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Tenacity
Tenacity
KaDi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Near Concordia Eco-Tents, St. John USVI
Date: Apr 26, 2005
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Nature, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2005

 Shot really slow. Learning to use the "sunglasses" I got for my camera and may have made my vacation pics a little too difficult. Sure I blew some of them. This was taken, I think, with both a polarizing filter and an ND--just got back from a beach trip and saw this "must-have" on the hillside where I parked the Jeep--didn't think to remove the filters, but, hey, it was vacation, wasn't thinking much at all.

I knew the challenge topic because I visited the public library on St. John. Lovely, wonderful people work there!

I don't expect this to do very well. I really think it's a solid 5. I've been wrong before. It fits the challenge, but it's not very compelling. I'm submitting it to share, and because I can't stand not having a score to watch.

I do expect to see some amazing images in this Open Challenge--it's a free study with a tiny constraint. (Hee! Pun!)

Details: rotate, levels, hue/sat, crop, size, usm

Statistics
Place: 214 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.3128
Avg (commenters): 5.9444
Avg (participants): 5.2865
Avg (non-participants): 5.3434
Views since voting: 858
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 358
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/03/2005 11:38:11 PM
Nice tones, solid composition.
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Nikon D70
Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Nikon
 05/02/2005 10:44:46 PM
I like the texture on the rocks, but this background detail realy draws my eye away from the cactus. 5
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Fujifilm X-T2
Fujifilm XF 55-200mm f/3.5-4.8 R LM OIS
 05/01/2005 03:20:17 PM
Great title. The texture on the rocks is beautiful to look at.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 11-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 04/30/2005 10:14:56 PM
Good nature study. I like the context of the environment.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/30/2005 10:14:18 PM
I like the idea for this image but cannot help but think that there was a better angle to shoot from.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/30/2005 08:02:34 PM
Original very good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 04/30/2005 05:01:31 PM
i like the textures you have captured.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/30/2005 12:52:51 PM
pretty boring, 2
PhaseOne P45
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 04/30/2005 09:57:41 AM
I like the rugged textures, it gives the picture a certain 'feel'
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-5
Olympus 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 04/30/2005 03:00:44 AM
Cute, I like it
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/29/2005 12:43:12 AM
not minimalism
OM System OM-1
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/28/2005 10:37:40 PM
nice colors
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/28/2005 07:49:09 PM
Nice colours and contrasting textures. -7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DS
 04/28/2005 12:52:37 PM
nice image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/28/2005 01:42:15 AM
looks like my world..tucson...nice colors and depth...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/28/2005 01:13:10 AM
A corner is not the best location for a subject indicating tenacity as the environment in which the tenacity exists is not locally observable. I like that you did not use an empty background, but the overall picture has very little aesthetic appeal to me. A 7.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/27/2005 04:39:07 PM
Nice composition. I like the contrast between the spikes on the plant and the worn surface of the rocks.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 04/27/2005 03:18:15 PM
Really nice texture and subtle limited color range...you can almost feel the cactus prickles.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 04/27/2005 02:47:20 PM
I like this. Not exactly sure why, must be the texture. I love the detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/27/2005 10:33:14 AM
A difficult image to comment on really, it has simplicity and is minimal, but the elegance I associate with minimalism is lacking
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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