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Challenge: Silence II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Trail near home(Danville, CA)
Date: Jan 25, 2009
Aperture: 14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2009

 One of my outtake from the single tree challenge. There is a swing, but no swinger. It tried to convey nostalgic feeling here. Let's see if I connect to voters.

PP:

Crop
Shadow and highlight
Grayscale and duotone
Brightness and Contrast adjustment
USM
Canvase resize to add borders
Image resize
save for web





Statistics
Place: 79 out of 178
Avg (all users): 5.3302
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.0536
Avg (non-participants): 5.4295
Views since voting: 684
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 212
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2009 03:25:39 PM
doesn't really have a black point
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/02/2009 01:59:49 AM
It is the swing in the piccture that really represents silence to me - yet it is barely noticeable as a result of the sheer size of that gorgeous tree. Still a nice image. I like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2009 09:48:51 PM
great composition. I love how you've balanced the swing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2009 12:04:02 PM
Kinda cliche, don't you think? I mean, if you like it, more power to you! But it's not really jumping out at me.

_Nathanael
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/31/2009 11:28:30 AM
I feel you have cropped the tree a bit tight and also there is a sort of "haze' over the image. It does give a feeling of silence though. 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2009 07:36:53 PM
Great shot. I love the coloring too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2009 01:43:05 PM
I like the use of what seems to be a dark sepia filter to add to the sense of an old photo; the tree is a great subject and both setting and light are pleasingly eerie and emotive.
However, this does look like an outtake from Single Tree. The tree dominates the shot; the swing is secondary, you have to look for it and most of the dpc populace like to see details like that front and centre, for it is the swing hanging from the tree evoking the nostalgia. I am not a huge fan of borders, and here the double border accentuate a very tight crop, which is probably what is hurting your score the most.
If this were my shot, I'd've used the wonderful shape, esp the curve of the trunk, and of the tree limbs over and around the swing to frame it. My vote would probably have been 5.
Hope this helps! :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2009 07:36:16 PM
I love the border and the broken swing on the right.
Really captures the essence of silence in a whole different way.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2009 04:37:26 AM
Awesome shot
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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