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The Valley
The Valley
cryan


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Challenge: HDR II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Vt- N.H. border
Date: Sep 13, 2009
Aperture: 32
ISO: 100
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Sep 13, 2009

 First attempt at HDR. Used HDR Darkroom combining 5 exposures. Processed in Topaz Detail and CS3.

Statistics
Place: 100 out of 155
Avg (all users): 5.4899
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.3908
Avg (non-participants): 5.5676
Views since voting: 805
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 198
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 09/21/2009 12:00:02 PM
Chris - I liked your entry - especially the simple, straightforward composition and layers created by the hills and clouds. I think you have a bit of noise going on, especially in the cloud layers. That probably cost you a bit on the score. I would give Photomatix pro a go (you can download it for trial) and see how it treats the images). I have noticed a lot less noise issues with Photomatic Pro in their latest version.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 09/20/2009 09:51:07 PM
Nice sceneray, a bit oversharpened.
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Sony Alpha a6000
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 09/20/2009 07:08:25 PM
Beautiful scenery.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS II USM Lens
 09/19/2009 10:39:34 PM
Good layering. Needs another one or two elements of interest.
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Canon PowerShot SX100 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 09/17/2009 12:21:00 AM
Aw, great! I'll wait to see which aperture and exposure did you use, this is really nice!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX1
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/16/2009 10:14:26 PM
Nice colors... 5/10
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 09/16/2009 04:11:43 PM
nice
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 09/15/2009 11:09:58 PM
Well done enough, but something about it is not really grabbing my eye. Perhaps my gaze is not being drawn through the frame to anything in particular.
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Pentax K-3
Pentax D-FA* 70-200mm f/2.8 ED DC AW
 09/15/2009 02:10:36 PM
I shall be rating this challenge by the following criteria:

1 - Not HDR in my opinion

3 - HDR is way over-done, in my opinion

5 - A reasonable use of HDR, but not a very engaging photo, in my opinion

7 - A reasonable use of HDR, and an engaging photo, in my opinion

10 - A fantastic use of HDR, and an out of this world photo, in my opinion

Your photo receives:

5
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