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Challenge: Country Life II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
Location: Burnley, UK
Date: Feb 11, 2006
Aperture: F/11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Animals, Rural
Date Uploaded: Feb 11, 2006
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It was snowing (very lightly!) only 20 minutes before taking this shot. I noticed the farmer and found somewhere to park up, then this was the best I could managed before the sheep were safety in their pens.
First time I've tried dodging and burning, really not sure if it is subtle enough, hopefully someone will comment!
Cropped, removed a small red hose, NN, Levels, Curves, Dodge and burn, Levels, selective saturation on sky, resize and USM. Took a while but it was relaxing! |
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02/24/2006 01:45:41 PM |
Greetings from the Critique Club
This picture, as has been commented previously, is a great representation for this challenge. Only criticisms are basically things out of your control.
Composition:
Nice off 2/3 placement of the shepherd and sheep. Excellent depiction of country life by inclusion of the house. I would've preferred less foreground distraction from the tree but in the limited time you had this is a nice capture.
Lighting & Camera Work:
The lighting in this shot is less than ideal since the subjects are all relatively dark as compared to the sky. I would've liked to see brighter subjects but again, in the limited time you had nice job. Exposure of the scene looks good. I think the focus should have been on the shepherd as opposed to the house.
Postprocessing:
I don't see any obvious signs of your cloning or dodge and burn. Sky saturation looks nice and isn't overpowered. Sharpness is a little low but noise levels due to high ISO may have prevented higher sharpening.
Suggestions:
Obviously it's hard to have suggestions for this since it was taken spur of the moment. If it were possible to retake the shot under whatever conditions you want, I would say having a better lighting (like early morning while he's taking them out) so the lighting isn't so flat, and repositioning to remove the distraction of the tree and brush in the foreground would really help this out.
I hope you find this helpful. Please don't hesitate to PM me if you have any questions.
Regards,
Zeke Smith |
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02/19/2006 10:42:58 PM |
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02/19/2006 02:24:10 PM |
| Fantastic job capturing the essence of this challenge. Nice framing with the tree on the left. Only criticism is that the colors seem a bit dull. |
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02/18/2006 03:44:04 PM |
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02/15/2006 04:55:10 PM |
| Ahhh the life! I love the pic... Good work! |
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02/15/2006 02:00:15 AM |
| Nice image, maybe a tighter crop to remove some of the sky would help focus the eye on the subject. |
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02/14/2006 08:38:21 PM |
| Wow what a prefect shot, this looks like something out of a movie. I really like the composition of this. |
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02/14/2006 03:04:01 PM |
| Excellent depiction of country life! |
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02/13/2006 08:12:42 PM |
| Excellent depiction of LIFE in the country! |
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