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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> The Best of CTF Challenges >> Best of 2008 > 2nd Place - After the Rain
by Mary Anne
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19-JUL-2008 Mary Anne

2nd Place - After the Rain
by Mary Anne

Sturbridge, Massachusetts

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/350s f/8.0 at 18.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Canon DSLR Challenge29-Jul-2008 16:55
Mary Anne, my daughter is going to college (*sniff*) in a couple of days. She and her roommate are in the kitchen looking online at posters for their walls. They saw an image like yours here and I said, "My friend, Mary Anne, just posted a shot almost exactly like that one. I'll see if she'll sell us a poster."

So, will you, Mary Anne?? My email addy is theonlymommy (at) hotmail.com if you want to take this to a private place... ~Lydia
ctfchallenge25-Jul-2008 20:38
Thank you Doug and RK. Now that the sun has finally returned after days and days of rain, maybe I'll have a chance to get a more Ansel-like photo with a dramatic sky. No shortage of water around here.
--Mary Anne
Photogenix21-Jul-2008 16:52
Beautifully done Mary Anne. -RK
Guest 21-Jul-2008 16:30
All that is missing from this scene is me, my iPod, and a favorite beverage. -COAmature
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 02:33
Thanks for the nice comments Rod, Brent, Cat, Sue Anne, and Tommy. I'm really enjoying this challenge, as I never understood the zone system before. Been spending lots of time trying to apply it to all kinds of shots, with varying degrees of success. Cat, thank you so much for choosing this as a topic. I'm sure we'll all find improvement in our photography as a result.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 02:28
Looks like a place I'd like to be (peaceful, full of all the right elements and tones). really nice...
Penny Street
ctfchallenge21-Jul-2008 02:08
Very effective composition and well distributed, broad tonal range. Really nice too look at. -tv
sue anne21-Jul-2008 00:35
Beautiful from the boat up close to the far away view of the land.
ctfchallenge20-Jul-2008 22:13
I totally agree with Rod and Brent!!!. Wonderful!!! You have even captured a thin layer of fog/smog above the water, very beautifully processed!
-Cat
ctfchallenge20-Jul-2008 04:31
Great comp Mary Anne, and Rod is right about having most every zone in just the boat and pier.
~Brent
Rod 20-Jul-2008 03:31
Gawd this is an excellent picy you probably have the full tonal range in the boat & pier. Great composition too Mary Anne, very well done.