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A tree standing the cradle of the civil war.
A tree standing the cradle of the civil war.
mgarsteck


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Paul Simon Lyrics (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Location: Folly Beach SC
Date: Jan 3, 2010
Aperture: 18
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2010

 HDR

Originally set up as as 6 shot hdr but the movement in the clouds were too much and would give some people motion sickness, thats no joke either.

So i stuck with the original 3 shots.

Whats interesting about this picture and the title is its relevency. This is take on the edge of Folly Beach SC. A mile away from this very spot is where the first shot of the civil war was fired, starting the war. I thought it was interesting to go with the title but there was no way for me to tell you all that. It really is a tree standing in the cradle of the civil war.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 151
Avg (all users): 6.6738
Avg (commenters): 8.2000
Avg (participants): 6.4394
Avg (non-participants): 6.8800
Views since voting: 1906
Views during voting: 277
Votes: 141
Comments: 10
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/11/2010 07:45:36 AM
I like the rivalry, it pushes me to be better. Its my second best score so that makes me real happy. Im working on getting all those scores in the "5" range out of my site when i look at my portfolio.
 01/11/2010 07:44:26 AM
Actually this does have an association with the civil war. The first shot fired, starting the civil war, was fired less than a mile away from this very spot. This tree is standing in the cradle of the civil war. There was no way for me to get that across however.
 01/11/2010 03:12:55 AM
Maybe no real association with the Civil War to the viewer but this is just stunning - Got at 8 from me. :)
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 01/10/2010 08:06:02 PM
I dropped from a 6.9000 on the last day...I would have still beaten you! LOL! But good score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2010 05:31:57 AM
Love the sky!
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 01/07/2010 06:15:30 PM
Great shot for the lyric, love the sky. The light on the grass is a little weird, with bright and dark, but overall very good.
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 01/06/2010 05:57:00 PM
Incredible lighting and/or post processing. So many interesting places to rest one's eyes. There is a lot going on, lighting-wise, in this photo but it all comes together very well as a whole. Hope you post your post processing in comments. I assume HDR with lots of dodge and burn.
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 01/05/2010 10:52:15 AM
very cool image - 10
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 01/04/2010 07:20:19 AM
Very cool. Amazing lighting and color.
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 01/03/2010 11:12:40 PM
Remarkably dramatic!
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