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Challenge: Edward Weston (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
Location: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO
Date: Mar 24, 2011
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320s, 1/160s, 1/80
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2011

 An emulation of Aspen Valley, NM, by Edward Weston.

Weston photographed several (or many) aspen grove scenes in New Mexico. My image is of aspens in Colorado. The deep blue Colorado sky allowed me to produce a lot of tonal range and eye-pleasing contrast. I will admit my image looks more like Ansel Adams, than Edward Weston. Also, I'm a big fan of John Fielder. This sepia monochrome is classic Colorado landscape.

btw, there was about 5' of snow under my feet at this location on March 24.

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HDR Efex Pro
PTLens
SEP2

So, with only a few hours before voting starts, I think my image is a good entry. I presume it will be voted down because it doesn't look like Edward Weston. That's too bad! I gave a good faith effort to emulate his style .... and this is the result. Everyone has their own style.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 147
Avg (all users): 6.2250
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.9701
Avg (non-participants): 6.4086
Views since voting: 1939
Views during voting: 306
Votes: 160
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 02/19/2012 05:36:36 AM
I seem to have missed this before. Killer BW conversion, well done.
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 12/23/2011 12:53:31 PM
This is fantastic Richard, really good B&W.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/06/2011 07:21:54 PM
Nice work, buddy!! Love it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2011 06:24:03 PM
Way to go Richard. I gave your image a 7. Excellent processing. Thought you didn't want to enter this one?? I'm glad you did. Great finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/06/2011 12:24:14 AM
Congrats on a top 10 image! you deserve it, this shot was spot on Weston!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/06/2011 12:23:53 AM
And still, you made the front page :-) Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
04/05/2011 10:58:04 PM
lovely tones and lines. The light is key. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a77
Sony 16-50mm f/2.8
 04/05/2011 02:51:01 PM
I like!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 04/04/2011 09:04:14 PM
i love how the light plays on the trunks
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 04/02/2011 04:26:16 AM
The color of the trees the black sky the white snow, YES!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/30/2011 11:43:47 AM
This is a great BnW!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-RX100 VII
 03/30/2011 06:59:59 AM
My top for this challenge - is this the real Weston? Probably not, the sky is too dark
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5
 03/30/2011 04:41:05 AM
Nice Aspens. Adams and Weston were close on this subject.
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