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The fires of sunset from the other side of midnight
The fires of sunset from the other side of midnight
Rikki


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Duotones II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Napa Valley, California
Date: Feb 18, 2006
Aperture: f10
ISO: 1/320 seconds
Shutter: 200
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Feb 21, 2006

 I am sooo glad that a few of my photos had the correct date stamp. I'm not sure how this will do in a field of many. I think this will top 600 entries. Just wanting to finish above a 6 as always ;)

Shot in RAW and processed with RSE. Lowered Color Temperature to 4100 with a -1 Tint. Outdoor Strong appearance with a 100% Saturation boost. Hue at -16 with a -11 Sharpness value. 50% Detail Extraction with a 100% Noise Suppression.

Damn sensor dust in Basic! Arrrgh!

Challenge log: I am Entry number 619

IMG_1946.CR2

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Post Challenge:

Woohoo! I never expected to finish this high! Wow! I am stunned. I know I received a lot of comments about the branches being distracting. I know I completely agree but with Basic Editing, I couldn't really do much.

Here is an outtake that I would have done had this been in Advanced editing. I also realized how bright the image is. I guess my monitor at work isn't calibrated properly.



Some folks have commented about the artifacting of the reeds in the foreground. It's touch not to due the the fact that these types of reeds are the ones that are segmented so even at a 100% crop, they are still jaggy ;(

Thanks for all the votes and comments ;)
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Views since voting: 2589
Views during voting: 519
Comments: 54
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 07/17/2006 08:33:05 PM
You should just rename this 14k. :P
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 03/14/2006 07:28:20 AM
I missed this challenge - congrats on your top 10 finish! Beautiful image. You really are partial to orange tones, aren't you? :-) This works really well. So smooth - fantastic reflection. Very nice.
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 03/08/2006 05:41:44 PM
Wow. Very very nice.
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 03/08/2006 05:30:44 PM
Rikki, this is such a great shot! Congratulations!
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 03/08/2006 05:25:52 PM
Rikki, I've been looking through your challenge submissions and I have to say I am impressed at how much you have improved in a relatively short period of time. You get some big kudos from me dude.
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 03/02/2006 04:17:05 PM
Beautiful and it really pops in the thumbnail. Love it.
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 03/02/2006 04:11:26 PM
Congrats on your top 10!

Message edited by author 2006-03-02 21:11:38.
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 03/02/2006 03:58:18 PM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, Kari from the critique club, I can making this painful but hell top ten ... what can I say!

First Impression - the most important one:
Wow ... awesome colour for a duotone where everyone was saying that black and white and speia are going to make it.

Composition:
Lovely I love the crop here. The twigs at the top and the bottom lead the eye perfectly to the right side fo the picture and the reflections add to the story being told.

Subject:
Two colours .. duotone ... meets the challenge well.

Technical (Colour and light):
Beautiful ... beautiful ... beautful ... what a place to be able to go to and see in natural colours ....

To grow its vote?:
Shit I don't know ..really less than .1 between you and fifth .. I know that annoyed me when it happened ... but not alot I could do ... you already know plenty about ribboning anyway .. what advice you got for me? :)

Summary:
Great picture great colours .. and neat perspective .. well done.

Any questions or comments feel free to PM me.

