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Nature's Omega
Nature's Omega
yakatme


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Challenge: Symmetry II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Horseshoe Bend, near Page Arizona
Date: Apr 28, 2007
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2007

 Horseshoe Bend in Utah, shot while on the Red Rock GTG.

Opened the raw file in Nikon Capture NX on my laptop and used nothing else for post processing. My home computer is out for repairs and upgrades, so I hope that this edit came out alright.

PP steps from what I remember: slight upward exposure compensation, shadow work, color booster, saturation, unsharp mask, crop, brightness/contrast, resize for DPC.

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 249
Avg (all users): 6.5855
Avg (commenters): 8.8000
Avg (participants): 6.4828
Avg (non-participants): 6.6489
Views since voting: 1392
Views during voting: 225
Votes: 152
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/13/2007 12:31:27 PM
Endearing warm tones surrounded with cool water. Impressive. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 05/13/2007 04:25:29 AM
This is really cool and I love it..... It really suits the challenge IMO thats for sure.....
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 05/12/2007 08:32:33 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Great work at finding a naturally occurring symmetrical picture. Nicely captured.

You have managed to create the feeling of depth here, even though the photograph is "2-dimensional." Even at this small a size, the vastness of this "structure" carries forth and could overwhelm a viewer should they choose to view it for long.

The red is a bit overbearing, I think. While I know that that is the color of this area, it still seems to be a bit on the edge. If you could boost the blues and greens a bit more, and take down the reds *just a touch* I think it would help make it a bit more pleasant for the viewer.

Nevertheless, AWESOME shot and congrats on the top 20.

karma
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 05/09/2007 06:20:40 AM
What a beautiful photo! Jeeeez. I HAVE to go there!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2007 04:27:52 PM
Good to see Horseshoe Canyon getting more looks. Yours is taken from exactly the same place I've taken it from, I recognize the near foreground rocks, except you have a better lense for it than I did. Nicely processed to!
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 05/04/2007 11:30:16 AM
Breathtaking... the colors, the balance - this fits the challenge perfectly. A 10 for me! :)
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 05/03/2007 07:27:29 AM
Very nice picture, scene, colors and all!
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 05/02/2007 01:25:12 PM
Wow! I'd be throwing up if I were standing where you appear to be. Nice!
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 05/02/2007 12:49:01 PM
sweetness
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 05/01/2007 08:50:28 PM
Looks like the afternoon, maybe around 2pm or so? Just a guess.
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