DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Failed to Survive
Failed to Survive
bjoern


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Failure (Basic Editing III)
Collection: 2006
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Aubinger Lohe, near Munich
Date: May 21, 2006
Aperture: 9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/199
Galleries: Nature, Rural
Date Uploaded: May 21, 2006

 Didn't really know what to submit to the challenge and when I saw this dead tree I thought that would fit one way or the other. Too bad I didn't notice ISO was still set to 200, there is some noise visible in the sky due to this.

Cropped, resized, USM, changed contrast and brightness.

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 129
Avg (all users): 4.8618
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6800
Avg (non-participants): 4.9162
Views since voting: 801
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 217
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 05/30/2006 11:33:03 AM
The lighting is working against you here. Top of tree is overexposed and foreground is dark. Maybe fill flash would help (or photographing at different time of day.)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/26/2006 12:34:35 PM
Nice angle and blue sky. The green on the left pulls me away from the subject.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z7II
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 05/25/2006 02:52:02 AM
I'd like to see this one taken just before the sun rose or just after it sets. As it ism the light/shadow split is a bit too centered. Nice job meeting the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2006 07:03:58 PM
Doesn't look to be in focus and there is a lot of noise in the sky. Good composition, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM II
 05/24/2006 01:12:11 AM
I love the colors, but actually wish the sky wasn't so blue. It would have been nice if the sky was overcast and washed out. Then you'd have a colder feel to the whole image. Also, I think that subtle, diffused lighting on the tree (i.e. shot in Golden Hour) would have looked better to emphasize the idea that the tree is dead than these harsh mid-day shadows.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/09/2026 10:05:13 PM EDT.