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A View to Die For !
3rd PlaceA View to Die For !
wilks


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Cemetery (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Lancashire (Sabden)
Date: Mar 23, 2005
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 23, 2005

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Statistics
Place: 3 out of 281
Avg (all users): 6.7596
Avg (commenters): 7.9565
Avg (participants): 6.6617
Avg (non-participants): 6.9333
Views since voting: 8207
Views during voting: 465
Votes: 208
Comments: 46
Favorites: 13 (view)

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 04/10/2005 04:26:43 AM
Nice I like it and the title is perfect for the picture and the challenge! This is really a pic to die for! lol! Congrats on your thrid place!
 04/08/2005 09:45:17 AM
i think that this picture is alright for a view site .
 04/06/2005 10:41:21 AM
WOW!!! wasn`t expecting this !.Learnt such a lot from this site and the many comments.Thankyou ALL.
About the picture .Got to the location with about 10mins of sunlight to go(traffic jam).Had to walk Quite a way to get there too.In all the rush managed to forget my compact flash card in the Car DOH!,But had a spare 64mb in my bag PHEW!.
Anyway could only shoot off 6 pics in raw format but came away with this as one, WOW what a challenge and a ribbon to boot!!!!
THankyou again
(regards to Mr Higgin for the tip on Location !!)
 04/06/2005 10:22:59 AM
Congratulations! it makes me feel mysterious.
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 04/05/2005 06:02:26 PM
Congratulations on your ribbon with this great image! Well deserved!
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 04/05/2005 04:45:27 AM
Super picture. Congratulations!
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 04/04/2005 05:16:48 PM
Congratulations, was one of my favorites..love the light.
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 04/04/2005 12:23:36 PM
I think your dodging and burning needs a little work, and the cross in the sky is a little crispy with the pixels. Sorry, but also im not fond of the mismatched placement of the stones on the ground as well. I think the sky is too bright and the ground is too dark, and I don't really like the colour of the sky. I really stand out from the rest of the commments, but this is how i feel.
 04/04/2005 07:00:22 AM
Congratulations on your Yellow. Strong and impressive!
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 04/04/2005 03:37:51 AM
great composition and texture elements between the tree and the wall. I love th esingle color looks and the dramatic sky.
Nice work against the other "stiff competition"
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 04/03/2005 11:18:19 PM
amazing image. It really stands out and demands attention. The overexposed sky works well...congrats on your first ribbon.
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 04/03/2005 10:18:36 PM
Congratulations !
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 04/03/2005 09:18:19 PM
Wonderful image! Congratulations!
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 04/03/2005 08:05:39 PM
I love the blown out section of sky. This is a classic example of when to break the rules! Nice work!
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 04/03/2005 08:04:19 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon... may there be many more to come.
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 04/03/2005 08:02:16 PM
very dramatic i love it, well done :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/03/2005 12:55:25 PM
This has many strengths: the composition is very good (except it's maybe a little tite on the round-topped stone) and there's an appealing oevrall smoothness of tone. Two things (or maybe 3) bother me though: the highlights on the cross-topped monument seem overly bright, way out of proportion to the softness of the rest of the image. You have muted the sky significantly, so it is very obvious that these highlights "borrow" from a "different" sky. Another problem is the distinct haloing of the sky/hill border, which is a very distracting imperfection to me. Finally, I'm not convinced that the distinctly yellow cast you've thrown into the sky is working to your advantage.

So my judgment is that you SHOT a heck of an image but went a little off-track in your post-processing. Still a strong score but not top-tier for me.
 04/03/2005 10:05:41 AM
Very dramatic image, very well executed. I like it. 8
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 04/03/2005 08:38:43 AM
Quite beautiful, the debate will remain whether to have gone all b/w, however impressive enough for a good bump.
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 04/02/2005 11:29:06 AM
this picture sets the mood.
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 04/01/2005 01:33:54 PM
I am expecting this one to ribbon; very well done post-processing. This image says "dawn of hope" to me.
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 04/01/2005 03:30:55 AM
A little busy for my tastes but love the light and lightiing.
Maybe a vertical composition with the cross and what appears to be a gate.
 03/31/2005 11:51:03 AM
NICE!
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 03/31/2005 08:20:49 AM
A 10 should help this ribbon!!!!!
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 03/31/2005 06:03:38 AM
impressive work in captuing the beautiful tones in this image with focus and good composition
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 03/30/2005 03:48:05 AM
Not sure I like the title, but a wonderful picture!
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 03/29/2005 04:15:42 PM
Great perspective and colors. Textures are rich and the sky and composition makes this shot stand out from the others. Congratulations. One of my favorites for this challenge.
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 03/29/2005 12:55:05 PM
very nice, I like the coloring it adds a mystical feel to it. Good luck.
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 03/29/2005 11:34:16 AM
Awesome job! Love your desaturating !
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 03/29/2005 06:43:36 AM
very nice
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 03/29/2005 04:29:04 AM
full color would have worked better IMO
 03/29/2005 12:51:30 AM
Wow. Reminds me of a Tim Burton movie. Nicely accomplished.
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 03/28/2005 05:21:54 PM
Wow. Great capture with the sunset in the background. I really like the peaceful color tone with it as well. Great job.
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 03/28/2005 04:25:59 PM
Very nice, the splash of color and light is great
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 03/28/2005 04:12:22 PM
I am making two passes on this Challenge. I will vote on your photo then return later(before voting is over) to comment on what I like and dislike about your shot. You can take the comments however you wish and I will try not to be mean. Just don't take it the wrong way.
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IMO this is the best in this competition. You have a beautiful sky with a nice foreground. Everything is in good focus. Job well done. 10
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 03/28/2005 01:02:40 PM
This is an amusing title... the picture is a really good one..it is very crisp and I like the sun in the distance..8
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 03/28/2005 12:45:48 PM
nice
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 03/28/2005 10:43:55 AM
Beautiful picture! it looks as if it could go onto a postcard, or something like that! its just gorgeous. I do not, however, like your title. I think it goes with the subject, but it is disrespectful
 03/28/2005 09:16:16 AM
The strange light works well to lift this into an unusual and striking image. Composition good.
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 03/28/2005 08:01:26 AM
ethereal feel, very clean shot. Bravo
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 03/28/2005 07:29:31 AM
Great use of grey tones, excellent contrast, and I really like how you left the yellow in the sky. Great job!
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 03/28/2005 06:19:38 AM
classic 10
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 03/27/2005 10:32:40 PM
Very nice composition, I like the lighting and the balance here. I hope this one will do well (10)
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 03/27/2005 09:05:30 PM
Over post-processed. Try pulling back a bit.
 03/27/2005 08:44:35 PM
fantastic...where did that light come from? 10
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 03/27/2005 07:24:15 PM
Lovely composition and color
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