Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by ceccacci:
I knew this shot wouldn't do well with the DPC crowd (not a criticism of the reviewers, just a matter of personal tastes) because of the "over-processed" HDR. I decided to submit it anyway. I am typically not a fan of that look myself, and I'm the first to admit this doesn't look realistic. But why does everything have to? What I get from this is a sort of post-apocalyptic, end of the world feeling, and the processing was necessary for that. A more conventionally processed image might be a nice picture of a dead tree, it just wasn't what I was trying for here. I didn't want just a dead tree, I wanted something where you were looking for some radioactive mutant to be peering out from behind it.

Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by Ammie:
A processed picture

Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by pixelpig:
Somebody should call the Sierra Club , alert them to all the wonderful photos in this challenge. It's truly amazing. What a beautiful planet we have to live on. Thanks for posting this shot.

Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by flaherma:
Beautiful composition and the processing works really well for this shot.

Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by Ja-9:
very pretty view...but I'm not a fan of the "overcooked" HDR...to much haloing...

Moab Tree 3
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Comment by johnfr:
Too harsh HDR. Doesn't look real

Moab Tree 3
by ceccacci

Comment by oberstpac:
nice

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Comment by tate:
Stunning. I gave it a 7. If it was in a free study, the score would have been higher IMHO

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Comment by illini75:
Wonderful details in the fireworks

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Comment by chalice:
I really like the balance in this image, especially the use of the outcropping to be a counterweight to the fireworks. The sky and reflections just add to the whole presentation. I'd give this a ribbon.