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Challenge: Rain (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: outside in the puddle
Date: Aug 14, 2005
Galleries: Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 14, 2005

Heavy downpour... asked the neighbor kids to go play in the rain. Did some selective de-sat because the greens were so vibrant it destracted from the image. Also desaturated the kids a bit to kinda give it an old time feel.

a few other things were done, but nothing special

After Challenge:

OK, so I had my neighbor hold the umbrella over my head during this shot. It rained like 2 inches in 30 minutes the last day of the challenge, and I didn't even know it was a rain challenge until after i took this shot! I went into my office to download the camera, and noticed the challenge. Lucky Me!

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 228
Avg (all users): 6.9776
Avg (commenters): 8.1290
Avg (participants): 6.8769
Avg (non-participants): 7.0492
Views since voting: 5279
Views during voting: 707
Votes: 313
Comments: 59
Favorites: 29 (view)


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05/04/2006 11:11:17 PM
This is a real classic. Kids & puddles go together so well.
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08/28/2005 11:25:18 PM
Great shot! Congrats on top ten!!
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08/24/2005 01:25:05 PM
the top three have nothing on this.
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08/23/2005 09:32:47 PM
This splendid image speaks volumes of words and feelings. A great dynamic capture and worthy of a ribbon. Congratulations on your 4th finish.

Message edited by author 2005-09-04 20:08:34.
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08/23/2005 04:37:04 AM
very cool shot, i really like the energy here!
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08/23/2005 02:00:28 AM
LOL - Lucky you indeed!
Childhood, in any language, frozen in time - well done!
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08/22/2005 10:07:35 AM
Fun fun shot! I love playing in the rain. Congrats on top 10.
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08/22/2005 08:33:13 AM
I'm so glad you did so well, but I thought it was a ribbon winner for sure. I still stand by everything I said. Awesome shot in all respects!
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08/22/2005 07:25:52 AM
You sir, should definitely have been top 3. Robbed.
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08/22/2005 06:34:32 AM
A great image and well deserved of a top 5 finish.
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08/22/2005 02:57:37 AM
Great shot of kids being kids
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08/22/2005 02:40:41 AM
gave you my highest vote. congratulations!
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08/22/2005 01:55:17 AM
I love this shot Eric. It shows the true sense of being a kid. :) I am surprised it didnt ribbon.
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08/22/2005 12:52:28 AM
Really great stuff, Eric! Congratulations on a fantastic photo!
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08/22/2005 12:45:02 AM
How the heck did you stay dry? Wonderful shot of fun. Congratulations on the great finish.
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08/22/2005 12:14:44 AM
I'm amazed this did not ribbon. Congrats on a fine shot and a strong finish.
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08/22/2005 12:10:25 AM
Congrats on your top 5 finish!
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08/22/2005 12:09:15 AM
This deserves a ribbon imo... congrats on the top 5 nevertheless!
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08/22/2005 12:07:26 AM
Love the playfulness in this picture!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/21/2005 09:08:54 PM
Very exquisite shot. A very beautifull moment captured. Composition is perfect as it is. I would have like it a bit brighter though. Bumping up to 9.
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08/21/2005 05:23:05 PM
Lol--cute, great emotions in this and sense of movement.
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08/21/2005 08:19:20 AM
Funn after a rain it looks like. Nice capture of the water splashing and a fun shot. Love the expressions on their faces.
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08/19/2005 08:22:37 PM
Great depiction of kids being kids, and if they are sisters you can really tell by the image. Not enough color saturation, though. The entire image seems to be the same tone. Not sure how you could have really made the girls jump out. Maybe fill in flash or an adjustment on exposure at the time of the image.
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08/19/2005 08:09:09 PM
This is such a fun image. Shame on you for using your kids :) I love the fanciful play here. Poor little girl who's getting bullied by her big sister. Bumping up to 9.
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08/19/2005 08:57:14 AM
Great colors and action. This is really well done. The contrast of the blues and the reds is great against the dark background and the "white" of the rain. This gets a ten from me!!

