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Absolute Peace
Absolute Peace
Jade


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Sharp VE-CG30U
Location: Hume Lake, CA
Date: Aug 3, 2003
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Mar 4, 2009

 This photo was really the photo that got me further involved in photography and taught me an important lesson...always bring your camera along!

I was at a family reunion at Hume Lake, CA. I brought my camera just to practice my candid captures. It was summer, so the water had been heated for weeks, but in the middle of the day it began to rain, bringing a layer of mist off the top of the water. I held my camera an inch off the surface, set my aperture and shutter, and snapped the shot.

When I saw the image, I was totally stoked, that kind of stoke you only get when you know you captured something special...

Only editing:
-Brightness/Contrast
-Sharpen Mask
-Saturation

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Votes: 472
Comments: 47
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 09:17:55 PM
Really like the light! Good luck!
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 03/17/2009 09:10:10 PM
Very serene.
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 03/17/2009 06:17:14 PM
Very peaceful, I like that the colors are only in bits of the pic.
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 03/17/2009 01:56:19 AM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/16/2009 11:46:07 PM
Love the reflection.
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 03/16/2009 06:42:24 PM
Cool reflection, and I like the mist in the hills.
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 03/16/2009 11:11:58 AM
nice one,
six from me ;D
brano
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 03/16/2009 04:19:11 AM
Well captured and presented.
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 03/16/2009 04:10:01 AM
nice shot
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 03/15/2009 07:03:01 PM
I feel there is too much water in this shot given the sky is the subject
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 03/15/2009 06:01:27 PM
Great colors and composition.
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 03/15/2009 05:26:41 PM
The mist really makes this image stand out. Nice.
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 03/15/2009 03:25:53 PM
This shot feels a bit cramped with the land and the sky.
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 03/15/2009 02:26:55 PM
nice drama, here is another image I think would have really benefited from multiple exposures
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 03/15/2009 12:05:23 PM
The mist on the hills is so nice.
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 03/15/2009 11:53:09 AM
love the fog...
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 03/15/2009 11:46:37 AM
This reminds me of a lake I fish.
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 03/15/2009 09:30:33 AM
Beautiful. Definitely peaceful.
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 03/15/2009 09:24:35 AM
a little stronger colors would still be OK at least on my screen, nice shot, 6
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 03/14/2009 08:07:48 PM
Yes. Subtle.
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 03/14/2009 07:44:22 PM
i like the tone
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 03/14/2009 11:33:49 AM
Very nice textures in the sky and water. The silhouettes of the trees are very clear as well.
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 03/14/2009 11:30:36 AM
Wonderful composition. I love the gray,orange and blacks. 8
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 03/14/2009 10:11:01 AM
Lovely misty view and beautiful soft colors.
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 03/14/2009 09:46:05 AM
Great how the fog is behind the tree line, yet the hill in the back still peeks up above.
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 03/13/2009 05:49:24 PM
lovely fog, this is a fine transition between night and day you have captured here
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 03/13/2009 12:00:24 PM
beautiful, I like how the mountain top is appearing thru the clouds
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 03/13/2009 09:52:52 AM
The mist above the trees adds to the feeling of tranquility
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 03/13/2009 08:58:02 AM
lovely
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 03/13/2009 08:26:59 AM
Nice natural colors and lighting was good. Good detail and beautiful scape.
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 03/13/2009 06:42:27 AM
The misty cloud adds a nice touch.
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 03/12/2009 05:23:14 PM
Very nice tones; it's soothing to look at.
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 03/12/2009 03:54:25 PM
Nice coloring in the sky. The looming clouds are nice.
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 03/12/2009 01:46:37 PM
Nice pic but a bit too dark (right side) for me.
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 03/12/2009 12:51:42 PM
Very pretty colors.
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 03/12/2009 11:49:46 AM
well done landscape, like the mist
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 03/12/2009 11:16:45 AM
Lovely landscape, for which to your credit was not overcooked in PP nice presentation.
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 03/12/2009 09:52:37 AM
nice image
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 03/12/2009 12:12:54 AM
Tranquill
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 03/11/2009 11:37:13 PM
the tones are perfect...I love those grays, and you handled the gradations to the treeline and foreground so well. I love the soft pinks in the water's reflection of the sky.
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 03/11/2009 11:33:40 PM
Lovely, I like the silohuetted treeline right on the water. The fog really adds to the interest in the frame ^8
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 03/11/2009 09:34:27 PM
so very pretty, this almost looks like Maine or Upper NY...
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 03/11/2009 07:53:54 PM
It's amazing that the reflection of the sky is more powerful than the sky! Nice work. Great lines and colors.
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 03/11/2009 03:26:19 PM
beautiful
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 03/11/2009 11:01:56 AM
This as a foreboding feel to me... kind of ominous.
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 03/11/2009 08:42:41 AM
Very cool shot! Love how the fog defines the tree line.
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 03/11/2009 05:46:18 AM
Very nice sunset shot. Love the grey with orange. Very nice composition.
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