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Norwegian Wood
Norwegian Wood
Nordlys


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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: Bodø, Norway
Date: Mar 26, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2005

 "Norwegian Wood"

A tree stands alone
on a peaceful winter day,
reaching for the warmth
of the sun's golden rays.
The landscape is as
a canvas in a painter's hand,
with the gentle strokes
of a breeze across the land.
Nature's composition
gathers all around,
creating a sweet portrait
of brilliant color and sound.
The wind softly whistles
through the barren trees,
a blanket of snow covers
the sadness of fallen leaves.
Clouds give way to light
where shadows once stood.
Now all of nature befriends
a lonely Norwegian Wood.
--Jeff Sasek

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This was taken in Bodø, Norway, which is just above the arctic circle. Unfortunately I didn't get any northern lights ("nordlys" in Norwegian) pictures within the timeframe for this challenge. Oh, well. Post-processing consisted of rotating 90 degrees, cloning out some minor distracting elements in lower left, resizing, and sharpening.

Thank you Jeff for composing the beautiful poem above. You're a very kind and generous soul.

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Sony Mavica CD250
 12/07/2005 07:28:07 PM
James, thank you for letting me write it. I really like the pic. Jeff
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 04/25/2005 01:03:34 PM
Lovely light and very nice peaceful quality.
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Apple iPhone 5
 04/25/2005 08:39:33 AM
I love the soft light here. Looks likle a very peaceful morning.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 04/24/2005 10:32:38 PM
Great whitebalance on the snow, well done!
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Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/24/2005 09:07:42 AM
Nice ! A B&W version would have worked too with al the grey tones.
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Sony Alpha a7R III
Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 DG DN Contemporary
 04/24/2005 06:55:37 AM
composition, framing & exposure all 1st class
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 04/23/2005 10:00:59 PM
Lovely compositiion. Nice study in light and shadow on the snow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 04/22/2005 10:42:00 PM
A warm feeling to a cold picture. Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 04/22/2005 09:37:25 AM
This Bird Has Flown
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2005 09:55:17 PM
Nice
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/19/2005 07:58:16 PM
isn't it good

Like the title. Now the song is inside my head.
Nice image
good luck
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Kev
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/19/2005 01:45:41 PM
nice capture. you caught some really great light and textures here. good luck!
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Kodak Easyshare C180
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 04/19/2005 02:32:12 AM
Nice solid image lacks a little bit of the wow factor but is composed well would have been better with more light on the snow.
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Minolta DiMAGE 7i
 04/19/2005 01:53:57 AM
whiter snow please
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