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Challenge: Progress (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: San Antonio, TX
Date: Jul 11, 2006
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2006

 Some sort of vine creeping every so quietly along a section of barbed wire fence. It's a Texas kind of thing; I kinda like it. Sadly, the area where I found this is rapidly being developed and fences like this will be torn down and replaced with boring wood "privacy" fences. Such is progress.

PP - crop, levels, bit of sat, USM, and that lovely NeatImage thing to tone down the noise in the background.

Outtake:

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 152
Avg (all users): 6.4803
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 6.3175
Avg (non-participants): 6.5278
Views since voting: 1642
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 279
Comments: 50
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/17/2006 06:56:56 PM
I love this one of yur Deb, and just adding it to my favorites..... I cannot believe I didn't have you also in my favorites, as a favorite photographer, so I have done that as well.
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 09/09/2006 07:51:10 AM
I really like this one, Deb. The contrast between the tender plant and sturdier barbed wire is very nice!
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 09/05/2006 07:10:59 PM
Beautiful, and your title is spot on.

I really like how you noticed this small thing. I'm still trying to develop that "eye." :)
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 09/04/2006 06:08:22 AM
The photo is simple and to a certain extend plain.. but I love the story it's tell.. couple with the title.. i seemed to be able to feel the story you're trying to tell..

It's a photo with a lot of feel and I love it.. :)
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 08/25/2006 08:28:29 PM
I really like the simplicity of this shot. I wish more of the wire was in focus, but that's pretty nit picky. The green bokeh sets up the subject nicely.
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 08/24/2006 10:09:49 PM
Simplicity at it best..... I love this one, as it has everything one needs in a photo, great subject, that no one would proberly ever use, Simple style, with no clutter, great DOF, in the background as well.
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 08/06/2006 02:46:33 PM
I havent been around for a while, so I missed this..Beauty Mel!! I love the colours and the bokeh....SO dang close to a top ten!! Get 'em next time!
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 07/21/2006 09:36:33 AM
Very pretty and understated, the best kind of photograph. The bokeh is very cool; the contrast between the vine and the metal wire is excellent.
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 07/20/2006 02:53:46 AM
Yay Melethia! I just found out this pic was yours. This was one of my top four pics for this challenge. Awesome shot. Normally I would have left a comment during voting but I had a busy week...just had to blow by...but I left you an 8 on the way! : ) Congratulations on a great finish!
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 07/20/2006 12:19:37 AM
Trading Post Comment

Simplicity as beauty. What a wonderful concept and execution. I love the contrast between the barbed wire and the tender shoot. The DoF is excellent, highlighting the vine. Congratulations on your 11th place finish...and new addition to your five PB images.

Next time someone complains that they can't think of anything worth while to photograph I'll send them to this image and maybe they will get the idea that there is beauty in the simplest of things...if creatively conceived and marvelously executed. Well done and inspirational.
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 07/19/2006 10:25:21 PM
Congratulations on this high finish,the minimalism is excellent.
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 07/19/2006 05:55:33 PM
Originally posted by boomtap:
Sorry I got 10th place. I didn't mean to steal your excellent photo's place on the first page. Great Job!


LOL! Nah, I couldn't have missed 10th to a nicer person or a better picture.
 07/19/2006 05:51:50 PM
Sorry I got 10th place. I didn't mean to steal your excellent photo's place on the first page. Great Job!
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 07/19/2006 10:59:11 AM
Trading post...
Great shot Deb! Congrats on the new addition to your front page! 11th place too. This is an awesome photo and in no way shape or form could I possibly give you any way to improve it.
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 07/19/2006 09:22:43 AM
Wow, I love the simplicity of the composition, and the subtlety of the green-on-green. wtg, great score.
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 07/19/2006 06:03:09 AM
WOW ... well done top 7%. So simle but so strong, perfect
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 07/19/2006 05:35:19 AM
Barbed wire fencing is such an awesome subject for photography. Well conceived and well executed!
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 07/19/2006 04:38:21 AM
Deb, Congratulations on a great finish! I love barbed wire fences. Very well done.
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 07/19/2006 03:40:34 AM
11th place. This was one of my favorites! Done so well! Congratulations on such a great finish!!!
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 07/18/2006 09:18:39 PM
Very nice. Congratulations on your 11th place finish.
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 07/18/2006 08:48:33 PM
Great job Deb - I will be back to comment more but congrats on the oh too close to top ten finish!
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 07/18/2006 08:44:15 PM
Classic, congrats on a great finish.
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 07/18/2006 08:18:38 PM
Great Score! Congrats.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2006 01:25:19 PM
Very pretty, especially the bokeh in the background.
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 07/18/2006 12:29:52 PM
Good picture.
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 07/18/2006 12:25:07 PM
great idea!!
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 07/18/2006 12:00:43 PM
Narrow DOF aids in making this a really nice, simple composition. However, the lack of sharpness all the way across the wire is a bit distracting. Still, nice image.
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 07/18/2006 08:28:15 AM
One of the best in this challenge. Hopefully a ribon. 10
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 07/18/2006 07:34:01 AM
A very good shot
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 07/18/2006 01:37:06 AM
simple and yet matches the challenge perfectly, I only wish the depth of field was alittle deeper so that the entire wire and plant were in focus, still bumping up
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 07/17/2006 04:09:53 PM
Awesome detail and beautiful colors
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 07/17/2006 01:20:58 PM
very nice macro! I like this idea of man made objects mimicking nature....well done!
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 07/17/2006 12:29:52 PM
wow. one of my favorites of the challenge! 10!
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 07/16/2006 03:12:07 PM
very simple, nice shot. i like the idea of nature taking over. :) 9
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 07/15/2006 07:47:12 PM
I don't usually care much for the barbed wire shots, but this one is really nice. I like the contrast of the green background and the brown and silber wire. And the progression of the plant along the wire is very effective.
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 07/15/2006 03:01:16 PM
Shhh..don't tell anybody I gave this photo a '10'.
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 07/15/2006 12:58:15 PM
I love this image. Very simple but effective. Great work!
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 07/13/2006 07:19:48 PM
This is an interesting idea for progress
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 07/13/2006 08:11:47 AM
Very lovely...love the colors and idea itself.
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 07/13/2006 07:57:52 AM
I like this mix of man-made barriers being used by nature as it carries on it's inexorable growth. Great background too and composition works.
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 07/13/2006 07:49:30 AM
This image is very well done and worthy of being on the front page. After the challenge you may want to clone out the green stem on the far right hand side of the image, as having the plant growth end in the middle of the wire will project the feeling that the progression of growth is continuing. 8
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 07/13/2006 07:28:07 AM
i like the contrast of colors and subject. Nicely done. Nothing to improve.
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 07/13/2006 04:07:04 AM
great. simple but great.
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 07/13/2006 03:42:11 AM
lovely shot and a great title
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 07/12/2006 11:50:39 AM
Beautiful! Great title, background. 9.5
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 07/12/2006 11:33:28 AM
This is a beautiful photo! amazing how the crisp, sharp green vine stands out so much even tho the background is green. I love the bokeh circles in teh background. This is one of my favorites!
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 07/12/2006 08:09:25 AM
I like this a lot. I would hang this in my house.
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 07/12/2006 01:08:20 AM
hey this is nice. suits the challenge well too. nice work.
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 07/11/2006 11:09:24 PM
Nice Macro!!
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 07/11/2006 09:18:02 PM
wow, love this, only thing is that I wish the whole wire were in focus, though I suppose you wanted the focus on the plant, love the background though, 10
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