| Author | Thread |
|
|
12/27/2007 06:48:27 PM |
| what a fantastic shot, and great job at the colours, most photograph these night shots and try to mess with this beautiful blue. And its from Utah, where i live, so you get cookie points for that, haha. Great job once again. |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
06/28/2006 04:39:21 PM |
comment from my 1-4-0 thread...
This really is a WOW! shot David. Without knocking the shot I wonder what it would score in todays dpc climate? I feel as if I want to be sitting in a deckchair within the image, relaxing and viewing the scenery. Dare I pic fault with a shot scoring 8.296? There seem to be quite a lot of white specs in the foreground? and is that really a red star? Even though you used some noise reduction software the sky still seems a little noisey to me.
The colours, composition and light are just awe inspiring :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/17/2005 06:59:46 PM |
| What A great Picture Nice Job.. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
10/08/2005 11:13:26 AM |
| so great. I think these photos of mountains at night are very rare, and when I see these they all make my jaw hit the keyboard. It seems as if the majority of ambient light is coming from the left. Is that where the moon was ? if so, maybe you could of included it in your shot. |
|
|
|
06/17/2005 08:11:08 AM |
| Terrific. Just found this one. The blue is so rich. Great photograph all the way around. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
12/13/2004 03:41:20 PM |
Hi David,
This isn't really stbrown3rd, this is his girlfriend, but I liked your photo. It brought back memories of my college years spent surveying the oilshale lands outside of Vernal Utah. Beautiful country. I like to think that maybe one of my survey markers is atop that Ridge. Great shot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
10/24/2004 09:22:55 AM |
| Beatutiful Shot... Keep up the good work... |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
04/13/2004 07:19:58 PM |
| Just added your photo to my favorites. Great shot..! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
04/13/2004 04:29:07 PM |
| Do you remember time of night, date and direction of shooting? |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/25/2004 12:09:03 PM |
| Congrats. This is stunning. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/23/2004 08:02:45 AM |
| Well deserved ribbon! Congrats!! :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/22/2004 07:10:58 AM |
| David - congratulations on both this shot and that score - it wasn't until I was browsing the highest rated shots page that I noticed it was both yours and had scored so very highly. Congrats again. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/20/2004 01:05:45 PM |
David, congratulations!!! I thought this was your shot when I saw it during the voting. I didn't get around to vote, but my score would have raised your score just a bit more :) (10 from me). I love the little red star in the middle.
Ursula |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/20/2004 12:41:20 PM |
At least my comment was accurate now that I know who this is. Congrats!!!
M |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/20/2004 12:20:18 PM |
| Terrific shot ... very cosmic ... just wondering if the red dot is Mars ... :-) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/20/2004 11:39:23 AM |
Great shot David and I like the write up you produced with it..full of good tips even if I can only wonder at half of it at this stage in my learning process :-)
Intrigued with the red star..personally I think it is probably what is termed a "Red Giant" or may just be an abberation caused by the atmosphere.
Inspirational work, congrats.
Gordon |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 05:54:12 PM |
| WOOOOW, almost an 8.3 score!! Great job, I don't think I've seen a score this high in a while! Great win, well deserved. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 02:35:12 PM |
| david .. wow wow wow and wow. congratulations!! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 06:48:08 AM |
Wow thanks all! Your comments are so kind and helpful. I'm not sure what bizarre circumstances led to the high score, but thanks for the votes! I think I've taken better photos, but it's just strange how things turn out. I just keep learning lots here on DPC by looking at your photos, so thanks again!
To correct my notes above just a little, when I first had this image 'finished', I asked my daughter what she thought. She said, "Ooooooo, purple!" So While I did not shift colors, I did take some of the purple out. As for the 'hot pixel,' I just can't see it. I'm slightly colorblind! My wife will have to point it out to me.
As for freezing--that's very true. Each shot took 30 seconds to capture, then 30 seconds to process, then a few minutes between each shot to set it up again and change things. All in all, I was here for about 30 minutes and it was -3 degrees F with a slight breeze! You are looking at snow, by the way. The white in the image is snow on a small butte. Another interesting factoid: as I took this shot, a car drove by and its lights shone on the bottom portion of the butte--so it is just slightly brighter.
Thanks again! -David |
|
|
|
01/19/2004 06:16:59 AM |
| This is beautiful! Congrats, David! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 05:44:43 AM |
Congratulations to you and the voters for picking a winner. That�s not an easy task with the wealth of excellent photographers/artists in this community. The challenge has rekindled my passion of photography and inspired me to 'go through the wall' I was stuck behind.
Thanks to all !
Tim
David, also want to thank you for comment you made on my entry... "Go Gino! Interesting use of flash and a longer exposure. I like his facial expression!" I consider your comment much more astute and relevant than all the 1's & 2's I got in the voting !
Message edited by author 2004-01-20 07:56:56. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 05:03:46 AM |
WOW! This is incredible. Fabulous shot! Simply superb!! Congrats on first place -- very much deserved!
Message edited by author 2004-01-19 10:27:48. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 04:54:34 AM |
Congrats brilliant shot. The bright star is sirius in the constellation Canis Major.
