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Challenge: Granular (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: backyard
Date: May 23, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2005

 Model is holding a handful of sand and letting it slowly run out. I cropped and rotated to upright fist position to give impression of movement. Curves to increase color a little; some unsharp mask to increase luminosity. Taken against a greyboard background with sunlight.

Statistics
Place: 54 out of 327
Avg (all users): 5.7993
Avg (commenters): 7.1053
Avg (participants): 5.4885
Avg (non-participants): 6.0570
Views since voting: 1065
Views during voting: 433
Votes: 289
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 06/02/2005 06:32:21 PM
Thanks for all the votes 5 and above..I genuinely thought this was a powerful shot, especially in the rotated position, since I tried it in all directions and even tried it cropped more, but this is still my favorite angle; I agree with Minstrel, it speaks to me, too. On some level it causes an emotion in me, and that's all that really matters: that it touched me and a few other people..

Message edited by author 2005-06-02 18:33:21.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/31/2005 10:57:15 PM
Clever use of rotation. Very good - simple but effective. 8
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 05/31/2005 09:24:40 PM
Nice wind sweot effect and good use of rotation. Bump.
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 05/31/2005 03:49:28 PM
kinda boring to me but the lighting is quality.
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 05/31/2005 01:47:52 PM
imo, the 90 rotation is not an improvement.
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 05/31/2005 05:14:51 AM
excellent
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 05/30/2005 05:12:58 PM
nice one!
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 05/30/2005 07:53:13 AM
wrong side ?
 05/29/2005 08:41:06 PM
I think this is a decent shot, but I really don't get the 90 degree rotation. Also, a faster exposure time to actually see the sand in the air, rather than just motion blur would have been nice.
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 05/29/2005 06:15:12 PM
It's obvious you rotated the photo, but in doing so, you really made it look un-natural.
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 05/28/2005 10:03:37 PM
a tighter crop , about 1/3 of the bottom removed would put more emphasis on the essence of the picture
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 05/28/2005 05:33:56 AM
WOW! I love it's simplicity, and the fact that you've conveyed energy with gravity simply by rotating the shot! There are NO improvements I can think of. This shot just IS. Definitely print-worthy. This is probably the only 10 I'll give this challenge.
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 05/26/2005 10:39:21 PM
Clever to have the sand appear to fly to the side.
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 05/26/2005 03:51:09 PM
love it!!!! And the light on the hand is amazing
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 05/26/2005 06:45:24 AM
this speaks to me.
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 05/25/2005 01:46:57 PM
Hope this makes it to the top 5
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 05/25/2005 01:19:06 PM
great idea, I see you took your watch off. (",)
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 05/25/2005 12:54:39 PM
The rotation was a good idea. Mirorring the image would have subtly improved it. 7.
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 05/25/2005 12:24:07 AM
whoa like how you switched the angle
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 05/25/2005 12:22:16 AM
awesome 10
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