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Uphill battle
2nd PlaceUphill battle
LevT


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Grit (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: OM System OM-1
Lens: Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
Date: Jun 2, 2026
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 3, 2026

 Shot this and my previous shot in "Diagonal" a few minutes apart.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 26
Avg (all users): 6.7813
Avg (participants): 6.7368
Avg (non-participants): 6.8462
Views since voting: 204
Views during voting: 76
Votes: 32
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max
 06/21/2026 02:33:59 PM
This really fits the challenge. The climb feels physical, but also symbolic of every difficult path we keep taking anyway. Congratulations!
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 06/14/2026 02:01:11 PM
"True Grit". Well done, Lev!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 06/12/2026 02:52:06 PM
Sure looks to be a real up hill battle. Good for this man for trying and getting out there. God Bless him. Great capture for this challenge. Congratulations!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS M200
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM
 06/12/2026 11:48:15 AM
The photography here is simply stunning on a technical level--as per usual for your portfolio. What makes this piece for me is the constellation of "little choices" that combine to make this a consummate piece of storytelling. The juxtaposition of this particular subject against this particular background, the curation of this particular moment and this particular expression, the processing choices that home in on the coarser details without losing the overall impression of warmth and softness...it's all there.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 06/11/2026 11:50:28 PM
Composition: 6
Interest: 6
Total: 6
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/11/2026 10:10:22 PM
Composition: 8
Technical: 9
Creativity: 9
Appeal: 10
Challenge: 9
Overall Calculated Average Score: 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
06/05/2026 12:10:35 AM
Such determination.
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