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Babbling Brook
Babbling Brook
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Challenge: Leading Lines II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Gateway DC-T50
Location: Glebe Gardens (Outside of Fincastle, VA)
Date: Jun 23, 2005
Aperture: 1:4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2005

 Taken at at a private nursery called Glebe Gardens. I was in awe of everything there - literally fields of lilies and hostas (over 2,000 different varieties that were labeled) and scores of ornamental grasses, evergreens, paths, and beautiful man-made streams full of goldfish & koi.

This is just an attempt at capturing one small portion of the environment he has created - a truly remarkable site, complete with nesting Coopers Hawks.

Processing included, crop, selective color saturation & contrast; layering of colors, gaussian blur, highlights, background lighting, etc.; resizing & saving to Web.

Hopefully, the viewers will consider the stream enough of a leading line... Time will tell, but I'm happy with this shot, regardless of its eventual score.

Statistics
Place: 194 out of 275
Avg (all users): 5.0088
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
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Avg (non-participants): 5.2358
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Votes: 227
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Canon EOS-70D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 07/05/2005 02:21:24 PM
From the Critique Club

I think the subject fits the challenge very well. But maybe a different angle showing more of the bend in the water would have helped.

Nice foliage and very lush looking. Nice darkwater and definatly adds to the photo. The only thing that plays tricks on my eyes, are the rocks. Some how I see the rocks and "spongy". It is almost as if their was a radial blur on each rock even though I know their is not. Probrably just my eyesight fading =).

Still a very nice attempt and alot less then it should have scored. And as always just being their is worth more than a score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
SiPix Blink
 07/01/2005 02:34:19 PM
I feel that the greenery here is a little overpowering.
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Sony Mavica FD-73
 06/28/2005 06:42:06 AM
Very nice, I love how the green "pops" out at you from all the browns and grays of the rocks...very nicely done.
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 06/27/2005 04:02:12 PM
Beautiful colors and composition. Just a tad out of focus.
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