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Submitted: January 3, 2009
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Make:NIKON CORPORATION
Model:NIKON D300
Shutter Speed:10/1600 second
Aperture:F/6.3
Focal Length:10 mm
ISO Speed:200
Date Taken:Dec 29, 2008, 2:55:27 PM

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Blinded By The Lightby =r3novatio

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Landscapes

_{Another pic from my shoot in the woods at Dec 29 2008. The same forest as [link]

location: Vogtland, Saxony, Germany

technical info: Nikon D300 & Sigma 10-20 EX @ 10mm; 1/160s; f/6,3; manual exposure. Added some contrast & saturation in Photoshop.

Hope you like it, comments & 's are much appreciated.

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Critique by =WayneBenedet May 13, 2009, 7:53:56 AM

I think this is one of those situations where the "centre" of an image is NOT to be avoided. The wide angle lens gives a sense of closure and protection to the image, almost like framing, but yet different.

The details in the extremes of the image are pretty good considering the challenge of taking this kind of shot.

Once question? Is it possible to use the shadows and highlights filter to balance out details in these extremes. (reason.... while this image will look great on a screen, capturing details in shadows and highlights is much harder in paper of canvas medium. If there is any desire to see this in print, on a wall for instance.... which is where it belongs, flattening the image a bit will help to retain details in the extremes. Reducing contrast won't work, becasue that will kill the "spark".)

Good luck, well done.

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Critique by *DrewHopper May 12, 2009, 10:45:47 PM

First I'd like to start of with saying how much this photo really caught my eye as a thumbnail, seriously a stand out capture that's for sure. The lighting is what really caught my eye though, very bright and casting strong dark shadows which flow into the foreground making it an interesting lead in line that draws me into the center of the image. The rays of light forming from the center a in correct exposure and make a nice atmosphere. The wide angle has done wonders here, the distortion works well and isn't a problem at all. The only critique I can give is that I would have used a soft grad to slide down to get some more blue in the sky, but doesn't really need that so well done