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Challenge: Stationary (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: I-35 access road at FM 1103
Date: Jul 4, 2006
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 4, 2006

Went out as a last ditch effort to find something for "Stationary" since I'd put the picture I'd originally planned to enter into "Straight Out of the Camera". Went to shoot a few parked train cars. I headed home after a few shots of the train since a storm was brewing. I stopped at a corner off the access road and found this here set of fence posts with the storm behind them; thought it looked pretty interesting, and there you have it. Not sure how this will be interpreted in light of the challenge, but while these posts may have shifted a bit over time, they're not currently moving to the naked eye.

Post processing: Levels, adjust exposure, curves, USM, resize.

Outtake:

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 284
Avg (all users): 5.8578
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 5.6133
Avg (non-participants): 5.9800
Views since voting: 1497
Views during voting: 298
Votes: 225
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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07/21/2006 09:34:05 AM
Nice photo; I like the contrast between the brooding overcast sky and the lighter, almost serene grass and stationary fenceposts. The clouds are great. Position of the posts in frame is good, and nice the way the image sweeps away to the left, drawing the eye into the background there.
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07/15/2006 09:37:24 PM
Congrats on a top 50 finish. I like the dark clouds behind the posts and the colors in this image. I am not crazy about the composition because the posts appear to be cutting or blocking two significant trees. If it was possible to change position and have the posts line up between the trees or on the outer edge, I think I would have liked it better. I would have voted this a 7 as it is.
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07/13/2006 06:53:35 PM
Trading post - The posts surely arent moving now - but who knows when that storm comes through. Easily met the challenge and the contrast between the posts andthe sky is nice. But my eyes are really drawn to the clouds. They are the focal point for me - and they are cool. Would be nice to see another version of this with a nice blue sky with poofy clouds. Good focus and detasil through out and the lighting onthe foregournd is really quite good considering the sky in the background. Top 50 out of almost 300 is great. Good work Deb.
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07/13/2006 06:38:38 PM
Trading post...
An under rated shot! I gave this an 8 in voting. I liked the starkness of the posts against the dramatic sky. I really loved the small red/orange flowers at the bottom of the posts amongst the dead/dying grass. Great find!
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07/11/2006 09:41:40 PM
Alright Deb, top 16%, great work!!!
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07/11/2006 09:14:18 PM
Looks stationary to me, good top 50 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/11/2006 01:03:16 PM
I love the dark sky!
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07/11/2006 11:04:21 AM
Great sky!
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07/07/2006 12:42:40 PM
We won't see clouds like that until October (South Africa's winter right now). Sigh. I miss them.
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07/06/2006 02:57:23 PM
It looks like this every afternoon this time of year where I live. I love the low angle you took this from.
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07/05/2006 05:37:50 PM
What a great sky you captured....very nice scene
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07/05/2006 01:46:05 PM
The sky is definitely the strength of this picture. I would have liked to see more sky at the top and less patchy grass at the bottom which would have also brought your subject closer to the viewer.
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07/05/2006 12:11:28 PM
Love the clouds
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07/05/2006 07:51:19 AM
wow great sky
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07/05/2006 06:53:31 AM
WOW! What can you say! This is a PERFECT photo! I would say that sky looks Icelandic, but that doesn't look like Iceland terrain :) Awesome photo! 10
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07/04/2006 09:32:11 PM
Very dramatic sky, everything pulls the eyes to the corner post, well composed!
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