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Paradise Valley with repost

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Posted by Philip Schwarz on January 21, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Paradise Valley with repost
With the bitter cold weather of the past few weeks the various ice walls in the area are looking good. This shot is from Paradise Valley just outside of Menomonie.

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Posted by Darren Huski on January 21, 2009 at 7:57 PM
Lokks nice and cold and about good enough to ice climb!
Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on January 21, 2009 at 11:51 PM
I really like the subject matter, really neat stuff. The composition works well to isolate and showcase the ice. The image feels a bit to "middle gray" though. Perhaps adjusting the white point, or increasing the upper values with a curve would help a bit. Nice image regardless Phil!
Posted by Kendall Hetrick on January 22, 2009 at 12:49 AM
Interesting image, I may come back to it about July and see if my perspective changes. I'm sure it is much better if viewed larger but it seems like it needs something not sure what.
Posted by Christopher Jordan on January 22, 2009 at 12:01 PM
I like the idea, and I think Joel's suggestions about a bit more contrast/brightness are spot on. Nice work...

CJ
Posted by Brian Vance on January 23, 2009 at 7:35 PM
I like the composition and the visual impact of cold, blue ice frozen so solid. I like the blues throughout, but agree about the tonal range. I'd like to see a repost if you've tried working with it. Overall, a really cool image! :rolleyes:
Posted by Philip Schwarz on January 25, 2009 at 11:25 AM
I gave it a little more character.
Posted by Kerry Leibowitz on January 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM
Love the comp and subject matter and the repost is an improvement, IMO, but I'd go even further. I think adding contrast to the mid-tones specifically would really make this jump off the screen.
Posted by Joel Truckenbrod on January 29, 2009 at 1:37 AM
I just caught up to this and saw you had a repost. My thoughts pretty much echo Kerry's. Would you mind if I edited a version of the image? :cool: