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The First Element - Earth
3rd PlaceThe First Element - Earth
jonpink


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Four Elements (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: Glos
Date: Feb 15, 2004
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 15, 2004

 Taken at the last second, but waited a week for the clouds. A lot of heavy burning in PS.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 139
Avg (all users): 7.3091
Avg (commenters): 8.2581
Avg (participants): 7.1910
Avg (non-participants): 7.4474
Views since voting: 6273
Votes: 165
Comments: 51
Favorites: 12 (view)

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 02/24/2007 06:54:41 AM
I LOVE the dramatic atmosphere! Splendid shot.
 06/11/2005 08:42:48 PM
Very nice. Maybe a tad fuzzy, but for that type of photo - it's perfect.
 10/03/2004 10:32:40 AM
I feel this is overprocessed too, way too much burning.
 02/23/2004 08:28:34 PM
I couldnt vote on this challenge as my computer crashed from a lightening storm
But congratulations on a well deserved ribbon
I love your image
 02/23/2004 06:45:14 AM
Awesome work Jon!!!
Congratulations on the win!!!
 02/23/2004 06:42:08 AM
Well done Jon - deserved ribbon if I say so..
 02/23/2004 04:15:19 AM
Awsome shot! The sky is amazing! Congratulations :-)
 02/23/2004 03:42:57 AM
Wow... awesome shot! Congrats Jon - well deserved ribbon. Excellent work :-)
 02/23/2004 01:30:00 AM
Congrats Jon,
A very atmospheric image that I would have absolutely no chance of attaining by the methods you used.(I must start reading books on this stuff)
Having said that...with the weather we get up here, I might not need to tweak the image :)

Great work.

Gordon
 02/23/2004 12:12:07 AM
Congrats Jon - pipped only by a couple of very very good shots. great work - and love the threat in this image.
 02/22/2004 10:30:00 PM
Thanks for all that voted and those that left a comment ;) All I need now is a blue one and I will be a happy boy.
02/22/2004 09:12:59 PM
Congrats on another ribbon, Jon! Getting closer to the full set!!
 02/22/2004 07:55:05 PM
Wonderful, well done and congrats.
 02/22/2004 07:40:46 PM
I suspected heavy burning. Used to good effect. Would that count for the fire challenge? (haha stupid joke). Outstanding photo. Congrats.
 02/22/2004 07:11:48 PM
Very exciting work, Jon. Congratulations on the ribbon!
 02/22/2004 07:06:15 PM
I wondered if there was some burning involved here... Nice image congrats on the ribbon! One of my top scorers for the challenge!
TC
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/22/2004 03:28:12 PM
WOW! Great feeling here.
 02/22/2004 03:09:47 PM
Nice photo
 02/22/2004 12:41:39 PM
the rays of light coming through the dark ominous clouds is great. Your choice of B&W works well here too.
 02/22/2004 12:12:34 PM
My favorite of the challenge. Very dramatic photo and lots of good work in photoshop i guess. 10
 02/21/2004 03:23:38 PM
Quite dramatic stuff with some nice touches. You've pushed the contrast quite hard though and the noise is more apparent. I would probably have cloned out every other detail in ths frame apart from just the tree.
 02/21/2004 02:25:09 PM
Great shot.
 02/21/2004 06:13:28 AM
Dramatic and good.
 02/21/2004 06:08:29 AM
A dramatic and striking landscape with a very brooding atmosphere conveyed by the clouds and light.
 02/21/2004 05:23:41 AM
This looks like a scene from "Widard of OZ". You have captured three of thee lemens and would have had fire if only there were a lightning bolt. My best pick so far. 9
 02/21/2004 03:08:30 AM
This totally reminds me of the Wizard of Oz. Great capture of the clouds and talk about a photo with mood. This one is great. I would actually prefer to see this zoomed in just a little bigger. I would chop a little off the right side and nix the border... You can barely see it anyway. Great job not withstanding. 9
 02/20/2004 01:03:33 PM
are the sky rea?l (no photoshop) good job! top 3- 10pt
 02/20/2004 05:58:29 AM
Nice sense of the texture of the earth. I also like the sun's rays breaking through the clouds (water). This picture works well in black and white.
 02/19/2004 07:35:15 PM
This is very moody. Looks like a tornado is on the way or somehting. I love it!
 02/19/2004 05:03:16 PM
Very nice, but I don't agree with your title. The sky here is MUCH more dramatic than the earth... Great job of B/W
 02/19/2004 12:15:53 PM
Dramatic effect of the light shining on the tree, good luck.
 02/19/2004 12:10:12 PM
Love the vastness of this photo with the lone tree and the light shining right down on it. What a great capture!
 02/19/2004 11:43:07 AM
moody, great!
 02/19/2004 11:39:51 AM
Dark and moody, great!
 02/18/2004 05:06:00 PM
What a great find. Good idea in b & W
 02/18/2004 12:36:46 PM
GREAT SHOT! Love this.
 02/18/2004 11:07:48 AM
this is one of my top 5 pics for the challenge. Very nice. I love the beams of light filtering though the clouds. Did you use an infared filter?
 02/17/2004 04:08:27 PM
So intense. I was looking for the witch in the tornado. Great, rich b&w. Earth wind and water are all felt. 9
 02/17/2004 12:23:26 PM
Very nice B&W. Great contrast and composition.
 02/17/2004 11:18:50 AM
Do you know the feeling when you look at the picture and
someone in you says "wow, that's awesome"??
I do know! ;))
Picture is great!! I like it alot! Too bad I cant give you my vote :( sorry
It would be 10!

Realy nice shoot!
Regards,
Tomislav.
 02/17/2004 11:12:40 AM
wow Dorothy, there's no place like home. i can almost feel the imenant storm.
 02/17/2004 07:16:52 AM
Great timing. B&W works well here. Nice shot.
 02/16/2004 05:12:14 PM
this reminds me of 1930's depression era south...a la "oh, brother where art thou"..really beautiful
 02/16/2004 04:41:55 PM
I love the surreal feeling of this photograph. It feels like God has opened the sky and is looking at this lone tree in the field. Those subtle sun beams really add a lot of strength to this image. I feel like I'm standing in this scene and the 'elements' are angry. Beautiful photo...
 02/16/2004 02:31:41 PM
Great energy in this...The Grapes of Rath..cool shot. My compliments.
 02/16/2004 01:42:29 PM
Very errie......
 02/16/2004 12:32:34 PM
Really like the sky, lone tree adds interest to the mid-ground. One of my favs
 02/16/2004 12:03:15 PM
Nicely observed. Simple yet effective.
 02/15/2004 11:09:36 PM
Was it a snapshot or did you have to wait for the light to fall on the tree?
 02/15/2004 10:09:05 PM
wow, amazingly dramatic sky. great job.
 02/15/2004 08:01:21 PM
This ominous feel is amazing. It's still a bit too dark for me, but great image! 8


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