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Distorted Dawn
3rd PlaceDistorted Dawn
sekarmalathy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Tilted Horizon II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Nikon
Location: Bloomington, IL, USA
Date: Apr 10, 2011
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Apr 10, 2011

 I had a color version of this image and was debating to myself on which one to submit. Shailesh DigiFotoBuddy helped me in choosing this B&W version. He is right!

Thanks to Shailesh and all commenters for your kind words.

Thanks to Umesh Bihani bihaniun and Madhu More (non-DPC friend from the local photo club) for taking me to this spot.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 90
Avg (all users): 6.5923
Avg (commenters): 8.0714
Avg (participants): 6.0714
Avg (non-participants): 6.8409
Views since voting: 4186
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 130
Comments: 29
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 04/23/2011 11:44:15 PM
Congrats on a beautiful image and the ribbon. So peaceful. Great B/W conversion.
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Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
 04/19/2011 08:10:06 PM
Congrats Raj !!!
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Nikon D5000
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
 04/19/2011 07:02:41 PM
Congratulations on the ribbon Raj!!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 04/19/2011 04:28:52 AM
Beautiful shot and bw-conversion. Congrats on the ribbon, Raj!
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Samsung Galaxy S25, S25+, S25 Ultra
Panasonic Lumix G 14mm F2.5 ASPH
04/18/2011 10:15:19 PM
Congrats. The B&W works beautifully here.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/18/2011 01:20:28 PM
Nice, Cool Raj. It is really very well composed shot. Congrats for a ribbon.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 04/18/2011 12:06:57 PM
Top shot ,Congratulations.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 04/18/2011 11:37:23 AM
Yes! This is beautiful, and award-worthy for sure! Congratulations!
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/18/2011 08:28:00 AM
This was hands down the blue for me. Fabulous.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 12-40mm f/2.8 Pro
04/18/2011 08:18:45 AM
Love the peacefulness of this image. Congratulations on your ribbon.
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/18/2011 08:09:15 AM
This is truly an awesome shot, I love the B&W conversion. The sharpness is also admirable. The only thing I don't like in this photo is the tilt itself: in my opinion, it adds tension and dynamism, but the scene is very calm and peaceful, so it is a bit contradictory. May be just me though. However, congratulations on your well deserved ribbon!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 04/18/2011 07:02:44 AM
expected this to win
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 04/18/2011 01:03:47 AM
Lovely serene image - congrats on your yellow ribbon!
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 04/18/2011 12:54:04 AM
Rajasekar congrats
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Sony SLT-A33
Sony DT 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 Aspherical ED
 04/18/2011 12:29:49 AM
One of my top picks...congrats on yellow.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sigma DP1x
04/16/2011 05:04:14 PM
Nice radial lines -- works well in contrejour.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/15/2011 08:46:24 PM
So serene and peaceful. Beautiful image
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Sony DSC-RX100 VII
 04/15/2011 05:45:43 AM
Not sure why it is distorted, 8
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/14/2011 11:21:03 AM
Beautiful!
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/12/2011 07:55:56 PM
Beautiful BW; one of my favorites of the challenge.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 04/12/2011 09:41:12 AM
My top pick. Love the balance, reflections, sharpness. (not sure about the border though!)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 04/11/2011 12:39:34 PM
One of my favorite of the challenge - great job!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF
 04/11/2011 10:57:13 AM
beautiful
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 04/11/2011 10:12:31 AM
Nice moody photo, I like those branches and reflections in the water.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 04/11/2011 08:55:54 AM
Oh MY!! Drop dead gorgeous and my favorite by a mile. WOW - perfect tones and those eery branches poking up out of the water really add to a mood of mystery and intrigue. This is stunning.
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Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 04/11/2011 08:39:40 AM
Halfway throug voting on this challenge, and this is the first image that actually appeals to me. Lovely, peaceful image!
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 04/11/2011 06:42:26 AM
Gorgeous tones. I really with I knew how to do this.
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA
 04/11/2011 05:18:08 AM
I really wish this was mine, its an awesome B&W and unlike a lot of photos in this challenge, i believe the tilt adds something to this shot. 10
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 04/11/2011 12:14:25 AM
I've voted on 19 so far. I'd say this is a top 10.
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