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Forest After Fire
Forest After Fire
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Challenge: Desolation (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Victor, Montana
Date: Aug 8, 2003
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2003

 This was a shot that I took somewhat by accident. I had set everything, but didn't realize that I was using tungsten as my white balance. The result was the blue tone to the image, but I thought it gave a better feeling to the situation, a little more dark. This fire occured about 30 miles from my house just two weeks ago. It has been since put out, but the effects were still quite apparent.

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Avg (commenters): 4.0667
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Views since voting: 957
Votes: 219
Comments: 15
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2003 02:34:07 PM
This actually looks like it's recovering and with the sunlight glanced through the trees it looks too un-desolate! Image is a bit too blue-cast for me and may have been better in mono.
 08/17/2003 12:56:52 AM
The overall image has a nasty blue tinge to it which could be fixed with software and I would have liked to see the colours of the ashes and such. There is this really distracting stump right in the middle at the bottom of the image which should be cropped off as it's firstly distracing and secondly doesnt look burnt enough. It has been cut at the top to show fresh looking bark.


However, well done. Good try. =)
 08/16/2003 04:42:16 PM
Great depiction of desolation. The picture looks a bit washed out...even so...it's still a good picture. :)
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 08/16/2003 05:57:18 AM
Good subject but very dull and flat colours.
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 08/15/2003 03:57:02 AM
More contrast would have helped bring out the blackened fire scene.
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 08/14/2003 02:28:17 PM
the blue doesn't work for me
 08/14/2003 01:50:04 PM
What's with the white balance dude ?? though the view is great . 7. nice atmosphere.
 08/14/2003 10:24:57 AM
I'm not so sure about the blueish cast... plus the image seems a bit over exposed.
 08/13/2003 03:55:14 PM
That blue just doesn't work for me.
 08/13/2003 01:44:13 PM
Too bright?
 08/13/2003 08:46:30 AM
I think this would have worked better for me seeing the blacked charred remains rather than the blue color. Good luck.
 08/13/2003 07:44:28 AM
The blue color and the shafts of sunlight show hope to me, not desolation. I get more a feeling of renewal here than destruction. It's an attractive shot, though.
 08/13/2003 07:36:21 AM
Seems a little washed out to me...otherwise a good shot.
 08/13/2003 05:05:31 AM
The picture has got too much blue tint imho, a bit overexposed. But a nice picture though.
 08/12/2003 08:37:05 PM
Seems really overexposed. It's not clear what the main subject is. The blue tint to the lighting does not help the photo, in my opinion.


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