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October 11, 2009
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:iconsun-seeker:
sometimes it looks right thru the lens
Original version was technically crap and displeased me so this is my dark vision for the Monolith
Updated using the Clarify function in Adobe's Camera raw.
Thanks Karla!
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:icontangledweb:
Proportionally, I dig this photo, a glowing sunrise glistening against the rock formations in the background. I appreciate you didn't choose to saturate your colors too much.

However, there are two things about the photo that disturb me. First, the foreground of the rocks seem too light. I'm not sure if this is from underexposure, selective editing, or HDR, but if you look at the tone range shadows, especially on the left-hand rocks, you can tell there's something off in their value. I was reading some of the descriptions in your other recent submission...maybe you adjusted the dark range of the levels too much here?

There are two disturbing dark spots in the middle vertical 1/3 (not sure if this is a lens spot or selective editing), and in the lower-left hand corner there seems to be some selective burning...and ironically what these do is further pronounce the lack of comparable contrast among the rock formations.
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:iconmerman1234:
Its like you went to a different planet to take this photo!
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:iconmorningstarskid:
=morningstarskid Jun 16, 2010  Professional Artist
Cool...Creative manipulation...in-between Real and Surreal...Nice Work!!
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~Elvenred Dec 27, 2009   Photographer
Looks like it should be the set for a dragon movie! :)
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:iconforceofreason:
contrary to the critique, i thought this was a really great photo - dark & mysterious, unlike the average beach/cliffs/rocks kinda shot.

i'll get around to writing a real critique eventually.
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*benjamin-charles Nov 4, 2009  Professional Photographer
Nice, very well done.
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~farcry77 Nov 4, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
aaah this is the shot which was in the manip. good good indeed.
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:iconkindness:
Beautiful almost looks serial. I love the dark feeling of this shot :)
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:iconsun-seeker:
cool but define serial for me?
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:iconkindness:
I'm sorry I meant to write surreal. It looks like it is from a dream or another dimension.
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:iconicemother:
What is the thing at the bottom of the cliff?
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