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Thor's Cave
Thor's Cave
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Challenge: Naturally Framed (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Thor's Cave, Peak District, UK
Date: Jun 3, 2005
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.3sec
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jun 5, 2005

 I am not sure whether this will have enough appeal to the folks here but a) it certainly fits the theme well and b) it was a personal challenge to get there and try to get a usable exposure. This amazing cave is in a sheer cliff face in the manifold valley of the Peak District. The rocks are not wet; they have been worn away and become very slippery by the numerous visitors to the cave. The figure (somewhat blurred due to the long exposure necessary) was essential to give a sense of scale to reflect the huge size of this cave. It was fortunate that the landscape was somewhat overcast because this very difficult exposure, leaving enough detail in the highlights and shadows, would probably have not been possible within the sites rules.
Minor cropping to remove a chain that some lunatic climbers have somehow put into the apex of the mouth of the cave! Three selects for the cave, land and sky each having their own levels applied and a fourth overall levels. I hope the end result is reasonably appealing but in terms of exposure it is probably better than I expected to get.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 223
Avg (all users): 6.7647
Avg (commenters): 7.2727
Avg (participants): 6.5214
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 2886
Views during voting: 369
Votes: 238
Comments: 28
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 01/09/2006 12:54:04 PM
Very nice...congrats on your top 10!!
 06/13/2005 07:09:31 AM
I don̢۪t know what happened but somewhere along the way your computer gave me a whole point more than I expected or probably deserve but, I aint complaining, anyway thanks to everyone for all your supportive comments and votes.
I think we̢۪ve found the lunatic climber haven̢۪t we Falc!
I agree about the width of the crop but there were climbing ropes in the right hand wall that I could have cloned out but I prefer to leave cloning to the absolute minimum.
Thanks again folks, your support and constructive feedback are inspiring and very gratefully acknowledged.
06/13/2005 05:57:53 AM
Well done Sid, certainly worth a top 10 placing.
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 06/12/2005 08:15:59 PM
Congrats on your top 10! In my favs now.
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 06/12/2005 08:07:57 PM
Congratulations on your top ten finish. A strong and attractive entry.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/12/2005 06:21:35 PM
Excellent work, good tonal range, and I like the motion of the subject. I predict top ten or a ribbon! Bumping up.
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 06/11/2005 03:09:50 PM
Nice natural frame. Is that two people or just one I see there? Your angle makes me wish you had moved a couple steps to the left so I can see what's going on down there!
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 06/10/2005 10:20:54 AM
good picture, feels a little tight on the right side. I also wonder if you could've gotten more contrast out of the sky.
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 06/10/2005 07:45:15 AM
Perfect scene for this challenge, and good focus throughout. Well done 7
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 06/09/2005 01:21:08 PM
Great shot. Would like it better if the person wasn't in the shot. 7
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 06/08/2005 10:04:53 AM
Fantastic Image and had the dude been standing a bit more still, it would have been even better. I'm bumping you to a 7. Good luck!
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 06/08/2005 08:13:40 AM
The concept here is well thought out, Sadly, the people are distracting here, you need 1 peson to hold the attention, unfortunatly the 1 here has a rather odd pose and the partial friend isbetter of being no friend...

The rest of the image is great
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 06/07/2005 11:19:41 PM
good
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 06/07/2005 08:57:29 PM
Impressive.
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 06/07/2005 12:46:29 AM
really meets this challenge unlike others10
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 06/06/2005 06:14:54 PM
Very nice! I like how the detail of the cave is still there, and the people in it gives it a real sense of grandeaur.
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 06/06/2005 05:17:07 PM
This is a great view, but I would like to see it with a little wider crop.
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 06/06/2005 03:09:09 PM
Incredible NATURAL! frame. I would have liked to have seen the people cloned out as I think it takes the attention away from very scenic frame.
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 06/06/2005 02:12:19 PM
This one is pretty good. i like the landscape in this and the far view. to bad for the weather. id like to see a top 3 in this one.
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 06/06/2005 01:45:40 PM
Wow - that brings back memories - I climbed the cave roof and up the front face way back in my youth
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 06/06/2005 08:19:03 AM
Nice scenery with the cave frame.
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 06/06/2005 07:39:20 AM
This is absolutely AWESOME! You couldn't GET a better fit for the challenge, and it's composed in such a beautiful way! I love the tiny little people at the opening of the cave. It gives you such perspective on the size of that cave. So far, my first 10!
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 06/06/2005 02:46:46 AM
stunning picture, I would have been picky and gotten the people to scarper lol
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 06/05/2005 11:14:50 PM
Awesome but I think the people down the bottom distract a wee bit. Well done and good luck
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 06/05/2005 08:42:03 PM
Wow, majestic cave
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 06/05/2005 08:36:50 PM
Wow...one of the best...
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 06/05/2005 08:11:54 PM
i would have enjoyed this shot a lot more without the people. plus they look a little blurred. but its a great shot otherwise!
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 06/05/2005 08:10:42 PM
what an AMAZING shot
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