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Sand... the Nature of Glass
Sand... the Nature of Glass
AndyMac24


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Sand (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Botanical Gardens
Date: Jan 4, 2009
Aperture: 11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/4,1/8,1/15
Galleries: Landscape, High Dynamic Range (HDR)
Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2009

this is an exhibit called "The Nature of Glass" by Dale Chihuly at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Phoenix AZ. This is an HDR shot with 3 exposures taken 1 stop apart from each other. This was an amazing thing to photograph. I had a lot of fun there.

Statistics
Place: 47 out of 124
Avg (all users): 5.7764
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.5745
Avg (non-participants): 5.8596
Views since voting: 1016
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 161
Comments: 8
Favorites: 2 (view)


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01/18/2009 06:56:51 PM
This is Kari Ann, greetings from the Critique Club:

composition: the basket of glass objects is placed very well in the frame, along with the higher horizon.

color: Those colors just burst off of the page, working very well against the more subdued colors of the surroundings.

contrast:
very nicely controlled even due to all the things going on in the image.

focus:
sharp, and very well controlled, meaning its not over sharpened

depth of field:
glad you didn't choose a wider aperture so that everything can remain in focus

lighting: good lighting, and good idea to use HDR, really makes this image stand out.

other:
At first glance i had no idea what your picture was about or what it was supposed to represent, but with further analysis, its grown on me. Great job at choosing something different from everyone else, its nice and refreshing. Also, I see there is a little bit of artifacting around the edges of the grasses in the upper left corner. This was probably caused by compression in image size in post processing, or perhaps the HDR of that particular spot was hard. Anyways, it doesn't detract, but just a little note to be aware of in the future. i hope this critique was useful to you. If you have any other questions or concerns, feel free to PM me any time.
-Kari Ann
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/11/2009 12:31:50 PM
Fantastic array of colours
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01/11/2009 10:19:45 AM
Maybe a bit oversaturated, but an original idea anyway.
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01/08/2009 03:15:45 PM
wonderful colors!
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01/07/2009 08:00:23 PM
The glasses pop up and make this photo stand
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01/06/2009 07:23:18 PM
woah where did you find all the glasses?
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01/05/2009 01:40:51 PM
Gorgeous shot. I'm adding to my faves. But perhaps without all the fabulous vegetation behind it and around it, this might have passed more as "sand".
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01/05/2009 08:37:00 AM
fun seeing the color, the textures and the randomness of the image
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