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Challenge: Powerlines (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Gaustablikk Norway
Date: Dec 6, 2009
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 6, 2009

 Near Gaustablikk Norway

3 exposures combined to try to bring out some detail.

[Dec. 12th, 2009 06:02:24 PM]

A couple of comments mention the B&W on this.

This was shot in color. I shoot all my shots in RAW and do any conversion in Photoshop. The color version of this is not a whole lot different. It was a very flat day. The trees did not look green to the eye. I noted a few scenes that were almost completely mono-tone, even to the naked eye.

Day before roll over sitting on a 6.65 score. I'm thinking that might do fairly well in this challenge. With the difficult subject matter, I'm thinking (re: hoping) that this will be a sub 7 ribbon type of challenge. We'll see.

Post challenge

Was thinking top 5, Yellow is great. Been a loooong time between ribbons. And I finally got a ribbon from one of my many Norway trips.

One commenter asked to see the color version. Believe it or not, this is the full color version with no editing



There was absolutely no color to be seen. The weather was miserable, but still had a great time shooting with my good friend Trollman. He ribboned on our last outing back in February.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 88
Avg (all users): 6.6276
Avg (commenters): 7.9091
Avg (participants): 6.0000
Avg (non-participants): 6.8667
Views since voting: 4455
Views during voting: 255
Votes: 145
Comments: 32
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 12/20/2009 06:15:24 AM
Thanks for posting the unedited version. I really like seeing the before/after shots. Excellent job with the editing. So much more detail that you managed to pull out of the original pic. Good job.
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 12/19/2009 09:54:33 PM
absolutely stunning shot .. i love your title .. with the power lines and the perspective the amazing snow scene it makes me think of a thriller of some kind where you have no idea what will happen next .. possibly down the hill out'v sight something is lurking for the unwary skier/photographer ... a tripod that doubles as a firearm, you know like james bond 007 would have, might come in handy for your norwegian adventures .. :)
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 12/19/2009 09:08:03 AM
Agree with Chris-cryan. I got my ski(s) out ! Well done , congrats !
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 12/19/2009 01:27:52 AM
Gorgeous shot! Congrats on being top 3!
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 12/17/2009 07:30:29 AM
Beautiful! Congrats :)
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 12/15/2009 05:04:19 PM
This looks very close to some of my favorite skiing grounds here in Vermont. As I look at your photo, I'm constantly looking for lines I could ski. I love your processing on the shot, and I have seen how weather like this makes everything monochrome. Well done and very deserving of your ribbon.
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 12/15/2009 07:44:37 AM
I thought this looked very Norwegian. Congratulations on the ribbon!
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 12/14/2009 01:52:24 PM
Absolutely loved this during voting. Beautiful scene and a well deserved ribbon. Congrats, David.
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 12/14/2009 08:55:39 AM
Combining three exposures worked really well with this shot. I don't know if you could have brought out the details in the snow (ground left bottom) as well as you did with only one exposure. I have fav'ed this photograph for several reason. 1) It look very natural and you didn't go overboard with the editing. 2) You did a great job in picking the location and point of view. 3) I'm not just looking at power lines, I'm enjoying a wonderful landscape image with very nice detail. 4) I can feel the temperature in the photo and wish I was enjoying the snow.

To sum it up you did what needed to be done to make this work. You did a great job from picking a location, determining to use three exposures, and the out come was great.

Great job
Scott
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 12/14/2009 08:54:28 AM
Very nice, David!! Congrats-a-mucho!
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 12/14/2009 08:36:34 AM
What a beautiful scene. Congrats!
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 12/14/2009 04:29:12 AM
long overdue my friend!!!! Very well deserved...
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 12/14/2009 04:27:30 AM
Congrats!!
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 12/14/2009 02:30:15 AM
Dude! I hadn't been watching this challenge at all. Nicely done!
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 12/14/2009 01:38:27 AM
one of my favs of this challenge the HDR worked a treat too well done and congrats on the ribbon
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 12/14/2009 12:41:23 AM
Nice one. I feel like I'm sitting on a chair-lift with out the cold butt. ;\
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 12/14/2009 12:34:04 AM
Beautiful image with great leading lines David. Great idea to do the HDR thing with this.
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 12/14/2009 12:33:36 AM
Beautiful image. Congratulation on the ribbon.
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 12/14/2009 12:32:41 AM
One of my favourites (and one of my favourite subjects). Congrats.
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 12/14/2009 12:26:18 AM
Congrats on the yellow David!
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 12/14/2009 12:06:23 AM
Well done! You were right about the ribbon. Great entry and PP.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/12/2009 05:22:59 AM
Lovely image here. 10
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 12/10/2009 11:10:24 AM
I would have loved to see this one in color... but still a great capture!
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 12/08/2009 10:23:37 PM
Great perspective. So cold looking.
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 12/08/2009 03:59:12 PM
great shot- top 10
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 12/08/2009 01:26:20 AM
nice use of high key lighting/exposure. I like that the title is very fitting to the photo.
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 12/07/2009 11:14:30 PM
Stunning conversion. This shot is about the lines. Love it. Want to follow them down the hill.
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 12/07/2009 09:04:01 PM
great view 10
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 12/07/2009 07:23:13 PM
Nice POV here, love the tones too.
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 12/07/2009 07:20:13 PM
Lovely composition and quite a different take then most.
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 12/07/2009 05:08:41 PM
I love this!
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 12/07/2009 04:31:21 AM
Absolutely amazing photograph...
Was this shot in black and white or color?
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