DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Morning Flare
Morning Flare
Silent-Shooter


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lens Flare (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Roodepoort Hill behind my house, South Africa
Date: Sep 1, 2011
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 50
Shutter: various
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 2, 2011

 Manual blend composite of 5 images: 2 for land and 3 for sky.
Decided to try and include a sun burst and lens flare artifacts so the DNMC police would have a hard time DNMC'ing this shot.
Similar area (within 10 meters) to my 100 meters challenge entry.
GO TEAM VILLAGE BURNERS

[Sep. 5th, 2011 03:21:22 AM]

6.7 after 13 votes

Very happy with the finish - thanks for the nice comments and votes.
Started at just over 7, dropped down to 6.1 after about 60 votes and a very nice climb back up from there!

Yes those are protea bushes / trees. Lots of them on the hill behind my house. We had a veld (field / bush) fire about a month ago so all the dry grass was burnt and these lovely green shoots are starting to come out now.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 157
Avg (all users): 6.6532
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.4203
Avg (non-participants): 6.9455
Views since voting: 2102
Views during voting: 239
Votes: 124
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 09/16/2011 10:53:48 AM
Great shot, congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2011 10:26:58 AM
Fantastic, congrats on a great finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2011 08:10:10 AM
Gorgeous shot! Nicely done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2011 04:35:00 AM
Really lovely. What a golden moment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 11:20:44 PM
Hey there meneer. Im glad the 5d has found some good hands. At least it's not collecting dust in a studio and doing portraits all day. Remember - it's used to a lot of fresh air so take it for a walk regularly as agreed.
Good finish and just falling short of HM.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 10:41:57 PM
Super shot, Stephen. Congrats on top10! I was right about the shrubbery :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 09:22:06 PM
Way to Go! w00h00 Village Burners!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 08:42:25 PM
Well done! Congrats on the top 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 08:13:12 PM
Lovely!! Congrats on the top 10!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2011 08:09:42 PM
Nice Job. Way to get us started!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2011 06:05:40 PM
Some gorgeous flare indeed! I love how it threads between the trees.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2011 05:09:56 AM
Another of my top picks,a lovely image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2011 03:47:03 AM
Snap. Only more accentuated than mine. Love the backlit grass. Are those Protea bushes?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/04/2011 11:03:46 PM
Love the backlit grass. Beautiful shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/07/2025 09:05:46 PM EDT.