DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register
 
Challenge Entries

 
You are viewing 1st place.
2nd
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Twenty Below
1st PlaceTwenty Below
Sunshine86


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Harsh Environments (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Date: Dec 27, 2006
Aperture: 1
ISO: 2
Shutter: 3
Date Uploaded: Dec 27, 2006

Fairly simple editing, not really taking advantage of EXPERT editing, but I am just getting ahold of advanced editing! :) This is the same railroad bridge as my freestudy "Inception to Turnagain Arm", just a new perspective.
Several layers, filters, dodge/burn, highlights/shadows, crop, neat image

(Post Challenge): Wahoo my first ribbon! Thank you all so much for your comments and for helping me continually improve through this site :) edit to add:
WOW! This photo has surpassed any expectations, thank you all for your congrats and support!!

//www.johnstonephotography.net

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 116
Avg (all users): 7.1013
Avg (commenters): 7.8148
Avg (participants): 6.9333
Avg (non-participants): 7.1617
Views since voting: 11449
Views during voting: 635
Votes: 227
Comments: 75
Favorites: 34 (view)


Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
01/15/2007 05:09:17 AM
amazing... a pic with a strong mood - thank you
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/10/2007 08:35:57 AM
This is so moody. Terrific PP, tones, & POV. Really outstanding image. Well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/09/2007 07:43:19 PM
dreamy, dark and desolate!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/07/2007 01:09:30 PM
wow, this is an aazing picture, you're really lucky to have even been to alaska, i want to go someday
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/07/2007 11:47:27 AM
Congratulations on winning your first ribbon Jamie! With talent like yours, I'm sure we'll be seeing you on the front page often.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/07/2007 09:00:33 AM
a great photograph, a well deserved ribbon earned for this picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/06/2007 04:46:46 PM
Great photograph, congratulations on winning the blue ribbon! Against some tough competitors too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 06:55:29 PM
This style is right up your alley Jamie...a well deserved ribbon
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 01:42:46 PM
wow.... this takes my breath away....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 01:28:48 PM
I loved this one from the moment I saw it. Glad to see it on the front page and glad to see it win without the fancy editing! Congrats on your first ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 11:01:28 AM
Congrats. I like your picture. :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 10:11:56 AM
I'm glad this won! It is just reeking with power and foreboding. Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 06:33:05 AM
Many congratulations, Jamie, on your very first ribbon here!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 06:09:58 AM
WTG Sunshine! Congratulations on your Beautiful Blue!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 05:45:41 AM
Congrats on the blue!! Very well done!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 05:22:34 AM
Bravo to you....can't wait for my first ribbon...you must be elated!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 05:05:23 AM
congrats on your first ribbon
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 03:58:58 AM
Excellent finish. Congratulations!! WOO HOO
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 03:42:12 AM
Congrats! This is a really great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 03:23:07 AM
Congratulations on your win! - Great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/05/2007 02:57:54 AM
Congrats!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 11:14:08 PM
Congrat´s kiddo on the first, won´t be the last I have a feeling...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 10:09:33 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:59:46 PM
Woo Hoo.. Congrats on the ribbon... Well done :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:34:00 PM
Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:27:41 PM
Coming from cold Minnesota, yes, I have an idea how harsh this kind of temperature can be. CONGRATS on your BLUE! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:24:31 PM
Well done and congratulations! Awesome!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:16:35 PM
congrats on your first ribbon sunshine!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 08:04:40 PM
Congratulations on your first ribbon with this excellent shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:54:00 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon! Well deserved with this awesome shot :O)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:44:27 PM
Congratulations on this stunning entry. Very worthy blue!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:33:02 PM
What a stunning shot. The blue ribbon suits it perfectly. Congrats, Jamie.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:25:22 PM
oh man, I think you met almost all your goals in one fell swoop
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:20:36 PM
Superb!!! Congrats on first place.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:18:30 PM
This is just great and you first ribon as well and it is the blue.....
C.O.N.G.R.A.T.U.L.A.T.I.O.N.S.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:15:26 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon and new personal best!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:11:07 PM
Congradulations on the Blue Ribbon! I knew this shot would win; it's a beautiful picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:10:37 PM
