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Muncaster
Muncaster
Sweetlittlepixie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2007-08 (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Muncaster Castle, Cumbria, UK
Date: Aug 20, 2007
Aperture: F11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2007

Don't know how well this one will go down, I wanted to emphasize the patch of sunlight hitting the mountain and the valley.

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Place: 448 out of 503
Avg (all users): 4.9384
Avg (commenters): 4.2000
Avg (participants): 4.9223
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Views since voting: 697
Views during voting: 194
Votes: 146
Comments: 6
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09/14/2007 03:24:25 PM
Critique Club feedback:

This is a very nice landscape and it works well in b/w. The range of tones is nice and the balance of the darkness below with the lights above works well. The overexposed bit of the sky doesn't work quite as well, and given the editing rules this might be a candidate for some selective masking to try and salvage that area if you are so inclined. Another thing to consider would be not splitting the image in half with the horizon, but rather emphasizing either the sky or the ground by lining the horizon up on the lower or upper third of the image.

Finally, looks like some sensor dust up near the top! Damnable dust bunnies.

Nice work!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/06/2007 05:12:00 AM
Dark and brooding. A little too dark for me to see much.
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09/05/2007 11:52:44 AM
Interesting contrast of light and dark.
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09/02/2007 04:57:34 AM
My eyes are continually drawn to the white blown out area of the sky. I like the middle section where the light is hitting the valley. I am curious as to what this looks like in color.
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09/01/2007 10:45:42 PM
Nice shot - Like the tones - But PP has let this down as there is too much darkness with no detail in the foreground and it seems to lack sharpness.
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09/01/2007 01:45:29 AM
contrast is way too high
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