of 8.0-16 would have been more effective here, producing a sharper image, and more depth of field

lighting: unique night lighting, the lights in the background, however, only serve as a distraction to me. but if they were kept for a reason, then disregard.

other: tweaking with the tones, the color and the composition could really have helped this image out a lot. This photo has no 'pop' factor for the viewer, and thus resulting in the below average ending. I do hope, however, that this has given you a chance to learn from a few misshaps, and grow stronger as a photographer. I also hope you enjoy your newfound time here at DPC, and look very much forward to the growth of your portfolio in the months to come. If you have any further questions, feel free to PM me.
-Kari Ann
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2009 01:46:36 AM
I'm not sure the tree is a dominant enought aspect of the shot to suit the DNMC crowd happy. Good luck all the same.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/26/2009 01:43:03 AM
Subject isn't strong, composition ok and colours are a bit over the top. 4.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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