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Summer Dawn
Summer Dawn
samtrundle


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Challenge: Free Study XVI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Pentax *ist DS
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax
Location: Woodford, Queensland
Date: Dec 31, 2006
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2006

 I spent new years eve at a Music Festival at Woodford in Queensland. The night involved a lot of drinking, and dancing to everything from a band along with 15 000 revellers to a bunch of guys with bongo drums in a makeshift tent cafe.

I stayed up all night with my girlfriend and a few friends, then made a pilgramage up the nearest hill to watch the sun-rise over the glass house mountains while an old indian guy played a sitar. This is the first light of 2007.

Processing was done exceptionally quickly - I converted from RAW, did a quick curves adjustment, resized (erroneously adding an jet-average border along the way) and hit submit with perhaps 30 seconds to spare.


Statistics
Place: 5 out of 488
Avg (all users): 6.9218
Avg (commenters): 7.9286
Avg (participants): 6.8692
Avg (non-participants): 7.0612
Views since voting: 2483
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 179
Comments: 24
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 01/24/2007 03:14:41 AM
Wow...just found this.

Alcohol, sleep deprivation and photography seems to agree with you.
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 01/13/2007 07:37:32 PM
A grand scene. The light, the fog, the landscape all work to make this image captivating. The border is ok. It sets the image apart from the white webpage background. Good Job, and happy new year! Great start!
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 01/13/2007 02:49:02 PM
This is beautiful and so is the story that goes along with it.
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 01/13/2007 02:47:18 PM
Congrats on the 5th place. Excellent shot!
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 01/09/2007 03:14:37 PM
Its almost unreal the Quality of Light and congrats on your 5th place finish, very well deserved.
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 01/09/2007 01:49:57 AM
Originally posted by Pug-H:
Well, at least you weren't too hungover to go up the hill and take this magnificent shot so early in the morning. Well done, Sam.


Heheh.... it's hard to be TOO hungover when you haven't gone to sleep yet :).

Message edited by author 2007-01-09 06:51:11.
 01/09/2007 12:18:56 AM
Well, at least you weren't too hungover to go up the hill and take this magnificent shot so early in the morning. Well done, Sam.
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 01/08/2007 05:27:11 PM
Happy New Year! Congrats on a lovely layered landscape.
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 01/08/2007 11:01:34 AM
Way to go Sam! That's got killer depth & luminosity.
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 01/07/2007 10:10:07 PM
Congrats on your 5th, excellent image!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2007 02:22:41 PM
Lovely warm colours in your layered landscape. Very nice work. 9.
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 01/07/2007 10:06:50 AM
summer dawn? southern hemispere, i presume?
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 01/07/2007 06:51:22 AM
interesting landscape, like the fog in the valley
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 01/04/2007 06:39:31 AM
Love the warm, rich colors.
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 01/02/2007 12:46:28 PM
wow--that's a neat picture. Alot going on.
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 01/02/2007 12:24:05 PM
What a spectacular photo. What a pity about the frame. It might cost you a ribbon. My highest score sofar 9
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 01/02/2007 10:24:43 AM
Very moody. Makes me wish I could see it bigger so I could enjoy all the little bits of detail sticking out of the mist. A cracker. Well worth getting up for!
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 01/02/2007 09:03:52 AM
This is such a gorgeous shot. I think the border actually detracts from it, somehow...I think perhaps a lightly blurred or softened edge...maybe a burned one...would have been a better choice. But I still rate this a solid 9.
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 01/01/2007 12:33:24 PM
What a great landscape and you've really captured its essence here.
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 01/01/2007 06:15:05 AM
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 01/01/2007 03:29:43 AM
Stunning, utter perfection.
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 01/01/2007 02:56:48 AM
stunning shot ....
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 01/01/2007 12:20:10 AM
Very soothing to the eyes, and so warm and rich in color.....
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 12/31/2006 08:03:30 PM
stunning!
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