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Garden of the Gods - Snowstorm
Garden of the Gods - Snowstorm
smellyfish1002


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Where You Live (Advanced Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs, CO
Date: Apr 24, 2004
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2004

 I wanted to get a beautiful, colorful shot of GOG for this challenge, but it has been gray, overcast, and snowy. The colors were flat, so I went with BW. Processing consists of crop, levels, some dodge/burn, resize, and USM.
Without the cloud cover, you normally would see Pikes Peak behind this scene.

Statistics
Place: 106 out of 176
Avg (all users): 5.2222
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1313
Avg (non-participants): 5.3472
Views since voting: 1158
Votes: 171
Comments: 12
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 05/02/2004 04:47:41 PM
Good use of panoramic aspect, I like the lighting.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/02/2004 03:58:34 PM
Nice panoramic. The trees infront seem unnaturally blurred. Nice contrast in b&w. Beautiful mountainscape.
 05/02/2004 05:27:50 AM
Nice.
Sony DSC-F828
 05/01/2004 10:31:45 PM
i'd like to see balance rock in snow
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/29/2004 02:59:14 PM
Think your DOF lets you down here, the front of your shot isn't in focus.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/27/2004 11:17:14 PM
Like the contrast but the focus is kinda strange. Maby you were going for the out of focus foreground.
Nikon D5100
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 04/27/2004 04:59:25 PM
From Mesa Street? Where the Peak. Nice though
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 04/27/2004 04:57:57 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 10
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 10
How well does it meet the challenge: 9
Total Averaged Rating 10 Autool
Fujifilm FinePix 3800
 04/27/2004 12:30:29 PM
Nice shot. I'd reconsider the pretentious title.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 04/27/2004 04:19:40 AM
I think I'd have liked the contrast between the red rock and the snow....
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/26/2004 12:13:15 PM
I know this spot well. My family lived in Deckers, West Creek and Woodland Park area for years. Looks great with the dusting of snow. Wonderful area and love seeing this shot. Nicely done.
Olympus C-750UZ
 04/26/2004 11:07:54 AM
Colorado Springs. Beautiful park.
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