M&N - 1st HM

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1st Honorable Mention - Man & Nature

Call of The Wild

Photo of the Month 04/12

Camping under stars in the high desert of New Mexico was such an unforgettable experience.

This picture receives the First Place Award (Outdoor Scenes) of the 11th Annual New Mexico Magazine Photo Contest.

Comments

31 comments

Comment posted by Jim Salge on March 5, 2012 at 8:45 PM

What a great composition! Well thought out from front to back! Great detail in the sky as well...just killer!

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Comment posted by Tonia Graves on March 5, 2012 at 10:31 PM

Really like the comp & exposure here. The detail in the landscape is enough to give the viewer a sense of place but not too much to overpower the scene. Very nice work!

Registered on October 29, 2011, 92 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by Dan Roberts on March 6, 2012 at 12:18 AM

The award is understandable. Very effective image. Well conceived and executed.

Registered on March 9, 2011, 69 Posts, 501 Comments

Comment posted by Nick Bristol on March 6, 2012 at 8:44 AM

Really well done! I enjoy looking at this and can see why you received the award. Nice work Yiming.

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Comment posted by Rick Turner on March 6, 2012 at 9:29 AM

perfect in every detail..

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Comment posted by Ken Smith on March 6, 2012 at 9:50 AM

Gosh...the silence and moodiness ... seems to take your breath away... Solid winner!

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Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on March 6, 2012 at 12:33 PM

Great shot Yiming. It deserved the award.

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Comment posted by Gary Reed on March 6, 2012 at 12:58 PM

A memory captured as well as an artistic creation.

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Comment posted by John Fan on March 6, 2012 at 4:17 PM

Congratulations!

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Comment posted by Florian Aubin on March 6, 2012 at 5:31 PM

a deserved price

Registered on April 8, 2011, 8 Posts, 100 Comments

Comment posted by Shantikara Valuska on March 7, 2012 at 4:48 PM

Beautiful picture. You found the perfect balance in the forground and background brightness levels. Great comp also.

Registered on July 25, 2011, 38 Posts, 451 Comments

Comment posted by Jenaya Launstein on March 9, 2012 at 1:54 PM

That sure looks like an awesome place to camp out, the stars look so amazing! I love the blue in the sky, I think it adds a lot. Really nice comp!

Registered on February 8, 2011, 254 Posts, 1302 Comments

Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on March 14, 2012 at 11:26 AM

Exceptional image- the glow in the tent is mesmerizing, and the starscape just amazing.
Sure would appreciate tech info so we can all learn..
Congrats on an excellent WP!
Sandy

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Comment posted by Sachin Rai on March 14, 2012 at 12:25 PM

Incredible!! Makes you want to go there :)
Congratulations for the award.

Registered on February 29, 2012, 15 Posts, 26 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Metternich on March 15, 2012 at 8:17 PM

These types of shots are always marketable to the outdoor types of mags. It does not surprise me this did well. Nice shot.

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Comment posted by Morkel Erasmus on March 17, 2012 at 4:03 PM

just fabulous! congrats!

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Comment posted by Catherine Reilly on March 19, 2012 at 7:37 PM

Congratulations on an awesome experience, your contest win, and such a fine, fine photograph!

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Comment posted by Kory Lidstrom on April 3, 2012 at 12:36 AM

Excellent forethought and execution in this stunning image. Damn fine work.

I will say that the dark strip of hill at the top of the horizon looks a bit out of place (can you pull a bit more detail outta that area?), but because the rest of the image is so superb, that becomes a minor nit. Again, nice work. And congrats on your award!

Registered on November 19, 2008, 49 Posts, 1035 Comments

Comment posted by William Gillis on April 3, 2012 at 4:59 PM

Congratulations on the award. A superb image.

William Gillis
Minnesota

Registered on November 28, 2011, 17 Posts, 204 Comments

Comment posted by David Kjaer on April 4, 2012 at 12:39 PM

Well deserved - super image.

David

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Comment posted by Hali Sowle on April 4, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Gorgeous image Yiming, very well deserved awards.

Registered on January 9, 2008, 36 Posts, 582 Comments

Comment posted by Alain Briot on April 5, 2012 at 4:51 PM

For some reason, on my monitor, the photo on this page looks darker than the photo on the previous page. Does anyone else has that experience?

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Comment posted by Bill Kleinfelder on April 6, 2012 at 4:18 PM

Wow!

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Comment posted by Ezra Schultz on April 8, 2012 at 9:27 PM

One of the most beautiful sights in the world. A sky full of stars.....Izzy

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Comment posted by Rick Diffley on April 9, 2012 at 7:15 PM

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Comment posted by Rick Diffley on April 9, 2012 at 7:16 PM

Justified 1st place award! Good work in maintaining some brightness in the foreground and background areas.

Registered on April 8, 2012, 52 Posts, 279 Comments

Comment posted by denise ippolito on April 12, 2012 at 6:02 PM

Awesome!

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Comment posted by Yiming Hu on April 21, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Thank you all for your kind words!

Kory: Thanks for the good suggestion! I will try to fix it.

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Comment posted by Walter Rowe on April 25, 2012 at 5:02 PM

Absolutely spectacular photo! I bet this would look amazing in large format on a wall.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on January 5, 2013 at 1:52 PM

Yiming, congrats for the 2012 "1st Honorable Mention - Man & Nature" win -
A very unique and compelling image!

Sandy

Registered on November 24, 2003, 3937 Posts, 12909 Comments

Comment posted by Rick Diffley on January 8, 2013 at 1:22 PM

Yiming - Well composed shot. Accolades for the 1st place HM and for the acknowledgment by the NM magazine contest.

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