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Balancing in the  Darkness
Balancing in the Darkness
whatdewuc


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ10
Location: Barnum and Bailey Circus, Omaha
Date: Jun 11, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Interior, Action
Date Uploaded: Jun 12, 2005

An evening at the circus. Hand held at 50 iso. Not a great image but was happy considering the low light

Statistics
Place: 174 out of 373
Avg (all users): 5.0188
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 4.8188
Avg (non-participants): 5.1713
Views since voting: 776
Views during voting: 505
Votes: 319
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/21/2005 05:30:46 PM
Awsome!
I am not sure if this is what darkness mean to me, but this is just an awsome shot. I love it!
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06/21/2005 02:03:23 PM
Very nice pic.
Well done.
Pity you couldn't get in closer.
But top marks anyway.
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06/19/2005 07:00:12 PM
The darkened bacground against the lighted performer will be understood by most voters as meeting the darkness challenge. The detail in the darked area is visible but not enough to identify exactly what is going on there and tends to draw the eye away from the main subject. This will be interpreted as distracting by some viewers. Especially distracting is the blue dot in the center. You might consider making some or more of the darkeened area brighter to show what is back there or make it totally black all together to remove it as a distraction.

The general image quality of your main subject is not especially good. Colors seem oversaturated and the focus is very soft. This will likely lower your overall score.
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06/19/2005 03:42:43 PM
my favorite. A pity the guy is just not in focus
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06/16/2005 10:03:54 PM
Ah! I wish I could do that soo much! Unfortunatly I'm afraid of umbrellas :-)
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06/16/2005 09:14:04 AM
Great idea!
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06/15/2005 01:02:27 PM
Neat capture - I personally would prefer the image without the blur of the arm - but as I learned with this challenge, it is hard to do in low light.
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06/15/2005 12:45:07 PM
This is a picture with darkness in it, but does "darkness" really mean a guy riding a unicycle on a tightrope to you. I guess I don't much get it.
06/15/2005 09:43:04 AM
The slight motion blur adds to the effect. Nice use of the frame to convey motion as well.
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06/15/2005 08:31:31 AM
I like the non-centered composition here. Did you want some details of the dark parts to remain visible? I can see a sign that reads 105 and some stuff hanging from the ceiling. You could have gotten rid of those with Levels. 7.
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