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"Hidden Valley Ranch"
"Hidden Valley Ranch"
sjhuls


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Homemade Landscapes II (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: my home
Date: Nov 1, 2010
Aperture: 29
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Humorous, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2010

 I actually made two separate scenes for this. The foreground with larger objects, then a separate platform for the back ground with miniature sized objects. I put some distance between the foreground and the background to add depth. I used a very small aperture so that I could try and get as much in focus as possible, which is really hard on a small scale like this.

Yeah! my first top 10 and an honorable mention! I am very excited. All the hard work was worth it.

Here is my set up, I don't have any way to light things indoors so I was forced to go outside and be at the mercy of the sun.



Statistics
Place: 5 out of 30
Avg (all users): 6.7336
Avg (commenters): 7.8125
Avg (participants): 6.0500
Avg (non-participants): 6.7946
Views since voting: 2656
Views during voting: 596
Votes: 244
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 11/16/2010 06:31:29 PM
Hello from the Critique Club! Not much to say from this picture other than it is perfect. Finishing 5th is really good. Honestly I tried to find something wrong with the picture and I came up with nothing. Maybe next time place somebody in the picture. Gives it more where we are looking at or what view we are looking through. Again, 5th is good.
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 11/09/2010 10:21:53 PM
Congrats on the HM and new PB, excellent work and well thought out.
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 11/09/2010 07:56:48 PM
Missed out on a ribbon by 0.05! Way too close - When I last came 5th I was off by miles so I didn't feel bad. Congratulations on a "Personal Best" and "Honorable Mention" on your profile.

That fence is way too cute and the apples are fantastic! There's a lot of depth to the image and I realized after reading your notes how much effort you put into getting that depth into your picture. Something I need to learn since my pic bothered me for lack of depth.

Message edited by author 2010-11-10 00:59:43.
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 11/09/2010 07:19:17 PM
Congrats on your high finish. I knew this would do well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/09/2010 06:43:38 PM
Nice imagination and execution
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 11/08/2010 03:28:58 PM
LOL @ your title. Well done all 'round. 7
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 11/08/2010 02:44:41 PM
Great depth to this. Nice scene. Well done.
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 11/07/2010 05:07:22 PM
This is very nicely done and very creative. For me, the lighting is a bit hot on the left side of the picture (top right of cauliflower and right side of furtherest asparagus head. I really like the "apples" in the "trees". Makes me smile.
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 11/06/2010 09:51:49 AM
Neat idea!
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 11/05/2010 02:51:40 PM
Great colours, love the apples on the trees, top 5 for me.
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 11/05/2010 08:42:57 AM
Cute title and awesome perspective. I love all the detail that went in to this. Really well done!
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 11/04/2010 07:50:51 PM
This is like the combination of Mid day sun and landscapes. Very well done.
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 11/04/2010 11:44:33 AM
NICE! lots of work and it looks great 8
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 11/04/2010 01:18:33 AM
Looks like a winner to me!
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 11/03/2010 06:20:30 PM
This is such a happy, sunny scene. I really like it. You got a nice feeling of distance in it. The fence is perfect. I'm just sorry it is cropped so tightly on the top. Id like to see just a little more up there.
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 11/03/2010 06:05:01 PM
Brilliantly done. Great lighting, colors, and details.
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 11/03/2010 05:32:24 PM
cute 8
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 11/03/2010 12:04:51 PM
very nice job! 9!
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 11/02/2010 11:54:37 PM
very well done, a tad dark in the foreground. Really like the depth of the image, Top 5
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 11/02/2010 08:31:00 PM
cute cute cute... Your fence is totaly awesome in the back ground!
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