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Feeding the Birds at Sunset
Feeding the Birds at Sunset
mirdonamy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: People II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus Stylus 300 Digital
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Date: Apr 12, 2005
Aperture: f/3.1
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Snapshot, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2005

 Children feeding the seagulls at sunset. I upped the curves (contrast) and increased the saturation to bring out the sun. I cropped to cut out some houses. I am not really happy with the composition (putting the girl in the middle) but I love the way the light hits her hair, so maybe it's good she's the center of attention!

Statistics
Place: 189 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.0593
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.8908
Avg (non-participants): 5.2308
Views since voting: 861
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 236
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 04/25/2005 11:07:45 AM
Thank you all for your helpful and complimentary comments!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2005 10:31:33 PM
I like the light and the texture in the sand. The composition strikes me as being a little loose. I think the greatest weakness might be the placement of the pink girl smack dab in the center of the photo. Try cropping the left quarter off - just left or just right of those two white gulls; and tell me what you think.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2005 03:08:39 PM
Makes you wish you were there. Lovely, soft colors from the setting sun
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2005 02:20:29 PM
really good
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2005 07:24:15 AM
The red tones are a bit overpowering...try bringing the red level down a bit for late day sun shots like this. Keds were having fun it looks like.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2005 02:41:58 AM
nice saturation on sand select people and slighly desaturate but not too much
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/19/2005 06:42:01 PM
Okay photo. But you can't really tell much about the personality of your subjects. They just happen to be part of the composition. Try to capture some action or interaction between the two kids.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2005 03:02:47 PM
I just resized my browser so I could scroll the image and crop out the boy from the shot. When I did this, it may the image much stronger by removing the clutter on the left side of the frame. Cropping is an important tool. Removing elements that don't add to the shot will usually make a stronger presentation.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2005 01:27:59 AM
I would have gone with a tighter crop to focus on the people
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2005 12:16:30 AM
I would of scored this higher if it had been cropped showing only the girl removing the houses. Just looks a little busy. It's still good and the sunset glow is really pretty. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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