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Apache Trail
Apache Trail
ArpeggioAngel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2007 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Apache Trail - Superstition Mountains - Arizona
Date: Mar 23, 2007
Aperture: f10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Landscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2008

 My first vacation taken after I purchased the Canon Rebel XTI with my tax return last year.
My roommate and I returned to Phoenix to visit family and be tourists. We had previously driven the Apache Trail through the Superstition Mountains and decided we wanted to do it again. Really glad we did - we had a beautiful day and managed to get some great photos. This was my favorite from the entire trip - in fact - I used my Canvas on Demand free canvas for this print.

Editing:
Resize
Shadow/highlight
Adjusted color saturation
Adjusted hues
Levels
Dodge and Burn
Noise Ninja
Save for web

I am still not a photoshop guru but I am hoping this does well. I know there are going to be a ton of fantastic photos in this challenge but I will be happy if I can get a 6 out of this.

Statistics
Place: 293 out of 484
Avg (all users): 5.6592
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5125
Avg (non-participants): 6.0317
Views since voting: 840
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 223
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/27/2008 10:43:05 AM
amazing landscape
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 01/26/2008 04:19:42 PM
Image is overprocessed for my liking. Nice perspective. May have tried to tighten the crop to cut out the right side a bit (i.e. where the terrain levels off. Good Luck. 5.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2008 08:14:06 AM
I like the foreground a lot. It looks like an awesome place and you've done a nice job with the composition. The clouds color is a bit too strong for my taste though. Because of the tonal differences (or something), it looks like the sky and ground were processed separately. Wonder if it would look more realistic with a slight golden hue on the sky?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2008 06:03:07 AM
looks over sharpened or too much contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/24/2008 10:59:33 AM
The sky is amazing. Lacks something though in the rest of the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/23/2008 03:58:21 AM
Very good natural color - I like that it's not oversaturated (or doesn't seem so, anyway).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2008 05:45:53 PM
I like the exposure, great composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2008 08:28:10 AM
Beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/21/2008 04:05:57 AM
Nice colors! Beautiful sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/20/2008 09:46:08 PM
I have visited this beautiful location. Your image seems to be a tad over saturated. I do love the blueness of the sky, however the cliffs seems to be just a bit too sharp. Still, overall a nice photo....I might have liked it better if you could have used a stronger foreground image to balance against the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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