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Roots and Lighthouse, Point Fermin
Roots and Lighthouse, Point Fermin
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Ansel Adams III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2012
Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: San Pedro, CA
Date: May 17, 2012
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2012

 I remember a couple of Adams photographs involving elaborate tree roots, and there's a wonderful park at Point Fermin in San Pedro that has some amazing trees. So I figured since I didn't have wonderful mountainous landscapes, I'd go with roots.

Three shot HDR, converted to B&W with Nik Silver Efex. Probably did either Topaz or Nik Color Efex prior to B&W conversion, too.

I did intentionally compose to capture the lighthouse in this framing. It wasn't possible to the get the light without it, for one thing. And, as always, I try to put too much into one photo. I'd say I'd learn to do better, but that's probably not true. :-) Very much appreciate all the comments - thank you!

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.9182
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
Avg (participants): 5.8409
Avg (non-participants): 5.9697
Views since voting: 416
Views during voting: 258
Votes: 110
Comments: 11
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 05/27/2012 09:47:21 PM
Best story pic of the lot. Thanks
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 05/27/2012 08:36:34 PM
I didn't comment during the challenge, but I love this take for a Modern Day Ansel Adams.... great light, great details... awesome subject.
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 05/27/2012 08:07:21 PM
So it made it back to tiny violin land. No 1,2 or 3 votes. That's always satisfying
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2012 08:10:51 AM
This is not my idea of an Ansel Adams subject or composition (I am no expert and may be wrong), yet it is an image that I suspect he would have liked a lot. The light - late afternoon, maybe? - on the roots, trunk and branches of this very interesting tree is beautiful, and I am quite taken by the way you used that to frame the lighthouse and out-building. The tonal range might have been just a bit stronger but there's such nice detail even in the shadows. One of my top 10.
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 05/26/2012 07:38:45 AM
Great work, hope this goes well.
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 05/25/2012 01:39:47 PM
would have been improved with no inclusion of the background buildings.
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 05/23/2012 05:43:24 AM
Very cool root system. Too bad for the buildings in the background, they steal a lot of attention.
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 05/21/2012 10:56:26 PM
Love the tree roots and how you framed that house in the background well done.
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 05/21/2012 11:03:00 AM
Excellent tree root study. Well exposed with great detail in the shadows. The sky beyond is lost (blown out). Not sure about including the structures in this scene. While the DOF plane is deep, I'm not sure what you want us to see. The house and buildings behind draw my eye away from the nature scene.
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 05/21/2012 12:46:41 AM
amazing, i took some shots just like this on saturday just gone.
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 05/20/2012 09:03:22 PM
Love the foreground, always a comfortable place to sit. Very well done.
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