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Ammie


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Challenge: Darkness II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
Location: Eastern Free State, South Africa
Date: Apr 30, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 3, 2009

I simpy could not resist this sunrise.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 125
Avg (all users): 5.7626
Avg (commenters): 8.4444
Avg (participants): 5.6250
Avg (non-participants): 5.8067
Views since voting: 1074
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 198
Comments: 12
Favorites: 1 (view)


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04/03/2011 03:01:22 PM
perfect. love the composition.
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05/14/2009 08:41:13 PM
I like the effect you have achieved here. however, with some extra Post Processing, you could have made this sunrise really stand out. The colours are quite light and subtle in this image. By adding some additional contrast, both globally, and then to selected colours (yellow/red) you can make the sky glow much more, with richer tones. Added to this, adjusting the midtone levels slightly darker then will darken that area of the image, which is the sky area in this photo, helping richen the colours. These small changes then add significantly to the photo. These clouds are then closer to red, and lighter ones orange, ad the blue is darker..........

It is a shame the large bank of clouds is in the upper part of the shot, but nothing you can do about that. in terms of composition, the tree could have been better sitting on a line of third, therefore with more space included on the left hand side of the picture, making it stand more clearly as the subject

Hope this helps :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/12/2009 04:55:10 PM
The cloud color behind the main subject adds volumes. The framing of the dark cloud up top and the dark ground finishes the shot off nicely.
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05/11/2009 08:24:05 PM
this would do well in both, maybe better in lightness. I like 8
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05/09/2009 11:55:50 AM
Nice silhouette of these trees. The sky has good character to it.
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05/08/2009 10:50:59 AM
excellent contrast with light and black. very little gray.
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05/08/2009 09:09:22 AM
Perfect.
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05/06/2009 08:30:04 AM
Wow wow wow This is an excellent photo!!! I hope it WINS!
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05/06/2009 03:42:31 AM
There is an interesting effect here that the author may have missed. If one takes the right side of the image out of the presentation, you get the effect of a Burning Bush. While the right side of the image gives a sense of depth and dimension, it is too vague to be truly effective. Additionaly, there is a little anomaly on the left (one quarter of the way in half way up the image) that looks very similar to a bad spot in a film emulsion - it's a natural object, but it is distracting. Overall a good entry into the challenge.
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05/06/2009 12:57:12 AM
Beautiful light.
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05/05/2009 11:15:20 PM
Breath taking shot.
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05/05/2009 08:54:27 PM
great detail and depth in the picture i think it couldve done without the inner border but no points lost from me
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