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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: New Hope, PA
Date: Apr 29, 2006
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2006

 Frog. Pond.

Workfro:
-> Convert from RAW
-> USM
-> Brightness/Contrast
-> Crop
-> Resize
-> USM
-> USM
-> USM
-> Save For Web

Nothin' special. Don't expect much, but frogs are cool.

Statistics
Place: 151 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.1990
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1143
Avg (non-participants): 5.3023
Views since voting: 702
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 191
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 05/08/2006 09:34:03 PM
I like frogs too Matt, but I gave this a 4. Three issues, were they fixed, would have easily bumped this into the 6-7 range.

1) Too centered. Perhaps this is a result of being so zoomed. I used to love to zoom into things. I'm learning that a bit more environment makes for a good picture.

2) Motion blur. I'm guessing the froggie didn't let you use a tripod. IS or not, 1/6 is pretty darn slow. I noticed the blur right away and personally I tend to vote blurred or OOF shots fairly low. Big sin on DPC.

3) The highlight is quite harsh. I'm not quite sure what to recommend. A polarizer would have helped, but requires time to adjust as well as making the shutter even slower. Was it your flash?
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 05/08/2006 01:54:26 PM
You seemed to have used a lot of USM, but unfortunately it doesn't really show. The crop is too tight on this image, and nothing is really in focus or sharp. I think this is why it only got a middle of the road score. Just my $2 worth, but thought I would respond to your plea for comments on the comment thread.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/06/2006 02:19:12 AM
Looks like it lost a little something in the resize, looks like it could use a little usm? Nice shot though :)
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 05/05/2006 06:29:53 PM
Nice colors. Composition feels a bit off, perhaps some more space on the top would help.
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 05/04/2006 06:48:33 AM
I love frogs.....
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 05/04/2006 02:33:56 AM
A sweet guy, a little slimey though :-)Good colours.
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 05/03/2006 09:51:03 PM
good shot
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 05/02/2006 05:52:06 PM
Nice composition, but I feel that the focus is off. I can't really pick out an area of perfect focus.
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