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Challenge: Odd (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Carlsbad, CA
Date: Nov 20, 2005
Aperture: 16
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/3200
Galleries: Family, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Nov 20, 2005

This picture was somewhat of a challenge...at first. It was a very bright sunset and there was quite a bit of "sea mist"...making it a little hasy. At first, I thought, "Oh, I'll just burn the darker areas to make it more dramatic." But then I realized that it was basic editing! So I played around with the Curves tool until I created an effect that was similar to burning. The super bright sun and unevenly colored dark spots of sand allowed for a smooth "burn-like" gradient from the edges to the main subjects. After that, I adjusted the levels, hue/saturation (red), added a slight 15% gaussian blur, adjusted the horizon, cropped, added a border, popped it into NeatImage to get rid of some of the noise, and there you have it :-) I have no idea how this will do. I can see some people liking it and some people being totally indifferent (this is a tough group to please).

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 223
Avg (all users): 6.8988
Avg (commenters): 8.7188
Avg (participants): 6.5169
Avg (non-participants): 7.1139
Views since voting: 11704
Views during voting: 475
Votes: 247
Comments: 69
Favorites: 51 (view)


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06/08/2008 02:06:20 AM
Great photo
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04/18/2008 05:41:05 PM
Nice composition - The family must have loved it.
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12/07/2005 09:33:10 PM
Originally posted by harvey sherman:

Very nice.Harvey Sherman
[thumb][/thumb]How due I put a photograph on the sight?
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12/07/2005 09:29:09 PM
Very nice.Harvey Sherman
12/06/2005 02:52:15 PM
Now.... that's..... BEAUTIFUL. I've not been the most active here, but seeing the update email, that's ALL I could say. Awesome!
12/05/2005 07:39:39 AM
Gorgeous especially in the simplicity. Great as a full thumbnai, great as a full-sized image! Awesome take.
12/04/2005 01:58:08 PM
Holy Hannah, I love this picture! It's beautiful!
12/03/2005 12:53:44 PM
That family is going to treasure this photo for years. I hope they have a nice large print for their wall. :) Well done!
12/03/2005 11:58:56 AM
Wow
12/03/2005 10:02:25 AM
Who the hell gave this a 1 ????
12/03/2005 07:44:42 AM
wow, this is dreamy.
12/02/2005 08:23:09 AM
Awesome.................
12/01/2005 04:23:57 PM
Nice warm feeling. I like how the subjects aren't directly in the center which really adds to the picture overall.
12/01/2005 12:22:32 PM
Nice job on the ribbon. I really like this shot.
11/30/2005 04:16:15 PM
Congratulations... among the better images taken and displayed here. Well done!
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11/30/2005 03:56:01 PM
this is the type of shot that deserves to be given to the people in the shot. A classic.
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11/30/2005 03:28:05 PM
Seee????? I told you! I'm sure glad I was right! aMAZING photography!!!!

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11/30/2005 01:03:09 PM
Wonderful shot. Congrats on your first ribbon!
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11/30/2005 10:14:21 AM
Magnificent shot... Really beautiful. It just screams peace, serenity, and love. Wonderful job. Congrats on your well-deserved ribbon!
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11/30/2005 09:08:55 AM
Congratulations on your first ribbon with this beautiful capture and one of my favorites in this challenge
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11/30/2005 05:40:04 AM
Excellent! - Should have got the blue though :)

One of the best images I've seen in a long time. Composition is spot on. Evocative, and very beautiful.
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11/30/2005 04:41:35 AM
Congratulations of the Red. Well done.
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11/30/2005 03:52:40 AM
I am so glad this one ribboned, my favorite in the Odd challenge. Congratulations !
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11/30/2005 03:42:50 AM
Very nice image, congrats!
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11/30/2005 02:44:01 AM
Absolutely beautiful image. Congrats on your 2nd place finish.
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11/30/2005 02:12:59 AM
Very beautiful and calm image, congratulations on your red ribbon!
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11/30/2005 02:10:06 AM
Beautiful image. Striking and wonderful to look at over and over and over again ;)
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11/30/2005 01:49:04 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon Russell.
Great use of simplicity and lighting.
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11/30/2005 01:27:39 AM
Gorgeous image. Congratulations!
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11/30/2005 01:22:24 AM
Wow, you got 23 more 10 votes than first place. Congratulations on the Red Ribbon.

edit: OK, two more 10 votes than first place, now that the caching system has caught up. Nice photo, anyway.

Message edited by author 2005-11-30 08:27:47.
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11/30/2005 01:07:04 AM
Very worthy of a ribbon. A family silhoutte against the setting sun. Kudos for bringing in this exhilirating capture. Congratulations on your RED.

