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Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Location: Manuel Antonio beach, Costa Rica
Date: Jan 5, 2006
Galleries: Fashion, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2006

Took this in Costa rica this week. Post processing included selective saturation, shapening, burning, and a few minor level adjustments.

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Place: 209 out of 244
Avg (all users): 4.8182
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7311
Avg (non-participants): 4.9024
Views since voting: 649
Views during voting: 322
Votes: 242
Comments: 5
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01/19/2006 04:30:13 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

What a good time to visit Costa Rica, in their nice warm weather.

You found a colorful image indeed, while you were there. And you met the Challenge nicely with the colorful turban and other items. I would suggest that you may have given the viewer a bit too much information though. While there is lots of color, I think the color burst you are looking for is in the turban, and much of the lower half of the image (say from the elbow down), is extraneous. Then, and it is unfortunate, you did crop into the turban. Frequently, when cropping, it's good to either crop before a major element, or deeply into one. Just a little bit into the element usually appears to be a 'mistake.' (Whether it is intentional or not).

Other than that, the colors look good as does the exposure.

So keep on trying and having fun doing it. Good luck in future Challenges.
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01/14/2006 04:28:54 PM
I like the burst of turquoise in his head wrap but ultimately, this cropping is just too cramped for me---he looks contorted. His closed eyes give this a snapshot sort of feel.
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01/13/2006 12:41:00 PM
Nice candid. Quite a colorful looking character indeed. I would have liked to see a slightly wider angle on the shot to include more of the subject. A shallower DOF may have emphasized him more as well? Just my humble opinion, nice shot nonetheless
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01/09/2006 10:45:32 PM
Good concept. Had their faces been looking into the camera, I would have scored this higher. That and a bit more "breathing" room at the top of the photo so the turban wasn't being cut off.
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01/09/2006 12:28:12 AM
This meets the challenge really well ... The point of interest is food .. I do wonder what he is looking at ... neat shot.
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