Message edited by author 2004-01-19 09:54:54. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 04:39:20 AM |
| Nice photo David. Makes me look forward to my Utah trip. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 03:59:59 AM |
| Congrats on the ribbon David, and the 8+ score woohoo! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 03:43:40 AM |
| Well done David. Welcome to the 8 club. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 03:36:18 AM |
Congratulations on your ribbon. As said before : this was my favourite in the challenge. By the way, the bright star you would like to move to the left, that is probably the planet Mars. I downloaded the program starrynight to find out what the bright star in my shot was, I guess it is the same in yours, although a few days later.
Note added later : I checked again with Starrynight.com, location Loga, Utah, 9-1-2004, around 21:00 hrs. Marbo is absolutely right, the star is Sirius, approx. in the southeast, Mars was more to southwest.
Message edited by author 2004-01-19 13:31:45. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 03:25:05 AM |
| Congratulations on the blue ribbon, a lovely image. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/19/2004 02:18:30 AM |
| I just knew it! Davis, you rock! 8.296!!! :-) CONGRATS! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 10:48:47 PM |
Missed this in the votes. Great shot indeed! Must say I am not a fan of the white inside of the border. But as far as the actual photography goes, sublime.
Congrats on winning.
JP |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 09:41:29 PM |
| Congrats, again! I'm sure its not something you get sick of though. Well as a footnote to all of this, if you revisit the comment I left you, why don't we just pretend I didn't leave it because obviously, I am a complete idiot. Nice Job! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 09:34:19 PM |
| Wow, check out that score! Very well deserved, great photo. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 09:24:03 PM |
| Stunning photo David - Well done |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 09:21:26 PM |
| Congrats to this stuning shot, showing the beauty of nature at its best! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 09:06:58 PM |
| I am shocked that anyone would give this photo a 4! Congrats on first place, it was well deserved. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 08:49:18 PM |
| was not around for this contest...Wow what a shot, I will have to go out now and try your method. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 08:14:41 PM |
Outstanding David...I take back what i inferred in my first quote. I was pretty sure you added the blue afterwards. I'll have some ketchup to go with my words please. :)
beautiful image. Muy bien!
Pedro |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 08:12:08 PM |
| It was written in the scriptures! :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:46:24 PM |
| Ahhh Mr Sidwell! I wish you'd quit making our back yard look so good! We're gonna be overrun with people expecting the state to look as good as your pix. AMAZING photo! Even if it DOES bring more photographers to try to emulate you! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:45:24 PM |
| Congratulations David. Your picture is very deserving of the top prize. It is my top favorite for this theme and my first DPChallenge favorite. And such a high average score too! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:41:04 PM |
Congratulations!
Very well done. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:32:34 PM |
| Another great shot congrats on your win! No chance you'll be dq'ed is there? (just curious as runner up--kidding of course!) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:27:46 PM |
I had a feeling this shot was yours. Great job. Van
Message edited by author 2004-01-19 00:28:26. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:12:33 PM |
| Fantastic! I thought as I made a comment a few minutes before the close that you'd probably take the blue! Congrats! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:07:25 PM |
| amazing shot, david...congrats on a well deserved blue! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:06:56 PM |
| Great shot David. Keep up the good work. You should do this professionally. I loved this the minute I saw it. Congrats. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:04:20 PM |
| Outstanding; this was my bet for the blue! congrats, very well deserved. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:03:36 PM |
This was one of my top two for sure! Awesome night shot... And your highest scoring to date!
Kudos!
TC |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:03:33 PM |
Congrats Davy! 5th highest rated photo ever on DPC!!!
Love you!
XOXOXOXOXOX |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:03:14 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:02:28 PM |
| Way to go -- truly an amazing shot!! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 07:00:51 PM |
| Knew this was blue ribbon when I saw it. AWESOME SHOT! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
01/18/2004 06:54:28 PM |
| Beautiful shot! Its like a postcard! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 06:36:52 PM |
| One of my favorites of this challenge! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 04:51:17 PM |
| magical colors. the stars certainly lit this picture but i would crop it tighter on top. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 12:05:06 PM |
| there will be peace in the vally for me someday :) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 10:59:55 AM |
| This shot reminds me of some great camping trips. There's nothing like the site of moonglow on the desert dunes. This is beautiful! I love how you were even able to capture the stars in the sky behind the dune. Well Done! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/18/2004 03:51:22 AM |
| Absolutely gorgeous, love this shot (9). |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/17/2004 12:27:57 PM |
| Beautiful. Wow, that color! Love it. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/17/2004 11:52:43 AM |
| I like the mood this gives off. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/17/2004 11:22:29 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/17/2004 07:27:47 AM |
| This certainly fulfills the challenge on every level - a lovely capture |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/17/2004 04:18:06 AM |
| awesome color and exposure. Its good but doesn't have that little extra something to bring it over the top. very very well taken photo. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 09:11:47 PM |
| This is achingly beautiful. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 06:39:19 PM |
| The stars are so beautiful in this photo. I love the blue tones. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 05:46:32 PM |
| Perfect. 10. Nice use of space. Exposure could not have been better. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 05:22:06 PM |
| Nice. The rule of 1/3rds is not quite, there but close. Move the mountain down just a bit. It will balance the left bottom with the right bottom. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 04:50:30 PM |
| This was my favorite. I love the depth of color and how you captured the feeling of COLD! Very nicely done. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 03:29:16 PM |
| Just how long was this exposure. Looks like you must have had the moon behind you giving that great illumination with no star streaking etc A 9 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 10:17:37 AM |
Simply a wonderful image whose colour will match its ribbon.
