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Challenge: Free Study XIII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Near Granby, CO
Date: Sep 16, 2006
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2000
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2006

 Taken at a Competitive Trail Ride in Colorado. The morning started off as a drizzle and changed to snow. Riders had stopped at a mandantory vet check and were preparing to continue on the ride. Lovely to photograph in.

Crop/rotate, some hue/sat, some levels, guassian blur on foliage, USM, resize for DPC

Thank you all for the great comments! They are very much appreciated!

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 615
Avg (all users): 6.5206
Avg (commenters): 7.9655
Avg (participants): 6.5000
Avg (non-participants): 6.5909
Views since voting: 1940
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 194
Comments: 41
Favorites: 16 (view)

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 04/28/2007 12:47:21 AM
Such a beautiful moment and place.
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 11/26/2006 10:34:50 AM
This is simply beautiful!
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 10/09/2006 08:06:06 AM
This is a beautiful image. 6.5 and 39th is a very decent finish, but I had expected it to do quite a bit better. The light is haunting, the whole image is so painterly... Well done!
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 10/09/2006 07:32:44 AM
Wonderful! I love the painterly feel.
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 10/08/2006 10:55:02 AM
This really stood out during voting. Excellent work!
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 10/08/2006 04:48:14 AM
This is just Gorgeous! Congrats on a high placing
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 10/07/2006 08:36:17 PM
whoo hoo! Nice placement in a huge challenge.
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 10/07/2006 08:26:43 PM
Wanted to come back and see how this one did. Congrats on a great score. And again - very nice work indeed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2006 06:56:57 PM
Great shot. Excellent colors and detail. I would be interested in seeing the original as I feel the editing on this one is brilliant. My only peeves are the pink tassles and the red vests. Removed or changed those a bit and you could think it was from a bygone era. Very nice work overall. Bumping up.
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 10/07/2006 02:42:26 PM
Is this really snow? I like the framework created by the trees, but I think that the two individuals detract from the overall effect.
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 10/06/2006 03:46:40 AM
what a special shot
would have removing the numbers from the red shirts been even better?
well done
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 10/05/2006 10:03:20 PM
I feel like there are two photographs here, one would be in close on the horses and riders with the snow giving some texture. Second, the contrast in the autumnal colours in the trees with the snow. But I'm afraid for me the two do not work together.
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 10/05/2006 11:50:35 AM
Very good image with lovely warm colours.
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 10/05/2006 06:29:51 AM
Wow. Wow. Double WOW! :D Very nice capture here. Beautiful scene and the leafs changing color add great impact. Kept the USM in check, thankfully. Congratulations on getting a wonderful photo here.
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 10/04/2006 07:03:13 PM
Absolutely beautiful
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 10/04/2006 09:38:36 AM
Asolutely Beautiful!! I love it!!
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 10/03/2006 07:53:59 PM
Wow! I love this - fantastic color transitions from fall to winter!
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 10/02/2006 08:39:50 PM
remove those numbers and I'll give you another point - this is outstanding work 8
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 10/02/2006 06:15:00 PM
looks like a christmas card.. 8
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 10/02/2006 05:55:22 PM
Foreground trees pull most of the attention leaving the subjects un-noticed or dominated by the foreground.
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 10/02/2006 02:57:10 PM
Exciting photo, classic in look. 9.
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 10/02/2006 12:55:11 PM
nice, looks like a painting.
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 10/02/2006 12:49:44 PM
great mood image.
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 10/02/2006 11:57:59 AM
I like this. Painting like and it works. Composition and colors really well done. DOF and POV work well.
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 10/02/2006 03:39:18 AM
Reminds me of Bev Doolittle with the Aspens. Really nice.
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 10/01/2006 06:01:14 PM
very artsy
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 10/01/2006 05:41:10 PM
Painting like finish hear in the processing is very good...
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 10/01/2006 02:37:15 PM
Oooo...this is very cool - looks like it's straight out of "Cold Mountain" (I think that was the name of the movie anyway!). I love how the snow looks against the fall colors. 8
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 10/01/2006 01:17:49 PM
This is fabulous and an instant favorite!!
The snow along with the colors still in the leaves is fantastic.
This I could see on a Jigsaw Puzzle box cover.
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 10/01/2006 12:58:37 PM
ahh, it's got to be Colorado...wonderful image
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 10/01/2006 11:03:00 AM
Excellent...the beautiful colors of the aspens and the magic created with the falling snow, wow! If only the pink ribbons and the red vests weren't there, then this would then have a very historical era feel to it as well. Great photo!
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 10/01/2006 07:13:36 AM
This is beautiful!!! WOW!
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 10/01/2006 07:01:23 AM
this woulve been alot better had you desaturated the red shirts and the pink ribbon things
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 10/01/2006 06:47:02 AM
This is so awesome. I hope you explained what exactly that person and those horses were doing there. I'd love to know the story behind this photo. I love the mood of both winter and autumn. I think I need to add this one to my favorites. I like it more the more I look at it :) 10
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 10/01/2006 05:40:57 AM
An interesting one this. Looks like an oil painting almost. The effect is very eyecatching. the downside would be the two odd red lines, that look like some kind of graphical oddity that has crept in to the photo.
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 10/01/2006 05:09:17 AM
So dreamy and great atmosphere, like a painting really...the color is marvelous.
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 10/01/2006 04:19:01 AM
Stunning, breathtaking, and awesome, all in one.....
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 09/30/2006 10:49:36 PM
Mate, this is just great 10
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 09/30/2006 10:10:08 PM
this is waaaaaaaay narnia.
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 09/30/2006 08:18:23 PM
absolutely beautiful... 9
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 09/30/2006 08:13:58 PM
Pretty perfect except for the stupid penneys. Like you had any control over that. The sense of being part of the scene is stupendous. All that color and the textures of the birch bark, so cool.
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