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Ice Castle
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 100 Years Old (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: www.trakoscan.hr
Date: Mar 8, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/2000s
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

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Thanks all for great comments and time to vote, i'm really thrilled with this win ... finally after 5 years :-)

interesting ... during hype about 1000th challenge i knew this will probably happen to me to have 14 comments during voting week , LOL ... i mean usually high rated photos have cca. 25-30 comments ... but not mine, hehe ... nevermind i'm happy and all that

... and with black and white photo ! which means even more for me

pp:
exported tiffs from lr from -3 to +3
tone mapped
imported in ps
some small cloning
black and white
sharpened
resized
sharpened
added border
saved for web

the location has been seen in my portfolio a lot :-) and i admit i'm little boring with that but i can't help myself ... taken during 50km bike ride
//www.trakoscan.hr/
thanks again to all.

//
g

PS: nvm :-)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 184
Avg (all users): 7.1620
Avg (commenters): 7.8750
Avg (participants): 6.9500
Avg (non-participants): 7.3333
Views since voting: 7953
Views during voting: 341
Votes: 179
Comments: 56
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 07/11/2011 06:49:44 AM
I'm looking through your amazing portfolio and am stunned that you have only ribboned once. We must be related :-)
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 03/20/2009 03:59:56 PM
Sweet!!! Cestitke od srca!
(Srecom nije bilo u free study, pa neces napustiti DPC:-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/20/2009 01:08:15 AM
Finally a ribbon Goran, and a blue one at that, congratulations!
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 03/19/2009 02:02:24 PM
Congrats, you achieved your goal.
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 03/19/2009 09:30:58 AM
Predivno. Cestitam ti
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 03/18/2009 06:33:03 AM
Wonderful photo. The clarity of the entire picture is just amazing. You have the castle in the background, as well as the one in the water. You also got the ice to be a important part of the picture, maybe because of the well named title, or because of the placement in the picture. Either way, very well done.
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 03/17/2009 08:29:25 AM
congrats and well done,lovely picture
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 03/17/2009 06:31:56 AM
awesome
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 03/16/2009 08:34:39 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon! What a stunning image. :)
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 03/16/2009 07:51:40 PM
Congrats on your Blue for a gorgeous and timeless image.
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 03/16/2009 01:22:58 PM
Congrats on your first Blue Goc. Beautiful shot mate.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/16/2009 10:02:24 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon! Well deserved!
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 03/16/2009 09:26:25 AM
Into my Fav's it goes. Great BW and perfect composition! First Blue Congrats!
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 03/16/2009 06:56:54 AM
Bravo! Cestitam.

Message edited by author 2009-03-16 10:57:28.
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 03/16/2009 06:51:15 AM
As soon as I saw this image I knew it was going to win. This was the only 10 I gave for this challenge and you earned every bit of it. WTG
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 03/16/2009 06:43:23 AM
This is fabulous! Congratulations on your first ribbon. It is a little amazing that it is your first ribbon tho because your photography is so amazing! I'm sure it will be the first of many!

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 03/16/2009 06:18:18 AM
Wow, great shot.
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 03/16/2009 05:38:05 AM
Congrats on the BLUE! This is just gorgeous! Very nice work.
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 03/16/2009 05:28:32 AM
Great shot, love photo's of the castles and you did exceptionally well on this one.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/16/2009 04:19:18 AM
Absolutely beautiful. Congrats on your first ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/16/2009 03:46:16 AM
Such a stunning image!! Congrats on the ribbon!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/16/2009 03:06:48 AM
WTG!
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 03/16/2009 03:03:43 AM
Congratz on the blue. Fine image like I said during voting.
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 03/16/2009 02:49:11 AM
Congratulations Goran, this was one of my faves...you beat me by quite a margin in the end! Good choice of colour for your first ribbon!
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 03/16/2009 12:16:21 AM
Congratulations, really scenic and memorable shot, like from a fairy tale!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/16/2009 12:11:01 AM
Bravo!
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 03/16/2009 12:10:31 AM
Perfect B&W conversion. incredibly good work and a new fav for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 09:54:13 PM
BINGO! this win a blue as I predicted! Congratulations on your PB and blue ribbon! Excellent and awesome photo. added to my FAV.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 09:47:21 PM
Beautiful image, love the title too. Huge congrats on your first ribbon, Goran. I wish you many more!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 09:30:10 PM
My highest vote in the challenge, I knew it! Great image, magical.
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 03/15/2009 09:06:30 PM
I thought this might win! Beautifully rendered in B&W. Congratulations!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 08:57:34 PM
oh man first ribbon! Long overdue! Congrats mate, great shot
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 03/15/2009 08:33:25 PM
Well done, congratulations.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 08:33:09 PM
My late voting didn't really count, as you finished so far ahead - but I gave it 10.

And I see you've used this castle a lot in challenge entries. ;-)

Message edited by author 2009-03-16 00:35:04.
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 03/15/2009 08:29:00 PM
Sweet... congrats on your first ribbon. A blue no less.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 08:08:09 PM
Congrats! I loved this image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 08:01:45 PM
Congrats on first!!
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 03/15/2009 08:01:34 PM
Congrats !! wonderful shot!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2009 07:30:37 PM
Awesome. The whites feel a little too gray (could use a boost on the highlights), but definitely ribbon worthy. 10
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 03/15/2009 07:21:51 PM
What a beautiful serene scene.
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 03/15/2009 01:05:55 PM
Composition: 8
Technical: 9
Creativity: 7
Appeal: 7 - Color seems like it would be better here.
Challenge: 6
Overall Score: 7 - (weighted - NOT a calculated average)

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 03/15/2009 12:01:54 PM
this is great, good luck
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 03/14/2009 03:18:01 PM
This is outstanding. Probably blue. 10
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 03/14/2009 12:50:16 AM
Nice shot.
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 03/13/2009 08:27:41 PM
Beautiful shot.
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 03/12/2009 05:54:42 PM
Excellent reflection.
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 03/12/2009 11:09:16 AM
Really romantic image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/11/2009 07:51:57 PM
Subject really stands out like a lamp in this excellent Blank n White image, great tonal range.
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 03/10/2009 04:38:39 AM
Nice reflections and a grand old castle.
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 03/10/2009 12:43:33 AM
Totally beautiful shot, great composition and very good use of B&W
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 03/09/2009 05:44:56 PM
This is an attention grabber, well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2009 04:36:54 PM
Wow, this is awesome. Great shot!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2009 10:01:41 AM
Nice shot, interesting location.
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 03/09/2009 06:28:14 AM
Stunning scene and lovely composition. Excellent fine detail. 8
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 03/09/2009 01:40:28 AM
great photo!!!
 03/08/2009 10:12:14 PM
I love that reflection. How lucky were you to get to be there.
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