Congratulations on First Ribbon.Excellent Image..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:09:37 PM
Congratulations on a well deserved ribbon
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:08:50 PM
Great job! Congrats on your first ribbon and a new PB!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 07:04:54 PM
If i was a member this was definitely one of the ones i would have gave a 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/04/2007 06:48:52 PM
Outstanding photo! I love the darkened spaces at the top and bottom. The effect is such that you are put in the seat of a driver preparing to cross this dangerously slick bridge. Your attention is singularly focused on the bridge surface leaving all else diminished.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 05:34:41 PM
Perfect in everyway..... A "10" from me.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 01:10:26 PM
I really dig this shot, not much more I can say but not enough for a 10 though, something missing for that but good enough for 9 from me and I am picky :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 11:48:35 AM
Incredible shot, love the centered composition. The sky looks beautiful, and the lighting is right on. Nice work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 09:34:44 AM
Wonderful tones to this photo. They feel very, very cold, just like this scene. I also like how the composition just sucks you right into the photo. Great job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/04/2007 05:44:04 AM
wow this almost doest look real good job. i really like the rail road tracks going into the background
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 03:37:52 PM
very nice, love the treatment. Strong comp too!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 12:10:46 PM
the blue toning contributes well to the cold feel and I like the low angle to the bridge. I almost want to crop off the bottom inch of the shot though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 09:41:24 AM
realy a nice picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 09:20:07 AM
great shot and i like the composition as well as the use of contrast to emphasize the starkness of the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 08:11:10 AM
Wow, I really like this shot. The composition, duotone, and vignetting work really well. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 07:13:59 AM
Really outstanding. My only quibble is a too-obvious demarcation of burn/no burn in the foreground, somewhat amplified by a feeling the color's not quite right there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/03/2007 05:10:38 AM
Lovely image, the blue tones really gives it a frigid feeling. Great composition, use of leading lines. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/02/2007 05:21:00 PM
wow... this is absolutley amazing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/02/2007 12:08:42 PM
Nice shot makes me cold, good color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/02/2007 07:57:44 AM
I'd hate to be here. It makes me cold just looking at it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/02/2007 05:20:34 AM
Lovely the way the snow covers the tracks yet the profile is still revealed. 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/31/2006 02:07:52 PM
Don't like the added tint...
TC
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 08:23:10 PM
Love this one - makes me homesick -- fluffy snow takes some of the harshness out << 9 >>
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 07:50:59 PM
Wow that's cold. Really stylish angle on the shot with such strong central composition. Lovely leading lines.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 06:39:54 PM
Yeah, I guess 20 below is harsh. Does the photo convey that...? ...somewhat. Is it expert editing, no, it's pretty basic...inverted. It's still a nice photo...the dead-center thing isn't very pleasing to me...it's your photo though and I'm sure you like it. The texture of the snow is the coolest thing...no pun intended. Over-all, I like it. I'm not voting but I'd give you an 8 if I were.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 05:47:06 PM
twenty below is nothing:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 11:51:33 AM
very nice.. good use of lighting/highlights.. it draws your attention. like the perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 09:02:45 AM
Happy New Year! - 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 08:21:42 AM
Very nice depth to this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 08:21:01 AM
too dark at bottom for my taste, otherwise well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 06:43:48 AM
nice, looks cold!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/29/2006 01:53:57 AM
Terrific challenge meeting shot! Looks *REALLY* harsh!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 11:52:34 PM
Great shot.
Strong and powerful.
The sides of the bridge towering up, which are lit more than the rest of the picture force you to crawl along the bridge to where your eye meets the looming dark clouds in the sky.
The texture of the snow on the ridges of the bridge echo the struts of the railings with bumpy hard edges.
Good choice to burn out the bottom of the photo aswell, it pushes you into the scene now.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 08:33:00 PM
stunning...great editing...dodging and burnng is good and gives great depth 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 07:42:42 PM
Nice moody feel you have achieved
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 07:38:57 PM
Ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 07:31:22 PM
I love the leading line and the blue green tinge. Great perspective. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/28/2006 07:25:30 PM
just awesome ... love the processing, the colours ... excellent ..
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/06/2025 03:07:13 AM EDT.