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First Light - Mt. Evans
First Light - Mt. Evans
PapaBob


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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Mt. Evans, Colrado
Date: Aug 30, 2008
Galleries: Sky, Nature
Date Uploaded: Mar 9, 2009

 I had another photo I wanted to enter but could not find the original so while looking I found this one which is another favorite of mine that I really want to get printed. Not much editing, just removed a small flare made adjustments to curve and sharpened and tried to tone the sun down a little.

Statistics
Place: 581 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 5.5628
Avg (commenters): 6.2292
Avg (participants): 5.5205
Avg (non-participants): 5.7848
Views since voting: 648
Views during voting: 644
Votes: 494
Comments: 51
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:25:23 PM
Love those bristlecones up there. good luck- 9
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 03/17/2009 09:33:01 PM
Love the light and the silhouettes! Good shot!
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 03/17/2009 08:59:13 PM
Lovely! 7
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 03/17/2009 10:28:55 AM
Beautiful sunset, the silhouettes look nice and the clouds are perfect.
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 03/17/2009 06:21:06 AM
Beautiful sunrise scene. Lovely composition. Peaceful and tranquil new day dawning.
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 03/17/2009 02:28:56 AM
Nice sunset shot. The colors are very warm.
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 03/16/2009 11:03:07 AM
The suns rays make this shot work together with quite interesting silhouettes
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 03/16/2009 04:28:16 AM
Awesome capture and presentation. Gorgeous.
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 03/16/2009 02:54:10 AM
great silhouette shot- really nice coloring
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 03/15/2009 10:06:41 PM
Nice composition on this sunset.
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 03/15/2009 09:43:36 PM
Nice framing element
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 03/15/2009 09:04:06 PM
OH YES! This has to be a special gem. Sharp contrast of color, I love it.
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 03/15/2009 08:57:28 PM
Nice clouds.
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 03/15/2009 07:39:21 PM
lovely sun rays. great silhouettes
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 03/15/2009 10:23:32 AM
Very nice image. It's good to see a few "great" images. This is a perfect reflection of your abilities as a photographer.
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 03/15/2009 09:42:10 AM
good framing
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 03/15/2009 06:06:47 AM
nice colours and composition ;)


cheers,
brano
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 03/15/2009 02:55:08 AM
Peaceful colors and silhouettes.
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 03/14/2009 11:19:47 PM
Nicely composed and good use of natural framing
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 03/14/2009 11:05:40 PM
Beautiful sunrise. I like the way the tree is framing the shot.
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 03/14/2009 08:39:09 PM
the amount of silhouttes is just too overwhelming Try HDR next time to get a better balance of silhoutte and details.
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 03/14/2009 08:12:23 PM
Darker would work.
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 03/14/2009 05:57:30 PM
Too much dark foreground. Great silhouette of the tree and beautiful color in the sky!
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 03/14/2009 05:26:49 PM
I like the star burst rays on the sun.
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 03/14/2009 02:09:44 PM
Good framing. Nice color. 7.
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 03/14/2009 09:27:24 AM
Nice capture of the sun without blowing out
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 03/14/2009 06:35:01 AM
Beautiful sunset, love the rays!!
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 03/14/2009 01:13:17 AM
One of my favorite areas on the planet. Matter of fact, we just got back from Estes Park on Monday and I am having Mountain Withdrawal big time. So thanks for the jab in my aching heart with this stunning photo :)

Not to mention that I hate you for being able to shoot straight at the sun and have it look so perfect and beautiful. It's okay, since it is such an important challenge, I won't let my petty jealousy affect my score :) It really is beautiful.
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 03/13/2009 06:54:37 PM
the tree and the hill are a bot too dark
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 03/13/2009 06:38:27 PM
Beautiful shot. Lovely composition. (Some of the left side foliage looks like little people standing on a hill to watch.)
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 03/13/2009 04:08:31 PM
Nice colours in the sky. I just find that the dark tree overhead dominates the frame.
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 03/13/2009 03:12:48 PM
I think a bit too much dark foreground IMo
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 03/13/2009 01:09:56 PM
Image feels a little dark. The composition is nice and the silhouettes are good.
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 03/13/2009 10:20:55 AM
Love the colors, very nice picture!
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 03/13/2009 08:55:00 AM
Nice sunset and silhouette. Good colors and detail.
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 03/13/2009 06:48:17 AM
Good use of natural framing with the tree.
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 03/12/2009 08:03:27 PM
Good shot but a little too dark.
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 03/12/2009 05:45:06 PM
beautiful sunrise framed by the trees, nice colors
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 03/12/2009 02:33:20 PM
nice siluet - try to clone out the flares
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 03/12/2009 11:54:58 AM
nice colors, well composed
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 03/12/2009 10:23:41 AM
A closer crop might make this stronger.
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 03/12/2009 03:47:46 AM
stunning
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 03/11/2009 11:25:55 PM
I like the object in the forground and how the objects in the photo are nicely silohuetted, very nice sunrise shot.
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 03/11/2009 12:01:59 PM
Well done with the balance of silhouettes and deeply saturated colors.
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 03/11/2009 11:24:55 AM
Interesting use of black here. I like it.
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 03/11/2009 09:22:28 AM
Classic comp, well framed, nice colors. It sure is cold on a 14er at 6 a.m.
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 03/11/2009 09:08:55 AM
I like the framing from the branches, nice
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 03/11/2009 07:36:13 AM
nice sillohuette and incredible sky/clouds. the heaviness of the foreground detracts from theeffect however. good luck: 7
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 03/11/2009 02:48:20 AM
Great capture! Love the framing and composition.
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 03/11/2009 02:41:37 AM
nice warmth
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 03/11/2009 01:12:59 AM
how pretty, really like the silhouettes and the "sun burst" excellent
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