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The Bridge
The Bridge
pekelo


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Camera Movement (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Pointe Claire, Que.
Date: Oct 23, 2009
Aperture: f/25.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.8sec
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2009

A very slight twist of the camera is all that's necessary but it takes a lot of tries to get the centre in the right place.

Many thanks for all the kind comments on my image.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 104
Avg (all users): 6.2117
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 6.0741
Avg (non-participants): 6.2560
Views since voting: 1778
Views during voting: 409
Votes: 222
Comments: 13
Favorites: 3 (view)


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11/09/2009 11:33:06 PM


Critique Club Critique

First Impressions
That's interesting and good movement technique.

Photograph Information, Technicals & Composition Review
Well done for doing a lot of experimenting to achieve your vision with this technique. I certainly like how you've centered it with the river/river bed in the center of your movement (and then obviously chosen your composition/crop from there in pp). I also like the way that you have created both movement in the tree branches/leaves as well as extended them into an arch.

I really like the colors and overall palette, however do wonder about some subtle tweaking in pp to bring those colors to life just a little more - packing a little more punch and getting the image to pop off the screen, as it looks like it has the potential to do.

I wonder whether a fraction off the top (and possibly the bottom) of the frame would make this image/scene even stronger.

Fairly minor, but for me, your framing (border) detracts. It is too dominant for the 'delicate wispiness' of the image.

Comments, Score & Placement Review
9 - very very good. 6.21 is a little surprising, but a difficult Challenge, so that may explain it a little. An average of 8.0 from your commenters - all of which seemed to really like your end result and appreciated the effort that went into a difficult image such as this.

Summary
As mentioned above, just some further refining in pp, mainly cropwise and color/contrast boosting, and this might be an even better image - but still very good as is. Congratulations on placing in the top 10 with your (only) 5th entry in nearly 7 years at DPC. Good luck with your photography goal!

edit:typo

Message edited by author 2009-11-09 23:35:46.
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11/05/2009 09:21:30 PM
Beautiful impressionism! A top pick for me, glad you at least got top 10.
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11/04/2009 12:50:41 AM
amazing .. like a wonderful and strange painting .. seems like a magical fairy land .. WOW .. !..
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11/04/2009 12:50:17 AM
WD on Top 10, very Monet like. 10. And hand held too!
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11/04/2009 12:26:36 AM
Really subtle: your circular brush simply enhances the canopy and streambed.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/03/2009 07:58:48 PM
In my top two. Well done!
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11/02/2009 11:24:46 PM
Love that the center of the swirl leads my eyes to the right spot.
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11/01/2009 07:09:24 AM
Very nice. Maintained just enough sharpness to be a landscape rather than an abstract. Good work with the border, too.
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10/30/2009 02:50:19 PM
Beautiful colors, the bridge at the center really grounds the composition. Like a painting. 9
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10/30/2009 11:06:44 AM
I think you hit the mark with this one and this challenge. Movement leading my attention to main subject which remained horizontal. Bloody marvellous.
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10/29/2009 11:19:37 PM
Oh, I like this, very artistic, high marks
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10/28/2009 10:04:52 PM
nice atmosphere!
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10/28/2009 02:36:40 PM
well done
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