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Challenge: The Odd Couple (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSC-F828
Location: Adventura, FL
Date: Feb 24, 2006
Aperture: F5.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: Feb 26, 2006

Photo taken in Adventura, Florida. Enhanced using ACD Pro & Micrografx Picture Publisher. Light source used to give impression photo was taken in the evening or morning. Cropped, enhanced, light sorce added.

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 105
Avg (all users): 5.1949
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.9825
Avg (non-participants): 5.2626
Views since voting: 676
Views during voting: 365
Votes: 236
Comments: 8
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03/08/2006 07:44:33 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hello! This is a great shot in the idea and it certainly meets the challenge, you don't get a much odder coupling that this! LOL!

As you already saw in the challenge comments, it looks underexposed, reading your notes you were going for that look of an evening or early morning shot. On my screen it didnt' quite come off that way and it just looks like if you had added a touch more contrast it might have worked. But also there appears to be a halo around the larger bird's head and it's so bright compared to the rest of the shot it tends to be a bit distracting in the end. I think this shot would have done much better if it was a bit brighter, adding a sense of sharpness and clarity to it. Right not it tends to look a bit muddy.

And the building in the reflection of the water, another distraction to me personally. If you could have changed your angle so the building was not being reflected perhaps? The overall composition is well done if you could just change the direction of the shot so you have a clear background or clone the building out. I don't think that would have counted as a major element myself but then I'm not on Site Council either, LOL :)

Again, great shot, love your animal shots in your profile! Hope my comments help and good luck in future challenges!

Deannda
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/05/2006 08:10:41 PM
Seems a little underexposed
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03/05/2006 03:23:01 PM
A little on the dark side. But good composition. Nice idea.
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03/02/2006 07:53:06 PM
There's realy nice light in this image. It's subtle but very effective. I suspect it's not been fully appreciated
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02/28/2006 07:59:31 PM
Dang, that's a long neck! Nice take on the challenge. The photo seems a little dark though.
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02/28/2006 06:08:34 PM
lunch
02/27/2006 03:29:19 PM
Nice pick for the challenge.
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02/27/2006 02:37:46 AM
I NEVER say this to people, because I remember clearly how much it annoyed me when I was into direct-from-camera shots, but a bit more post-processing would have made a big difference in the aesthetics in this shot, in my opinion. Still, quite well-composed, and a cute idea that meets the challenge. Scores highly in my book -- after all, this is a photography contest and not a photoshop contest. :)
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