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#212 Your Favorite Shots Of This Challenge Period
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1st - ysal: House Finch
2nd - SteveBee: Heaven and Earth
3rd - RobertLavker: Spiral
4th - Mepo: Ice onland. Ice on water
5th - Oldseadog: Heralds of Spring
6th - Old Finn: Orchid Flower
7th - Lo: Ski trail
7th - mbbin2: Posing in the Mist
9th - kerszkavet: Negative Space
10th - Jade O.: Red and Blue
11th - rabaak: Hot Air Balloons
12th - ljusvän: Tension
13th - davemisunas:
14th - wrosenthal: Beacon of Hope
15th - johncomyn: Nightwatchman
16th - Peanut : Hanging on
17th - oberbayer: Structures of ice by backlight
17th - jomari: Clouds over Clunes
19th - dk: snow-blanketed geese
20th - Carrie46: A cascade of catkins
21st - alis nocturnis:
22nd - ladpupmoe: My favorite
Ice onland. Ice on water
©2019 Mepo
Panasonic DMC-FZ200
4th
place,
136
points
1/250s
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f5
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ISO 100
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28mm
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Aperture Priority
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Spot
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no flash
Post-Processing:
Crop. Adjust contrast and clarity. Adjust levels.
Extra Info:
The city has been coated in ice on top of the existing snow for a week. Tomorrow we are supposed to get 40cm (16") so the ice will disappear.
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Lo
Feb 26, 2019
I commend Michael for his dedication to photography and the beautiful shots he produces. You wouldn't catch me out there at the crack of dawn, and it wouldn't be my skates I was zipping by on LOL.
Jade O.
Feb 25, 2019
Michael A worthy finish for a fine photograph. Now if only we had Lo zipping by on skates!
ysal
Feb 25, 2019
My #2. beautiful image.
mrsawyer
Feb 25, 2019
Congrats on your 4th place finish. I am awed by the beauty. (Kudos for getting JadeO's thumbs up on a sunset shot! Wow!
Edited on Feb 25, 2019
RobertLavker
Feb 25, 2019
Great image - guessed right although I hedged my bet.
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oberbayer
Feb 25, 2019
Very nice atmosphere!
Lo
Feb 25, 2019
I love the coating of ice on the surface - looks like meringue.
jomari
Feb 24, 2019
Beautiful photo! This sort of cold is just so far beyond my experience that I can't even imagine what it feels like. Up in my faves.
johncomyn
Feb 24, 2019
Ey, or as they say in South Africa "Hey", just sprinkle a little salt and everything is better. Made my #2, just behind the curvy architecture.
Maike13
Feb 24, 2019
Pretty sunset further enhanced by the reflections off the ice.
Mepo
Feb 24, 2019
Robert - Hign praise if you thought this was from John. I do try to mimic his techniques - I admire them :-)
ysal - I didn't see that but you are right. I think the pp somehow cost me some resolution.
Jade: Good to see you back. If I'd have known I would probably not have put in a sunset shot :-) I did try many daytime shots but the setting sun brought out more of the wonder of the whole area covered in thick ice.
kerszkavet - Thanks. I'm glad you appreciated the lampost - I changed position to highlight it more (then Jade wants to clone it out LOL).
aoc - Thank you.
breadmaker - Thanks. It certainly was lonely. Times like this I'm happy to have a fully charged cell in my pocket :-)
breadmaker
Feb 24, 2019
Just beautiful, I can sense the serenity and calmness that this image portrays.
aoc46
Feb 23, 2019
Like the color and composition.
kerszkavet
Feb 23, 2019
I love the colours and the reflections, and the tracks make good leading lines. Well positioned for that lamppost!
A minor point - I'd have preferred it if the centre tree was the sharpest, rather than the big tree on the left (or is that just an illusion from the backlighting?)
Jade O.
Feb 23, 2019
A personal thing, I dislike sunsets which I find cliche. However this is more than that and if I would have done anything it is to clone out the benches and the light pole to evoke a sense of wild wilderness with some mysterious building on the horizon....well, my take on it anyway. Good image. Good technical skills on display.
ysal
Feb 22, 2019
Oh my, this is beautiful. The trees are a bit soft but that is just a small nit.
RobertLavker
Feb 22, 2019
Great image in the style of johncomyn or mepo, which is meant to be a compliment. The lighting and composition are superb. I get cold just looking at this picture. Marvelous.
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