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Challenge: HDR in B/W (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR
Location: Bellevue, Mi
Date: Jan 30, 2016
Aperture: F6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Jan 30, 2016

 One of my favorite trees to shoot. It has its own history and personality...unfortunately it was hit by lightening a couple of years and destroyed some large limbs on the left side... Shot with my Nikon 200-500mm F5.6 (lens not yet on list to choose from)

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 93
Avg (all users): 5.9221
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6222
Avg (non-participants): 6.3438
Views since voting: 375
Views during voting: 160
Votes: 77
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 02/11/2016 08:00:24 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like this shot and am glad to see I gave it a 6 in voting. Not so much due to the subject matter, more due to the centrally composed image. Nice exposure and light. Still, great to read the story of this tree, and I have to disagree a little with a comment on blowing out highlights and eliminated shadow detail...I am a stickler for bleachy highlights and none show up here. And HDR is supposed to bring out detail in shadowed areas, so I have no squabble with you doing that! The fact that the tree is backlit adds a surreal atmosphere to the whole shot, and I do appreciate that.

Susan
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z5
Viltrox 20mm f/2.8 AF
 02/09/2016 07:48:42 PM
Interesting
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 02/08/2016 10:44:54 PM
the scritchy scratchy works well with hdr. has an unreal almost hostile feeling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 02/04/2016 07:34:32 PM
What I like: I am a fan of solitary trees and this is a beauty for sure. I like the composition and focus and that the photograph is clean throughout.

What I don't like: I think you processed it just a bit to much which eliminated some of the details in the shadows and blew out some of the highlights. It is an overall nice looking photograph.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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