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January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

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Old 11-01-2009, 12:03 PM   #1
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January 2009 Winner - Contrasts


Camera: Nikon D700
Exposure: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Aperture: f/7.1
Focal Length: 62 mm
ISO Speed: 360
Exposure Bias: 5/3 EV
ISO Speed: 360
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Old 11-01-2009, 12:29 PM   #2
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Glad you entered it, it's a great shot and very contrasty.
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Old 11-01-2009, 10:06 PM   #3
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Nice shot, would make a great poster.

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Old 11-01-2009, 11:19 PM   #4
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Beatiful shot, great contrast and lots of atmosphere, nice one
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:30 AM   #5
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Even better with the black frame
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Old 12-01-2009, 4:45 PM   #6
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Great shot, love the composition
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Old 15-01-2009, 4:31 PM   #7
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

That's a bit special and would look great on a wall.
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Old 16-01-2009, 8:27 AM   #8
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

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That's a bit special and would look great on a wall.
Agree
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Old 16-01-2009, 9:18 AM   #9
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Me too. This is lovely. And it's a rare example of a frame adding to a shot rather than distracting. Great entry.
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Old 16-01-2009, 12:07 PM   #10
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Thanks for all your comments, yes I really like this shot and processed it hard to get the contrast. Saturday was a bit of a weird day. Went out with my little boy to take some pics and really could not get into it at all, probably because I was so bl--dy cold. Saw this interesting tree and thought Hmmm I like that and the rest as they say is history.

Cheers for all the encouraging comments
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Old 21-01-2009, 12:19 AM   #11
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

very, very nice - and I totally agree about the border too, it adds a lot of punch...
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Old 21-01-2009, 8:18 PM   #12
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Like the other frosty tree, very, very nice Almost infrared looking.

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Old 22-01-2009, 2:17 PM   #13
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

A real proper photograph, one to be proud of, well done
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Old 26-01-2009, 10:17 PM   #14
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re: January 2009 Winner - Contrasts

Love how that trunk is so stark in all that white...nicely done!
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Old 27-01-2009, 8:38 PM   #15
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Brrrrrrr. Nice shot.
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