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Decoration of the Nature
Decoration of the Nature
hgard


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Challenge: Classy Holiday Decorations (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Eskifjordur Iceland
Date: Dec 18, 2004
Aperture: 6.7
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2004

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01/02/2005 01:15:52 PM
hgard

Beautiful colors in the sky, and nice use of the branches as framing - very crisp.

Two thoughts come to mind for improvement.

One, the cross could have been a bit better postioned to the left, to make use of the arch frame of the branches. Your ability to position yourself may have been limited, of course.

Secondly, I think the sky would be nicely complemented if you brought out the detail a bit in the lower half of the photo. Not too much to compete with the sky, but give enough detail for the viewer's eye to linger there a bit: brighten the windows and the lower blues a bit.

There may, of course, be differences in our monitors, and these are just my opinions.

I look forward to seeing more of your work.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/24/2004 07:53:23 PM
this doesn't work for me compositionally or thematically, sorry
12/24/2004 02:16:13 PM
Even though your title suggests it I don't get a holiday feeling from a sunset per se. Other than the symbolism of the cross, I don't see much that says holidays. As a photograph, you might try darkening your foreground more and toning down the glare of the sun a just a little. Also, you might try cropping vertically, and include the cross sillouette as you main focus. Then the glare of the sun serves a greater purpose. edit - On a second look, I realized a cross isn't really a symbol of Christmas but of Christ, if that makes any sense.
12/23/2004 04:23:54 AM
not sure what the classy christmas decoration is?
Maybe the cross?
If so, then I'm sure you will get low votes for having a religious theme here.
Also, if it is the cross, then it is very difficult to spot, it would have been better with no trees behind it and larger in the picture.
MAybe it wasnt the cross at all.
In which case, I'm stumped.
12/20/2004 08:29:47 AM
nice sky but too much dark in the bottom half. Tighter croppoing would make it much a better shot
12/20/2004 03:12:12 AM
This isn't christmas decorations.
12/20/2004 02:30:58 AM
Nice try but this doesn't meet the intent of the challenge IMO


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