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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White Landscape (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 10-24mm F3.5-4.5 Di II LD for Canon
Location: Grapevine, Texas
Date: Apr 25, 2010
Aperture: F7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2010

 The East shore of Lake Grapevine is highly eroded in a quite dramatic manner. In another area, it looks like cliffs, though they are only 10-15 feet high. My original intention was to shoot these cliffs, but the lake was too high and there was no beachfront below them, as there was when shot this photo a year ago.
Rocky (by Yo Spiff)

Anticipated critiques:
-Slight banding in sky

Post-challenge notes:
A bit disappointed in the performance of this one. Feedback from my team led me to believe I had a strong entry. Just goes to show you can never predict broad appeal.

Statistics
Place: 243 out of 382
Avg (all users): 5.2581
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 5.2788
Avg (non-participants): 5.2157
Views since voting: 1124
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 155
Comments: 8
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Sigma DP1x
05/03/2010 08:00:53 PM
This got a seven from me. I liked the use of black and white to really give umph to the strong forms and textures here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
05/02/2010 10:49:25 PM
Nice level horizon. Great composition of the foreground. I like it!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L Macro IS USM
 04/30/2010 02:16:49 AM
Focus seems strong in the foreground but a bit soft at the trees. Of course it could be that my old eyesight is failing, too. Nice composition.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 04/27/2010 12:06:49 PM
to me this lacks in the rich vibrant tones
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/4.0 L IS USM Lens
 04/27/2010 03:24:33 AM
Interesting tree. Not so interesting foreground. IMNSHO, you could cut out the foreground and have a squareish format, concentrating on the tree.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 04/27/2010 12:05:03 AM
Great location.

I think a lower POV would have been more dramatic.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/26/2010 04:14:07 PM
I think I would have like this composition better if it had stuck closer to the rule of thirds.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 04/26/2010 03:09:28 AM
ok,,ok,,, great one,,,, but the tree or the brance at left side "peeking in" i dont like,,,
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