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FireBird


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Challenge: Constructed By Nature (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: North Carolina
Date: Feb 13, 2010
Aperture: F-13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80th
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Feb 14, 2010

Opened in Nikon Capture, exported to CS2, sized image, adjusted levels, selective color adjusted layer to tweak colors, flattened image, smart sharpened, extended canvas 4 pixels to form border, saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 73 out of 119
Avg (all users): 5.3378
Avg (commenters): 6.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0192
Avg (non-participants): 5.4335
Views since voting: 658
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 225
Comments: 6
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02/27/2010 03:25:08 PM
Hi, Critique Club here...

I love these days where the snow is heavy and builds up on branches. I have also tried to photograph it in an interesting way (other than a full landscape), and have had trouble making an interesting composition. I think composition is where this one doesn't work very well. It has no depth to pull a viewer into it. There is no focal point to hold interest. It's just a bunch of lines (branches) with snow. If there was another element in there, like say a red cardinal for example, this would have been beautiful and probably would have been in the 7 range. But as is, the viewer dismisses it quickly with a "nothing more to see here" process. One other thing that kind of jumps out at me is there is a strong yellow cast to it, maybe a white balance setting?

So to sum up, while technically, there is nothing wrong with this image at all, compositionally, it needs to be more focused.

This is just one opinion so take it as that.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2010 03:36:39 PM
I like all the different lines.
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02/21/2010 06:30:29 AM
Same as others, but still beautiful. Was the tree lit from below?
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02/20/2010 09:32:20 AM
interesting subject great title. 6
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02/18/2010 02:18:26 AM
LOVE IT
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02/17/2010 09:08:53 AM
Looks overcooked and a bit boring. What's the bit in the bottom - an angler or a boat coming in?


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