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Dry Falls
Dry Falls
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Challenge: Free Study 2012-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical IF for Canon
Date: Mar 11, 2012
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2012

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Statistics
Place: 238 out of 279
Avg (all users): 5.1557
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1647
Avg (non-participants): 5.1351
Views since voting: 259
Views during voting: 206
Votes: 122
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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 04/08/2012 04:55:09 PM
dpc is very conservative about processing. plus you have no central point of focus. the things I like about the picture are the things dpc doesn't. you did well to score over 5.
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 04/08/2012 03:10:11 PM
I would say you got lost in the processing and you were left with a halo above the horizon and tree.

There is enough context and detail in the scene to be interesting, but the arrangement via composition falls flat. It should "feel" dynamic.

ETA: I now see that it is a single tree in the distance with darker trees in front of it!

Message edited by author 2012-04-08 23:46:43.
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 04/08/2012 02:44:45 PM
There is nothing "wrong" with this picture, Scott. For me, the image lacks context, however. This happens a lot to everyone. We see something that we really like, especially when we know the backstory, or are familiar with the environment, or it has some sort of history. Thus for US, the image contains a lot more information that it does for the uninformed viewer.

In addition, the most salient feature of the image is the tree, which breaks up the rocks and the horizon, however, it is mostly hidden, and it is rather featureless. Add to that a comparatively large and empty foreground and...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/08/2012 07:32:01 AM
Nicely pulled into the center.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2012 04:43:09 PM
intrigued by the white vignette and other strange processing.
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 04/03/2012 05:57:26 AM
Beautiful black and white.
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