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Crepe Myrtle's Trunk
Crepe Myrtle's Trunk
npasel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2009-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Longview, TX
Date: Aug 23, 2009
Aperture: F7.1
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2009

 Taken early in the morning as the sun was illuminating the Crepe Myrtle's trunk.

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Place: 400 out of 414
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Avg (commenters): 3.6667
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Views during voting: 199
Votes: 122
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2009 07:40:35 PM
I'd like this if you got in a bit nearer. The green on other side doesn't add much and distracts a bit. It's not needed i feel.
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 09/02/2009 02:43:42 PM
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy):

Positives: This is certainly intriguing tree - both in shape and colouration. You have captured it with a degree of ambiguity, you have shown me much of its shape but I still can't envisage what it looks like, you communicate some texture yet I can't tell if the branches are rough or smooth. If I was there, I'd want to reach out to touch it to test the surface for myself. Then there is the light.... was it really this orange or this is some post processed hue?

Critical stuff: All of the above require some viewer faith in the image. Your photo needs to hold the viewer long enough to buy the time for exploration; and if I'm honest, I'm not sure this shot has enough initial impact to persuade people to stay around long enough...

Overall: There is plenty of interest here but without a hook to get people to stay I feel it's unlikely people will appreciate this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2009 01:29:18 PM
slightly out of focus and should not be centered.
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 09/01/2009 01:15:54 PM
...think it's crape, but then maybe this was shot through thin fransch pancakes ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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