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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Salto del Laja, Chile
Date: Oct 29, 2009
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 17, 2010

 Photo taken on a trip to Temuco, Chile
This place is called Salto del Laja.
Used ND filter.

[Jan. 24th, 2010 09:07:18 AM]

Thanks a lot for the comments. Very constructive.

Here you can see the original photo without editing, just resizing.

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Statistics
Place: 102 out of 445
Avg (all users): 6.1811
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 6.1771
Avg (non-participants): 6.1961
Views since voting: 959
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 243
Comments: 23
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 02/01/2010 05:43:23 AM
?Hola Roberto, que tal? :)

Greetings from the Critique Club!

Regarding your photo, it is important that you realize that the score does not always reflect the quality of the picture. Having said that:

The scene
Very appealing in it's whole, the composition is very good. The slight tilt is not very usual in landscapes, but it might have worked to your advantage. It gives a sense of water flow to the right of the picture.

Processing
Looking at your original, you managed to process it very well. It is definitely not eye candy, and probably that's why it placed where it did.
The high vignetting in the original, plus the post processing of the shot make it look like a pinhole camera shot. If it was the intention, you succeeded brilliantly!

The sepia tones make it very vintage, postcard like.
It is indeed dark, and in some computer screens it would be too dark for someone to distinguish the features, but the style you chose was that in fact.

The border was a good choice, it does not detract from the picture.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

Regards,
Joao
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 10:56:34 PM
I love the colortone and the highlights. Beautiful in its moodiness.
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 01/28/2010 02:13:12 PM
I like your toning--heavy handed for sure but looks good! Has the look of AP
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 01/27/2010 10:28:01 PM
Wow !! this location definitely has great potential , but currently I am not too hot on your PP for this version. 6 , with the right light & PP I am sure this place can produce a winner.
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 01/27/2010 02:47:43 PM
love the PP here. very nice shot.
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 01/27/2010 11:42:11 AM
gorgeous location, flawless processing to create a work of art
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 01/27/2010 08:50:26 AM
Great capture.
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 01/26/2010 08:37:25 PM
absolutely spectacular! Beautifully done! I hope you show the original on this one. I would love to know what was done in camera vs processing. What ever the path taken, you achieved spectacular results! -10-
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 01/25/2010 04:09:15 PM
excellente
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 01/25/2010 10:08:17 AM
Nice work. 10
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 01/25/2010 09:38:45 AM
nice high contrast
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 01/24/2010 08:49:58 PM
I love the lighting. I wouldn't have imagined that a B&W waterfall could look this good......7
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 01/24/2010 08:34:31 PM
This is a new look for a landscape...very dramatic. Reminds me a little of renaissance paintings. Nicely done!
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 01/24/2010 07:23:36 PM
I like the darkness of this as it adds mystery for me...very beautiful
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 01/24/2010 04:04:32 AM
Very nice long shutter affect and processing.
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 01/23/2010 08:42:11 PM
The PP works really well here. The tone you chose is perfect.
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 01/23/2010 10:54:10 AM
The waterfalls looks great, I like the look of the flowing water. The rest of the photo is too dark for my tastes.
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 01/23/2010 02:06:21 AM
Beautifull place but think for my taste worked to much and to many dark spaces in lower halve of pic 6
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 01/23/2010 12:50:13 AM
Nice moody treatment.
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 01/22/2010 09:33:33 PM
What spot! Lots of water, love the action and contrast.
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 01/22/2010 09:21:02 PM
Beautiful shot of the falls and great processing. That color tone on the water is great.
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 01/22/2010 06:13:35 AM
Stunning.
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 01/22/2010 12:52:15 AM
i love the silky water effect perfect
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