On second review, this is still a total stand out. The movement and the constrasting colors is just spot on. I bet you'll see a ribbon for this one.
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08/18/2005 07:43:50 PM
great capture! you caught them at just the right moment.
the selective desat works well here too.
good luck!
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08/18/2005 06:23:39 PM
I love this photo! I only wish I could see the kicker's face a little more. She looks really ferocious. Perfect shutter speed.
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08/18/2005 04:51:39 PM
Very nice emotive shot. Great action and I like the selective desat. There is a bit of a glare in the highlights, but I think that works to your advantage here - helps establish the mood. Nice job.
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08/18/2005 11:11:10 AM
nice action.
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08/18/2005 07:33:44 AM
I think this is my fav shot of the challenge so far. Love the action and how much the kids are enjoying playing in the rain. 10.
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08/18/2005 05:32:59 AM
Great capture. Love this photo.
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08/18/2005 01:02:54 AM
I truly love this phot and perhaps its the best entry I have seen thus far. You really captured youth, texture, lighting and composition! Its technically great and also simply fun to look at. Great job.
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08/17/2005 07:53:20 PM
Very cute. Nice use of color. Great capture of a moment! 10
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08/17/2005 03:48:48 PM
I love this picture! Good job.
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08/17/2005 03:36:45 PM
Great capture. The focus appears to be off slightly but the image is fun. Good luck!
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08/17/2005 12:51:11 PM
great shot I like it alot!
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08/17/2005 11:20:51 AM
cute shot and great use od de-sat, wonderful work!
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08/17/2005 11:05:22 AM
Wonderful photo, all the payful feel of childhood in the rain.
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08/16/2005 05:31:03 PM
Great capture.
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08/16/2005 05:14:09 PM
another one with great action
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08/16/2005 12:56:05 PM
Nigh on to perfect timing on this one. Good shot!
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08/16/2005 09:58:28 AM
Great Shot
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08/16/2005 09:01:24 AM
I like the action. The framing really works for me. Very creative.
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08/16/2005 08:44:48 AM
i like thi fight, funny, and the frame is amazing, good freezing
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08/15/2005 08:03:55 PM
Nothing better than play.
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08/15/2005 05:13:37 PM
What a delightful! awesome rain shot! One of my most favorites in this challenge! Great job!!!!! 10
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08/15/2005 02:47:39 PM
Great shot and the processing suits it well. Excellent work.
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08/15/2005 01:01:06 PM
Perfect moment.
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08/15/2005 12:19:01 PM
tritely cute, or cutely trite. 5
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08/15/2005 10:01:32 AM
Wonderful frozen action shot - nice composition and colours. Fun!
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08/15/2005 09:55:09 AM
'8' - Great rain shot for the Challenge. Criticism; whilst I do like the colors, I wonder if it would have packed more punch in b/w, especially seeing as you have so much definition in the water and splashes. Not sure about the black frame. Actually on a closer look, perhaps you have desaturated somewhat, can't discern 'green'. Good shot though. Maybe, just for added 'touch' and character, if the girl in blue had a blue umbrella might have created a really unique shot.
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08/15/2005 05:48:35 AM
ribbon!
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08/15/2005 04:22:19 AM
Cute shot, and boy does it look like it's raining
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08/15/2005 02:42:16 AM
Great shot!
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08/15/2005 01:31:36 AM
This should definately take blue, fantastic shot. 10
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08/15/2005 01:22:37 AM
Great capture! looks like such a classic moment! everything in the photo is perfect, including the partial desat which really makes the girls pop out against the grey background. 10
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08/15/2005 12:38:25 AM
This looks like a rain photo shoot gone out of hand. LOL Good action and nice lighting. 8
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08/15/2005 12:28:15 AM
ha
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08/15/2005 12:17:33 AM
great shot... you were so lucky to get rain... 10
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