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Challenge: Wooden (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super for Canon
Location: near Zion National Park
Date: Jul 21, 2005
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 800
Shutter: 15 sec.
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2005

 Taken in Red Cliffs Recreation Area, some 10-20 miles as the crow flies from Zion National Park. In Utah at this time of year, lightning almost always means fires. We were able to watch this lightning storm and the progressing forest fire (100,000+ acres burned over a week's time) from our campsite.

Perhaps a forest fire, even if a bit blurry and overshadowed by lightning, will be considered to meet the challenge... I'm sure the connection could be stronger, but I haven't really been in wooded areas lately, and I also just wanted to use this picture :)

focal length 118.0mm
selected foreground; made new layer (screen)
selective color to bring out orannge in flame
levels to balance the tones

Statistics
Place: 131 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.1649
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 4.7257
Avg (non-participants): 5.8267
Views since voting: 613
Views during voting: 287
Votes: 188
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2005 08:06:27 PM
I will give it a ten, and well deserved. I hope the title does not keep you from a ribbon.
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 07/29/2005 08:26:23 AM
Really great!
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 07/28/2005 06:35:56 PM
Cool capture. Good luck!
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 07/28/2005 05:23:45 AM
It took me a second to get the reference. I'm slow. Nice shot of the lightning.
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 07/26/2005 07:36:52 AM
nice lightening..sad when woods are destroyed...nice colors and composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2005 05:57:51 PM
great shot....tough call on the wooden, but i can understand posting it...
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 07/25/2005 12:20:42 PM
Well, I hope this one doesn't get voted down because of the lack of "visible" wood. I think it's a great "out of the box" idea, and a great capture. I'll be interested to follow up on this one to find out where it was taken.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2005 10:07:23 AM
great capture, I imagine the lights on the hill are fires so fits challenge
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 07/25/2005 05:32:27 AM
cool
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 07/24/2005 11:34:57 PM
Very cool lightning. But where is the focus on the wood subject?
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