Message edited by author 2005-11-30 01:07:33.
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11/30/2005 12:40:03 AM
congrats on ribbon!
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11/30/2005 12:31:35 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, it's a very nice photo
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11/30/2005 12:28:03 AM
Whoa! Second place...I didn't see that coming. I finally have a ribbon :-) Thanks for all of the positive comments. I'm glad people like this image.
11/30/2005 12:24:39 AM
Congrats! Loved this one and gave it one of my few high marks.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2005 10:34:14 PM
Wow, incredible
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11/29/2005 07:13:07 PM
love all the horizontals! very nice
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11/29/2005 11:25:39 AM
Absolutely breathtaking. I could hang this on wall and find my inner peace. 10
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11/29/2005 05:20:18 AM
love the golden soft colour tones. The sun seems to be drawing the three figures into the horizon. Triffic shot and vote it a 9
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11/28/2005 09:44:39 PM
Wow! can hardly ask for a better setting. Makes me want to move back to California. Though judging from the long and progressive shore this is probably not the Pacific? (9)
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11/28/2005 04:52:23 PM
Nice idea. Lost the color or your filter worked.
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11/28/2005 02:02:16 PM
Beautiful shot. I would have saved this for the Free Study. Good Luck
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11/27/2005 11:52:13 PM
Very compelling image. Love the gradiant of orange, the good composition, and the three walking towards a potentially odd or maybe an even ribbon. -10-
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11/27/2005 11:05:23 PM
Good one.
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11/27/2005 02:40:30 PM
Beautiful

Should take a ribbon, i can't fault it at all

good luck

kev
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11/27/2005 01:26:14 AM
Nice idea, and pretty good execution. Silhouette looses some sharpness due to flare(?), and shadows with heads would be better. But I really like the captured position of the Three.
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11/26/2005 09:50:18 PM
What a lovely picture .. not opnly numerically odd .. but think .. a happy family even :)
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11/26/2005 05:06:40 PM
this is just beautiful. wonderfully captured feeling and moment. great composition. I love this. 10 all the way, will be a travesty if this is not a top 3 if not the winner.
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11/25/2005 03:31:50 PM
Great photo, one of my favorites in this challenge, hope it will ribbon. (10)
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11/24/2005 11:26:50 PM
This is one of the best shots in this challenge, excellent is every aspect, definetely a 10, I hope you get a ribbon.
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11/24/2005 08:57:57 PM
Oh man. . .this is by far one of my top "ribbon 3" in this challenge. If you end up on the podium with millions of well-wishers at the end, remember, I said it first! , My call for one of the ribbons :) Good luck! It certainly deserves one! 10

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11/24/2005 06:44:22 PM
very, very nice. top 10 so far.
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11/24/2005 01:30:15 PM
Absolutely stunning picture! This should be on a card or poster somewhere. Very nicely done and very touching. Not sure how the voters are scoring for the "Odd" category (as in number of weirdness), but this is definitely in my top 10.
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11/24/2005 06:50:29 AM
Well captured - the composition is brilliant and this has a lovely serene feeling to it.
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11/24/2005 02:58:44 AM
Love the glassy Neat Image feel to this photo. Coloring is great. I can't help but giv ethis a 10.
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11/24/2005 02:54:36 AM
This is awesome...should be a 10!
11/23/2005 09:43:07 PM
This should place high. Very well done.
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11/23/2005 08:33:28 PM
very nice..!
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11/23/2005 06:57:19 PM
Great family shot. Should look good on someone's wall.
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11/23/2005 05:38:55 PM
Beautiful picture. Nice use of the rule of thirds.
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11/23/2005 05:33:41 PM
Great Photo! My pick for the blue this week. I gave you a 9 but I would have given you a 10 IF you could ahve got the shadows of the man and woman completely in the frame!

Still my best this week.
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11/23/2005 04:12:11 PM
nice capture
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11/23/2005 03:24:44 PM
this is a beautiful picture.
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11/23/2005 02:48:13 PM
Love the sillohuettes and composition. You set the tone and mood very well. Sun borders right on the edge of being too overpowering.
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11/23/2005 02:18:27 PM
cute idea...i love it
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11/23/2005 12:39:21 PM
Nice postcard shot.
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11/23/2005 03:10:07 AM
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!
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11/23/2005 02:01:45 AM
now HERE'S an effective example of neat image or other smoothing. Very nicely done!
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11/23/2005 12:38:12 AM
Love this. It is like it has copper coating. Very nice!!!! 9
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