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I believe I can fly
I believe I can fly
gaurawa


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Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Half moon bay, ca
Date: Mar 27, 2005
Aperture: F11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2005

 shot at Half Moon Bay in CA, USA on an overcast day

post processing:
rotation for horizon
dodge/burn
noise reduction on sky
more dodge/burn and blur/clone
color balance for sky
color balance for water
resize, USM

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 507
Avg (all users): 6.4722
Avg (commenters): 7.4667
Avg (participants): 6.3869
Avg (non-participants): 6.7925
Views since voting: 4009
Views during voting: 457
Votes: 252
Comments: 42
Favorites: 10 (view)

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 05/14/2006 03:41:04 AM
I wish the burn in the sky wasn't quite so heavy, but this is an absolutly fabulous image. Vibrant colors and excellent detail!
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 10/25/2005 12:46:25 AM
Love this! If that's some dodge and burn work in the sky, it's a fantastic job. If not--then great work capturing the lighting in the clouds!
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 09/05/2005 03:28:47 AM
I beleive you take beautifull photographs. One thing I would personally change: Flying means freedom, bare feet signify freedom. I'd lose the sandals.
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 04/27/2005 07:55:27 PM
One of my favorites in this challenge a ribbon winner to me! Beautiful work!
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 04/26/2005 07:41:00 AM
This is a ebautiful shot!! I was sure this would make the top 10!! Congrats!
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 04/26/2005 03:41:34 AM
This was my number 1 pick! One of only 2 10's I gave. Really a fantastic shot with great color, great sky and excellent detail for the limitations we have to fit in to enter here. I think you have a really nice shot here that deserves much setter than 32nd.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 11:46:47 PM
Beautifully done!
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 04/25/2005 08:35:03 PM
lovely colors, nice capture. you can almost feel the wind whipping across the image.
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 04/25/2005 07:55:50 PM
the sky looks a bit over processed
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 04/25/2005 10:13:42 AM
Could be a postcard! Really nice
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 04/25/2005 02:00:53 AM
what fun. This is a photo that should have a place of honor on the family album. Great use of color.
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 04/24/2005 11:58:03 PM
I belive too.
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 04/24/2005 11:54:12 PM
very nice...love the vivid orange and turquoise...9
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 04/24/2005 10:17:23 PM
increadible. makes me wish I was at the beach. with a girl holding some thing that is flapping in the wind. 8
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 04/24/2005 06:29:58 PM
looks like a Heida pic, thats a grand compliment by the way.... very nice :) 9
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 04/24/2005 04:06:52 PM
fun, interesting, well done (like the way the light part of the sky mirrors the subject) one of my favorites this challenge
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 04/24/2005 02:27:08 PM
The burning in the sky is a little strange to me. But still, pretty cool. I like the colors.
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 04/24/2005 01:42:27 PM
Nice shot. Would rather have her looking in to the frame as opposed to her looking out of it.
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 04/24/2005 11:20:56 AM
Beautiful shot! It just screams freedom... The horizon is slightly tilted right, but it is a great shot to be very proud of.
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 04/24/2005 10:39:32 AM
Very free and fun spirited!
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 04/24/2005 08:05:50 AM
this could easily be an ad - well done
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 04/24/2005 02:09:44 AM
I personally would have called this Freedom, but it's great by whatever name, the colour in this is very captivating. 10
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 04/24/2005 02:01:26 AM
really like vibrant colors and good contrast with the ocean, sky and sand
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 04/23/2005 10:09:38 PM
I love the spirit of this photo more than anything, but I also like the bright colors of the scarf or whatever that is against the more natural tones. I like the line of the scarf a lot. This photo make me smile inside.
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 04/23/2005 08:59:44 PM
Nice dodging/burning. Border is overstated though, making it hard to focus on the photo without being constantly pulled away to the border. Have to take off a few points for that. Great colours and composition.
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 04/23/2005 06:05:37 PM
Very good shot indeed....9
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 04/23/2005 10:46:28 AM
Beautiful! 10
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 04/22/2005 10:35:50 AM
i like the background contrast, not sure if it was done artifcically
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 04/22/2005 03:10:43 AM
Most Excellent!! One of my top ten for this challenge. Great job.
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 04/21/2005 09:25:50 PM
Nice color and composition. A more gradual change in sky color would have been nice (the drastic change is a tad distracting, draws me away from the subject - the woman).
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 04/21/2005 07:44:43 PM
One of my favorites so far! I love the colors, even though it's evident some of the sky has been dodged/burned... great job all around! - my first 10 of this challenge.
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 04/21/2005 12:53:40 PM
Nice and fresh, love it.......8
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 04/21/2005 08:34:29 AM
I love the subject here, wish you would have cropped more off the right and left more space on the right.
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 04/21/2005 08:00:40 AM
Solid, neat, strong composition. even that darkening of the sky is pretty well done. Good colours throughout. Just lacks an edge for me to take it into the world of wow.
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 04/21/2005 05:56:53 AM
Wonderful picture... good job.
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 04/21/2005 03:30:43 AM
Well executed shot. Very nice. 9
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 04/20/2005 08:57:04 PM
Wow. I don't like the burning in the sky on the sides there. Get rid of the vignetting.
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 04/20/2005 08:13:30 PM
Very nice colors and great burning of the sky. 9
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 04/19/2005 11:52:42 PM
nice colors and flow...8
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 04/19/2005 06:46:37 PM
A very fresh colour composition. The sky looks a bit too artificial but I still like it.
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 04/19/2005 06:33:03 PM
Terrific idea. Would love to have seen that girl running into the frame instead of out if it. Still, good one.
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 04/19/2005 05:00:16 AM
AWESOME shot! This looks like something straight out of a magazine! Well done! Is that a boat on the horizon a little behind the blanket?
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