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Crow Tree Hill
Crow Tree Hill
jaysonmc


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
Location: Marymoor Park, Redmond Washington
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: 4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2007

 Initial idea was to get a coyote or a deer. However, I was unable to capture any during the week. I figured the zoo wasn't in spirit of the challenge. I happened to see these crops sitting on this small hill. It was either this or ducks...

Pretty extensive processing on this one. The background was intially blue, thugh it was the same textures in the clouds with the white and blue. Control points used to turn the sky blue to golden. Darkened out th ehill. Did some noise reduction. Changed contrast a bit. Very little crop just off the right side to get rid of a small tree. Crop to web.

Nearing sunset in the Pacific Northwest, 16:30. Handheld. ISO 400.

Low score considering the Wildlife in this one is just a bunch of crows. Plus the "wildlife" aspect isn't taking center stage. Not expecting much but I like the photo. Guessing 4.6.

Post Challenge Comments:
Thanks all for the comments.
This was my first time using NX Capture Control Neutral control points, so still experimenting a bit.

Here is more or less the orginal


and another take

Statistics
Place: 179 out of 218
Avg (all users): 5.1107
Avg (commenters): 5.8750
Avg (participants): 4.9615
Avg (non-participants): 5.2214
Views since voting: 662
Views during voting: 379
Votes: 244
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 02/02/2007 05:39:31 AM
This is really great. Then again, I love pure silhouettes.
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 01/30/2007 11:07:09 AM
Cannot determine the environment? I hope he didn't vote low because of that.....

Originally posted by hahn23:
Silhouetted birds w/o detail. Cannot determine natural environment.
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 01/29/2007 04:10:58 PM
I didn't vote in this challenge but looked through the thumbnails and thought this one was stunning. Delighted that it was a team suck entry! The gold sky works for me - makes what might have been a stereotype sunset -much more interesting.
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 01/29/2007 04:10:31 PM
Jayson,
I like the patterns in the clouds a lot, as I think they are a nice foil to the pure black silhouettes of the birds. The composition is also interesting. I think this could be enhanced with a frame to pull it all together. Think this one is underrated - the more I look at it the more it grows on me.
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 01/29/2007 11:24:44 AM
A good sky and a good idea for the challenge, but I think it scored lower than it should have because the contrast with the birds is not as high as it might be. If they stood out more it would be a winner.
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 01/29/2007 02:35:50 AM
This is a very nice shot. I especially like the clouds in this. They seem to have so much texture. DPC voters really hate anything where the color isn't exact though. Good job.
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 01/28/2007 10:13:15 PM
I was stuck with the choice of crows or pigeons and couldn't get either to cooperate at all. I like the presentation here, but for me I think the clouds are a bit TOO gold. I do like the switch, but maybe not quite as strong. But for DPC, too much is usually better. Silhouetting the birds gave it a bit of an eerie, ominous feel which indeed matches the clouds.
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 01/28/2007 07:49:30 PM
Goodie. I love to find I've given a team sucker a 9 during a challenge :) You really milked those clouds well!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2007 06:51:44 PM
I like what you did with this.
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 01/28/2007 06:33:28 PM
love the colors in the sky, very sharp silhouettes too ;)
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 01/28/2007 05:02:45 PM
Great atmosphere. Love the green clouds. (You have a sensor dust spoton the upper left. It's okay to clone those out.)
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 01/28/2007 11:28:02 AM
I like this. Very nice use of silouette. Great sky.
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 01/27/2007 04:47:51 AM
Nice silhouette however the sky is a strange colour.
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 01/26/2007 07:21:46 PM
Interesting and creative approach. Certainly different from the rest. Little more sharpness of focus would help it.
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 01/24/2007 07:10:28 PM
love it. Moody and sinister. The crows make it!!
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 01/23/2007 08:19:32 PM
I keep looking at the shape of the hill, sort of like a Rorschach test.
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 01/23/2007 04:25:35 AM
Classic. Sometimes it's hard to have the sharp definition of the silhouette from far away, but you managed to do it. I love the yellow/chartreuse tones of the sky. GREAT clouds. It might not have the POW of a closeup, but I really love this alot. 7
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 01/22/2007 11:52:45 PM
Cool image.
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 01/22/2007 03:32:34 PM
Too far from the birds and they seem a bit out of focus.
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 01/22/2007 03:24:03 PM
Great study - Just shows you don't have to have a nature study that fills the frame - I like it a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/22/2007 10:23:21 AM
I like the clouds.
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 01/22/2007 07:49:26 AM
Sounds like a line from a Ted Hughes poem! Interesting.
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 01/22/2007 06:37:23 AM
Silhouetted birds w/o detail. Cannot determine natural environment.
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 01/21/2007 09:19:42 PM
cool silhouette if the crows...where did you shoot that sky...Mars?
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