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Challenge: Free Study 2007-05 (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenge Entries
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Pentax
Location: Lake Herman, Benicia, CA
Date: May 19, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2007

 a placeholder for now. Like this shot ... let's see if something better comes up this month

Levels, contrast, brightness, sat, usm, resize, usm, border, s4w

post-challenge:
thanks for the comments. actually meant to swap this out for another, since it was kind of similar to my elements entry (tho that was take a week or so later in a different location). Still, I like it.

I was going for the soft color sky and muted tones here, as a balance to the golden fields.

Dr Confuser is right -- its difficult to shoot grasslands; all those beautiful wavy leaves of grass blowing in the wind often turn into jaggy lines when frozen in a picture. This one was shot around 3 p.m. on a short hike (really a stroll) with my 8 year old on the edge of a city park near my house ... late enough for the light to give some definition to the hills, but not late enough for it to really make the image pop.


Statistics
Place: 393 out of 617
Avg (all users): 5.4335
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 5.3732
Avg (non-participants): 5.7097
Views since voting: 753
Views during voting: 227
Votes: 173
Comments: 11
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Nikon Z9
Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
 06/08/2007 09:46:25 AM
This deserved better than 5.4 Dennis... Boo on the voters! ;-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/07/2007 09:32:45 PM
Nice use of a close focal point to highlight the landscape.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 06/07/2007 07:00:00 PM
what a pretty scene - i love the rolling hills - it looks like a postcard
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax *ist DL
Sigma 18-50mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Pentax Digital AF
 06/07/2007 06:32:09 PM
Colors are good as the picture is. Good toning.
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Sony DSC-W7
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 06/04/2007 08:16:06 PM
Nice picture but the frame is a bit much (too thick).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/04/2007 01:41:24 PM
I have tried to take similar photos (maybe in a nearby place) and found it very difficult to capture what my eye sees or the feeling I have looking at the scene. Maybe ty it early in the morning, or late in the day?
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 06/03/2007 10:15:12 PM
I think you could have gotten away with really pushing on the blues in the sky and the lake to help balance the colors a bit, the yellow gold is overpowering

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Jack
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 06/02/2007 11:23:22 PM
Needs more blue IMO. The sky is a little plain and just needs more color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K10D
Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Pentax
 06/02/2007 12:30:18 AM
Beautiful. I can't decide if the stick on the right hand side of the frame is a distraction or a balance for the bush. Interesting composition.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/01/2007 06:59:54 PM
Good lighting but needs some contrast.
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Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 06/01/2007 12:50:21 AM
It looks a bit washed out to me. Relaxing scene, though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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