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Fiery Sunset at "The Hill"
3rd PlaceFiery Sunset at "The Hill"
MargaretNet


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Challenge: Home Sweet Home II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Workshop
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: The Hill, Melbourne, Australia
Date: Aug 17, 2011
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2011

 The Hill is the name of our bush block.
This has exceeded my expectations! Quite a sunset! The 10-22mm lens turned the sky into magic. And Photomatix brought out the color.
BUT there is no house in this photo (it is behind me) so DNMCs are certain. The trolls must be getting their nails sharpened for the rollover :/ 6+ if lucky

[Aug. 20th, 2011 04:46:15 AM]

7.16 at 50

[Aug. 23rd, 2011 11:19:17 PM]

6.87 at 100 - amazing drop!!

[Aug. 25th, 2011 07:47:44 PM]

Nervous wait now - are there many 7s? Is this Top 5? It would nice to see my home on my profile page :)

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My first Yellow!! :)

PS I actually agree with Allen on this - it is the POP over the top!! BUT he has a few that are slightly over the top too ;) When I started at DPC doing PP like nightpixels was my dream. I even PM'd him asking how he does it! Now I probably should rethink it again.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 76
Avg (all users): 6.8730
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.4688
Avg (non-participants): 7.0106
Views since voting: 5257
Views during voting: 303
Votes: 126
Comments: 36
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 01/13/2012 02:26:45 PM
YEP ANOTHER FAVORITE XOX
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 08/30/2011 09:06:35 PM
Actually, I like the bit over the top feel to this. I think it works well for this image. :)

Congrats on the yellow!
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 08/30/2011 04:30:02 PM
Go, Margaret! Wonderful!
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 08/28/2011 07:21:02 PM
This is beautiful! Congrats Margaret!
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 08/28/2011 06:11:19 AM
Congrats on your first yellow!
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 08/27/2011 12:14:33 AM
Congratulations, Margaret. I assumed the house was behind in this so DNMC didn't enter my head. What fabulous views you have.
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 08/26/2011 03:59:17 PM
Congrats Margaret!!!!! I'm getting pretty good at picking out your Style! You have developed sooo much since your first pix here on DPC.. and sooo fast! Before you know it some one is going to do a In the Style of MargaretN challenge!!! and I do NOT feel this was overdone at all... As Tanguera said, Now I HATE you even more... LOL just jokeing I hate me for not developing any style, You Go Girl friend!
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 08/26/2011 03:36:34 PM
Congrats on your yellow but I just find this way overdone to a point that it loses its attractiveness as an image. Just my opinion of course :)
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 08/26/2011 12:55:25 PM
Now I "hate" you even more, Margaret! Another ribbon AND that view!? Magnificent. Congrats.
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 08/26/2011 12:24:07 PM
Congratulations on another ribbon,lovely image.
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 08/26/2011 06:04:59 AM
Absolutely gorgeous image. Well deserved ribbon. Congrats!
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 08/26/2011 03:05:19 AM
Congratz on the excellent 3 rd placing and the yellow ribbon Margaret. It's a beautiful image and i voted it a 10. I was expecting it to finish in the top 5.
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 08/26/2011 02:23:17 AM
When can I come and visit :) really good shot Margaret, well done.
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 08/26/2011 01:52:07 AM
Wonderful Margaret, you truly live in a beautiful place.
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 08/26/2011 01:13:23 AM
NOW THIS IS AWESOME I LOVE ALL your LANDSCAPES and this one very much due to the SQUARE CROP and something like this in the sherpet challenge would have done well.The one thing about my style is that I nearly always use the SQUARE CROP as I love the effect of the images inside of them... LOVE this one and now a favorite another of yours images as a Shez favorite...xox - by the way I was one of your 10 as i loved this when i saw it for the first time as it just POPPED for me..... from shez xox
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 08/26/2011 12:03:36 AM
Congrats again, on a marvellous pic Margaret.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/25/2011 08:05:14 PM
Looks like Margaret again :-)
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 08/25/2011 06:34:54 PM
Stand out winner for me. Good luck.
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 08/25/2011 04:23:24 PM
Very dramatic! If this is really your home, you are quite blessed with beautiful scenery.
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 08/25/2011 12:11:54 PM
I want to vote this higher, but the connection to "Home Sweet Home" is not hitting me either in the picture or the title.
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 08/25/2011 11:16:19 AM
HDR explosion ! the purples really make this shot. cool and laid in behind the green they add cool contrast to the fiery sky. Nothing short of perfect.
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 08/25/2011 01:23:59 AM
Man, you have one awesome view from your place!
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 08/24/2011 04:38:56 PM
This must be HDR.
Very good imact and the colours PUNCH out.
NOw the subjective.To me a crop a little above the tallest tree giving the landscape a rule of thirds prominance would make the picture stand out.
Very nice. Thanks for sharing
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 08/24/2011 03:23:09 AM
wish my home could be near something like this. lovely.
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 08/23/2011 03:54:56 PM
Wow! Lovely capture!
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 08/22/2011 01:50:10 PM
Very cool scene, and I like the play of the clouds against the trees. But I don't like the end processing result at all. It's just to harsh in the edges with some unflattering halo effects around the trees.
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 08/22/2011 11:32:15 AM
This is amazing. Wonderful HDR and processing.
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 08/20/2011 08:32:03 AM
That is one great sunset you experienced.
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 08/20/2011 12:11:17 AM
Beautiful. Could be a MargaretN production :-)
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 08/19/2011 08:06:55 PM
Exquisite - 10 from me.
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 08/19/2011 07:23:28 PM
Woooow. Looks like a painting with the intense colors! I love the lively trees, the path, the hills, clouds, everything!
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 08/19/2011 02:08:21 PM
Hummm has an Aussie fell to me! really really love this!
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 08/19/2011 10:53:28 AM
This leaps out at me,good image.
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 08/19/2011 10:04:00 AM
Lovely scene. The clouds have such texture. :)
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 08/19/2011 10:02:27 AM
Man I really want a little slice of your life....Margaret? You live in such a beautiful region and certainly face the right direction!!
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 08/19/2011 08:44:34 AM
this is a so wonderful image! But I'm not susre if it meets the challenge very well...
In a free study I would give 8 or 9 points.
o.k. I'll think it over and I'll come back later for voting
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