Kari
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/01/2006 08:22:23 AM
Very nice Rikki! The warm tones works very well. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.
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 03/01/2006 08:04:17 AM
Congrats Rikki! I need some of that top 10 luck to rub off on me!
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 03/01/2006 05:32:43 AM
Congrats on the top10 finish Rikki!
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 03/01/2006 02:47:20 AM
WONDERFUL photo! Haven't you had a string of top rated photos lately!!! Congratulations on another top 10 finish!
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 02/28/2006 11:06:54 PM
Congrats on the top 10 Rikki!
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 02/28/2006 07:53:19 PM
Congrats on another top 10 Rikki!!
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 02/28/2006 07:29:24 PM
Hmmm, I really like this for the most part. I like the grass in the foreground, I just wish the branches in the upper-left had not been included - I really feel that they detract from the overall image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/28/2006 03:58:07 PM
I like this. Must be a bright orange over black??? Almost seems there is something else going on. Maybe a very dark red with the orange. Anyway, nice picture with interest throughout. Good luck.
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 02/28/2006 02:57:24 PM
what great colors 10..!!
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 02/28/2006 11:21:06 AM
This might be nice for a 'Surreal' challenge. As is, it's far too nuclear and neatimaged to appeal.
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 02/27/2006 01:52:15 PM
too much neat image-ing
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 02/27/2006 01:11:26 PM
I'm not sure I like the title, but an excellent shot. Duotones with lots of negative or blank space seem to be doing the best with my voting. I like the strong orange tones and the foreground subject. Wish the upper branches could be gone. 8
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 02/27/2006 11:47:24 AM
Beautiful golden color. Like marmalade. Very sharp and clear. Great reflection. Nice framing.
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 02/27/2006 09:34:25 AM
Nice use of bold colors. Calming photo indeed. 7
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 02/25/2006 10:10:19 PM
Man this really works for me, such a stunning photograph! Good luck and 10
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 02/25/2006 06:27:28 PM
Well, at first glance this picture looks really nice, but I think there is way too much post-processing too me. I can easily see the pixel in the reflection section. Also, I am not sure the picture fits well to the challenge.
 02/25/2006 09:25:22 AM
Maybe too much contrast? Like it alot though... 8
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 02/25/2006 02:30:11 AM
love the mirrored image, nice tones
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 02/24/2006 08:20:11 PM
Very good duotone Image should be up there.....9
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 02/24/2006 03:05:31 PM
DocAchoo? Lovely rendering here. 7
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 02/24/2006 11:43:01 AM
Bright colors! Stands out as a thumb. Nicely done.
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 02/24/2006 09:03:07 AM
Gorgeous!
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 02/24/2006 08:56:54 AM
Stunning shot! Amazing!
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 02/23/2006 11:35:03 PM
Love the strong colour. Well done.
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 02/23/2006 10:14:51 PM
I'm awake now!

That's bright. I like the reeds and their reflection. Also the tree branches hanging into the frame. The still water and the reflections draw my attention to that cloud. This works for me.
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 02/23/2006 07:29:19 PM
Two things really hurt this image. The clipped highlights and the oversharpening. Other than that this is really good. The color, detail and contrast are great.
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 02/23/2006 05:34:36 PM
Wow, cool picture.
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 02/23/2006 04:37:07 PM
Spectacular colors and reflections. Dramatic composition. Very well lit. 10
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 02/23/2006 02:51:36 PM
How pretty!
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 02/23/2006 02:33:09 PM
Nicely captured. Peaceful.
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 02/23/2006 02:12:46 PM
Bold use of colors. The branches on top don't do much for me. 6
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 02/23/2006 10:36:55 AM
Beautiful duotone colour, one of the best in the challenge, the tone and the balance is spot on, the grasses in the water look strange though, slightly pixelated or something that is a little distracting (is it oversharpening). The branches above could help frame the photo but in this case they feel a little distracting
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 02/23/2006 01:35:10 AM
This is teally a nice image..... and love the colortones you used.....
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 02/23/2006 12:33:30 AM
Beautiful.
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 02/22/2006 05:24:32 PM
Great colors and title caps it ;)
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 02/22/2006 02:11:01 PM
Gorgeous colors!
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 02/22/2006 12:07:25 PM
Wow! Great punch in the colors! Very bold and daring!
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 02/22/2006 11:53:21 AM
lovely colors - can feel the warmth of the setting sun on my face
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 02/22/2006 08:20:26 AM
fabulous! So vivid and full of energy yet tranquil at the same time....
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 02/22/2006 08:06:15 AM
Very sharp and clear. I like choice of tones here.
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 02/22/2006 07:32:40 AM
Very nice shot, it looks like the mountains in the background are smouldering.
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 02/22/2006 06:51:57 AM
Orange tones make this very different than the other entries I've voted on thus far. I like it! The only distraction to me, is the branches in the upper left portion of the frame. I would love to see and edit of this shot without those in it. The reeds jutting out of the water are a great primary subject that helps move the eye over to the reflection of the clouds and through the rest of the shot. Well done.
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 02/22/2006 06:30:04 AM
I love how you chose a bold orange for this photograph. The actual cloud has the shade of white that's needed and the reeds in the foreground have that dark touch that's needed. Great composition all together. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/22/2006 03:20:48 AM
great temperature ... the reflection is amazing and bright.
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 02/21/2006 10:58:07 PM
This is nice, but I'll bet the sunset looked even better in colour, so why spoil it by converting to sepia? Still gave you a good score for the quality of the image.
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 02/21/2006 08:42:06 PM
too bright and orange. tone it down a little.
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