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Autumnal Robe
Autumnal Robe
MistyMucky


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Challenge: Foliage (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Twann, Switzerland
Date: Oct 31, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 s
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2009

Sadly the setting sun was quite masked by clouds, so I had to push a bit the colours in Photoshop by switching to LAB mode and blending a copy of the layer in soft light mode. I also had to use a layer mask in order to bring out the hazy background with curves.


Statistics
Place: 198 out of 245
Avg (all users): 5.1389
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 5.1136
Avg (non-participants): 5.1786
Views since voting: 518
Views during voting: 5
Votes: 144
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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11/18/2009 03:24:54 AM
Hello from the Critique Club-
I liked that you took a little bit of a different take on the challenge with this, and added some other elements to spice things up than just the foliage. Having said that, I think that the elements you introduced are somewhat overbearing and somewhat take the show regarding the challenge topic. The scene itself is very nice, but it doesn̢۪t really say foliage to me. As you noted in your comments, the sky is a bit hazy. I like the degree to which the other shore of the body of water is obscured by the haze, but it makes the sky less dynamic. The foliage you did have in your photo is pleasing, with a wide variety of colors and species, but doesn̢۪t feel like your subject. To make the foliage more a focal point, I would consider bringing more of the plants in the lower left into the frame, lowering the perspective and maybe blurring the background village a bit. If foliage weren̢۪t the focal point, I would find your choice of composition very successful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/15/2009 01:43:28 PM
Lovely autumn scene with a nice feel of seaside village tranquility.
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11/14/2009 01:53:13 PM
a bit bright which detracts from the detail, maybe it was shot at the wrong time of day.
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11/13/2009 10:13:57 AM
Nice blanket of autumnal colors.. Well seen and taken..
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11/13/2009 06:22:50 AM
Nice colours in the foliage, though this shot to me is more about the town than the trees. Still very nice colours and a nice shot.
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11/10/2009 11:31:03 AM
It looks like the sun is still pretty high in the sky. If you waited a little longer, just until when the light turns gold, it would have painted the buildings to match the foliage and made the scene look more like autumn, IMO.
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11/09/2009 11:12:17 AM
What a beautiful scene!
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