Well done an a really crisp, vibrant and mildly surreal looking shot. It\\\'s my absollute hands-down winner in this challenge and I'll favourite this when the challenge is over. A victorious [10] |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/16/2004 09:37:09 AM |
| wow. this is surreal. What wonderful blue color, what dramatic composition, I like the gradient in the sky, and the sharp stars. The texture of the sand/snow, and the dark tufts of grass. my fav. 10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/15/2004 05:31:04 PM |
| Absolutely... outstanding. Exceptional colors, composition is great, creates a wonderful atmosphere. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/15/2004 02:34:43 PM |
| Very nice! The stars add a lot of interest in the shot. 8 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/15/2004 12:28:23 PM |
| 1 word - GORGEOUS! 10 in my book |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/15/2004 01:41:59 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/14/2004 08:24:54 PM |
This is why I like night time photography!
TC |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/14/2004 04:54:00 PM |
| That is an amazing photo. I love the red star (mars?). Perfect 10. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/14/2004 11:42:26 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 10:45:16 PM |
| Such a nice picture here, the clarity is really good. (Looks like a wee hot spot in the middle of the picture though) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 08:24:51 PM |
| Absolutely stunning. Love this photo, the colors are just awesome and it's still feels crystal clear. One thing I like the photo feels like it's part of a story, like there's something happening, going to happen, or has happened - gives a little suspense to it. Composition and exposure are excellent. Excellent low light picture. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 07:13:40 PM |
| What a great photo! I would love to see a brief explanation on how you did it. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 05:36:30 PM |
| Beautiful shot, good comp and color. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 12:34:32 PM |
| Whoa. 10. Uh... umm.. You=better than me. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 06:10:26 AM |
| great shot, i love the colors |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 04:37:14 AM |
Wow!!
I was getting bored with landscapes until I saw this one! Very well done! Looks unreal, I just hope it IS real!!!! 9 to me |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/13/2004 02:33:08 AM |
| This is the best of the show. Perfect in all ways. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 09:28:42 PM |
| if i may say... holy CRAP! what an amazing shot. beautiful blue and the lighting is awesome. It almost looks like a set. Northern hemisphere, looking north-northwest? cassiopea directly ahead, ursa major above and ursa minor in the top right? |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 09:11:31 PM |
| A very solid image, well composed and a pleasure to look at. The blue tones work well together especially with the different colored stars in the sky. I see a slight magenta tinge on some parts of the hill which seem a little out of place (9) |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 05:05:32 PM |
| Gorgeous shot. The stars are just amazing. It looks like a miniature landscape in some artificial world. Very beautiful, almost looks unreal. Love the bluish tones. Really nice photo. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 03:59:40 PM |
| The monochromatic feel is great. The stars add sparkle. Well done. One of my pics for a ribbon. 9 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 03:20:41 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 03:10:19 PM |
Technical: fits the challenge. Exposure lighting composition focus all very good.
Personal:Very pretty shot. Feels.... quiet.
My vote: 9
|
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 09:18:07 AM |
| This is a WOW photo. I love the colour and overall feel of this, er WOW!! This just has to get a ribbon. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 09:16:41 AM |
| Great shot, looks like from another planet. My favourite. 10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 09:02:49 AM |
| This is a beautiful shot. The blues are very peaceful, and the focus is razor-crisp. Medal worthy! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 08:24:42 AM |
| O' wow, congrats. It appears a bit over sharpened...but wow its beautiful. 9 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 08:09:55 AM |
| Gorgeous. Blue ribbon. A full moon is a wonderful thing. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 05:23:30 AM |
| Is it a prop or a real scene? |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/12/2004 01:12:10 AM |
| great capture..very atmospheric |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 11:41:32 PM |
| The lighting makes it seem like another world. The beautiful blue hues in the sky really help to make the mountain pop out of the shot. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 11:10:58 PM |
| Amazing pic, even with the hot pixel.10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 09:10:00 PM |
I\'ll be choked if this doesn\'t score well. It\'s the best I\'ve seen after voting on more than half the images. the digital noise blends nicely with the stars :) The blue toning is a nice touch - not sure if it was PS or naturaly, but i like it.
P |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 08:33:53 PM |
| Gorgeous shot, the blue hues are wonderful 10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 07:18:17 PM |
| Stunning! What more can I say...? |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
01/11/2004 07:17:30 PM |
| Beautiful colors,very nice shot |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Desert Moonlight
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
