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Simplicity
Simplicity
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Challenge: March Free Study (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Henty Dunes (West coast of Tasmania)
Date: Mar 11, 2004
Aperture: f/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2004

 One of the many 30m (100ft) high Eucalypts or gum trees that is being swallowed up by the Henty Dunes on the west coast of Tasmania. These magnificent dunes, move slowly inland and gradually swallow up the vast eucalypt forests along the coast.
This was taken with the kit lens on the 300D and apart from cropping, sharpening and auto contrast, only 3 small black spots from dead leaf litter on the sand were cloned out. Probably could have made the sand a bit whiter, but this is accurate to the actual colour of the sand on the dunes

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 310
Avg (all users): 6.8901
Avg (commenters): 8.3913
Avg (participants): 6.7554
Avg (non-participants): 7.2500
Views since voting: 1375
Votes: 191
Comments: 26
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 04/07/2004 08:12:42 PM
Thanks for the comments and for those who thought this was a desert shot - well it's actually only a 100 metres or so from the ocean :)
Here's a better shot of the area by another photographer, which shows this

If you poked your head over the top of the sand dune in my pic, you would see the beach :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2004 07:59:40 PM
Simplicity rules.
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 04/07/2004 12:45:12 PM
Love it, I would have bumped up the saturation, that's about the only thing it needs..... in my opinion. Good Luck, Todd. 9.
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 04/05/2004 01:52:33 AM
Very simple but beautiful shot here! The shadow looks great, Good luck
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 04/04/2004 10:33:43 AM
clever how the shape of the log and it's shadow are so different. I think the sand pattern in front is of equal interest, can you increase the contrast in the sand so I can see it better - it looks all washed out n my monitor.
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 04/04/2004 10:32:26 AM
8
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 04/04/2004 08:35:14 AM
I love it. Aptly named. Great use of shadow, and good detail.
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 04/03/2004 03:23:36 PM
Love the sand sky shadow texture with the texture of the wood giving it all depth. I think this will do well. About the only thing I could wish for is the POV to be slighy farther left or right (probably right) so you can see the branch coming out better. Though that would have messed up the shadow angle.
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 04/03/2004 10:33:54 AM
This is very bleak and sunbleached. So different from where I am at the moment,
rainy and rather cold. I like the way that the stump and its shadow, occupy the middle third of the picture, and conform to 'the rules'
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 04/03/2004 08:13:58 AM
I can't wait to see where this was taken! Simple.. yes. But works for me! One of my tops! Great composition. 9
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 04/02/2004 02:18:53 PM
clean simple great lighting exposure focus ect... 9
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 04/01/2004 08:08:59 PM
Interesting shadow,well composed,maybe little oversharpen ,7 !
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 04/01/2004 06:36:51 PM
Striking! Great contrast. The eye is drawn to this very interesting piece of wood in sand.
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 04/01/2004 03:28:16 PM
I really like this shot and think the title is perfect. The lighting and contrast are great and the composition is very artistic.
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 04/01/2004 02:42:09 PM
Great shot! - 8
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 04/01/2004 01:41:18 PM
Hands in pray for water? Great!
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 04/01/2004 10:18:24 AM
My top three. Just love this. CONGRATS>!!
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 04/01/2004 09:38:09 AM
Excellent
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 04/01/2004 08:18:32 AM
a stunner, what can I say, 10 points.
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 04/01/2004 06:48:10 AM
Simple can be effective if it's done right... and you sure did this right! :) 8
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 04/01/2004 06:40:06 AM
simple ... great ... 10
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 04/01/2004 05:22:14 AM
The shadow really makes it 3D without it you would'nt know about the branch in the front very well done.....
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 04/01/2004 04:25:33 AM
beautiful work
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 04/01/2004 03:03:18 AM
excellent color
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 03/31/2004 08:59:01 PM
I love it! Simple, great color use and contrast is amazing.
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 03/31/2004 08:59:00 PM
Well, you're my first 10 of this Challenge. It's a beautiful piece with excellent clarity and composition. Hope you do very well with this art.
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