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Challenge: Free Study 2011-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Zebula, Warmbaths, South Africa
Date: Jul 2, 2011
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5, 1/20, 1/80
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jul 27, 2011

 Taken on the trip as my 6 words memoirs entry.

Manual blend of 3 images using luminosity masks to increase dynamic range. One for grass and sky, one for bright sun area and one for a bit of detail in the tree bark. Some slight dodging and burning, colour corrections, a light dose of Tony Kuyper's Triple Play, and [user]prperold[/user]'s resizing and sharpening action at different amounts for different parts of the picture.

It was a pretty cold morning (it is our Winter) and I went for a nice walk all on my own to caprure the beauty of the South African sunrise. Typically no clouds in this area during Winter so I thought I would use the tree as a bit of interest in the sky.

Hoping for 6.3
Expecting 6.0

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 343
Avg (all users): 6.4586
Avg (commenters): 7.6667
Avg (participants): 6.3920
Avg (non-participants): 6.7188
Views since voting: 611
Views during voting: 253
Votes: 157
Comments: 14
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/11/2011 10:47:36 PM
Lovely colours and blending. Africa has the best winter sunrises. This one was also taken in the Waterberg area about the same time :) Weird!
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 08/13/2011 10:41:13 AM
Critiquing.

A very impressive peaceful image is my first thought. The light glow of the sun falls calmly on the eyes. The centered composition also adds to that sense of peace and balance (however there is definitely enough asymmetry to generate interest in the image). I love the light fog and mist you captured in the distance.

A few things I didn't care for: I think you went a bit too far in bringing out the detail on the tree. It has an unrealistic feel being so light. The edges of the tree are also slightly blurred which continues that evidence of post processing. I also wish that there were less straggly branches on the tree. Sometimes that's something that can't be changed but they do take away from the light, rolling hills and glowing horizon in the background.

The border is a nice touch.
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 08/08/2011 10:15:18 AM
Not too shabby capture of the light as well. I can feel the cold.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2011 12:11:51 PM
Lovely!
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 08/06/2011 08:55:11 AM
Nice one 8.
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 08/05/2011 02:36:51 PM
Perfectly done.
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 08/04/2011 09:26:58 AM
I like the backlighting.
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 08/04/2011 12:25:49 AM
WOW! A fantastic image
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 08/03/2011 09:44:02 PM
Looks like a typical winters morning (yellow sun), red earth and dry grass, crisp and fresh and often cloudless. (And then it turns out to be a sunset!) Crystal clear and nice exposure control with back-lighting. is that a car approaching from the left...dust trail starting.
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 08/03/2011 08:24:29 AM
Beautiful image!
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 08/03/2011 07:56:13 AM
I love how this feels so warm with the setting sun but cool with the deep blue sky. Nice photo..
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 08/03/2011 02:16:49 AM
Beautiful lighting. I would have preferred a less central composition, but nonetheless, an 8
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 08/02/2011 10:53:36 AM
striking
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 08/01/2011 05:49:00 AM
Really lovely. (is it slightly tilted to the right?) I like the composition with the opposing small trees on either side of the big one.
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