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Life is a journey, not a destination
Life is a journey, not a destination
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Challenge: Clichés and Sayings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: selati road
Date: Apr 27, 2006
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2006

 taken in a moving car, early morning

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 288
Avg (all users): 6.4867
Avg (commenters): 7.3889
Avg (participants): 6.2941
Avg (non-participants): 6.5787
Views since voting: 1859
Views during voting: 430
Votes: 263
Comments: 43
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 07/26/2012 02:36:11 AM
WHohaaaaaaaaaa, this should of won by a million miles!
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 05/19/2006 11:11:22 AM
You're so amazingly talented!
Just stunning.
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 05/16/2006 12:31:25 PM
I love it! The fog makes this photo so simple. The yellow tone is also very good.
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 05/15/2006 08:47:36 AM
Top 20 again. Man, you sure have the gift, girl.
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 05/15/2006 02:44:28 AM
Originally posted by goodman:
... i had to play with curves a bit because my sensor is filthy!


I like a gurl with a filthy sensor.
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 05/14/2006 01:14:40 AM
Congratulations on your top 20 finish. I can not believe how often I pay you the well deserved tribute. A lovely image.
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 05/13/2006 07:54:34 PM
Stunning capture and excellent post processing. Even though you finished well I think it deserved a higher placement. Way to go!
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 05/11/2006 09:58:50 PM
this has a wonderful afterlife feel... a very interesting shot..
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 05/11/2006 03:17:56 AM
Wow! Thanks for posting that Les. I tried it and it works like a charm. Of course I had to fidget with it but it's a great way to bring out a rather simple original ;) Thanks.
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 05/11/2006 03:04:37 AM
thanks rikki!


image/adjust/col balance
-40 yellow/+44 red (thereabouts)
curves
levels to lighten,
curves.
i had to play with curves a bit because my sensor is filthy!
05/11/2006 02:49:19 AM
How you do this in basic I will never know (maybe you can tell me). I am just stunned by your post processing capabilities ;) Great job Les!
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 05/10/2006 10:26:02 AM
great image!
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 05/10/2006 09:17:32 AM
I really like this. Gave it an 8 in the challenge. Not as recognizable - love the movement of it. I love how he's coming out of "oblivion" almost. Congrats on top 20.
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 05/10/2006 09:05:17 AM
Born out of light. Very nice. Too subtle for competition.
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 05/10/2006 05:14:53 AM
Nice shot, Lesley. That little burst of colour really works well. Damn, 3 favourites!
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 05/10/2006 03:25:49 AM
Very nice tones, the leading line, your small bright subject and the fading to the mist. It's great.
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 05/10/2006 12:39:43 AM
Nice to see that you squeaked into the top 20 with this one. Very nice.

Further proof that the rule of thirds will take a back seat to other aspects of composition provided they are strong enough. In particular the great lines.
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 05/10/2006 12:34:48 AM
This was one of my favorites! I love the way you did this!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2006 11:42:20 PM
Like that you looked "back" towards the journey instead of ahead of the rider. Nice job.
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 05/09/2006 10:37:18 PM
My favorite in this challenge.
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 05/09/2006 11:21:46 AM
Great shot! I love the fact that you can't see further down the road or over the side-rails off the street. Nice use of the fog! I think if the biker was riding towards the fog (away from the camera) it would fit the saying better. But it looks like a candid and you used what was given and you did a great job!
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 05/08/2006 06:31:48 PM
Very nice! Great lines and tonality. I just wish the person was a little sharper so you could see more of his character.
TC
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 05/08/2006 02:15:48 PM
For this specific saying, I must say this is perfect. Great image.
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 05/08/2006 10:16:21 AM
Not really fond of the composition, the biker is to centered for my taste and too much "sky", I would have placed him up in the right corner as per the rule of thirds but other than that, great shot, love the tones in it and exposure and the fog really does a lot for this shot. Got a 7 from me.
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 05/08/2006 02:44:49 AM
works with saying
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 05/07/2006 03:19:06 PM
Very well done! Nice imagery.
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 05/07/2006 03:35:03 AM
Great work
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 05/07/2006 12:13:50 AM
wonderful lighing
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 05/06/2006 01:09:42 AM
the mist in the bg and the overall tones in this shot add to the good overall composition
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 05/05/2006 11:12:17 PM
I like how you've blown out the highlights in the background so you can't see where ride has really come from.
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 05/05/2006 02:06:25 PM
Very cool shot. Like he is riding out of nowhere. The texture of the pic works really well in my opinion. Gives it almost a fantasy feel. Well done.
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 05/05/2006 07:39:13 AM
I love the effect here - you can't see what's behind him because it's in the past! Love the soft subdued colours too.
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 05/05/2006 12:20:14 AM
foggy day or overexposed?
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 05/04/2006 07:14:42 PM
Love the way the road trails off into the mist. I think I might have liked this even better with the biker heading in the other direction, into the unknown future...
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 05/04/2006 12:21:07 PM
How creatively done!!! I'm really impessed with how you did this in basic editing! It's awesome! And a perfect illustration of that saying!
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 05/04/2006 12:20:05 PM
Beautiful! Is the fog for real? Wow...
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 05/04/2006 12:16:20 PM
maybe he should be facing the other way, so it's his destination that is washed out? Lovely picture, anyway.
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 05/03/2006 11:17:44 PM
Fog is really hard to shoot (at least for me). I think you did it very well. Looks cool.
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 05/03/2006 08:50:42 PM
A long way to go, and I like the feeking this image portrays.....
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 05/03/2006 09:52:29 AM
SWEET!

Nice use of a centered comp, balancing it with leading lines to the third.

I don't know what you did to get the BG like this (maybe a graduated ND filter flipped the other way?), but it looks fantastic!

Of course, I'm a sucker for bikes and long lonely rides through the mist... (just had a 3 hour bike ride this evening that pretty much fit that description...)

Just for fun, I'm going to give this a 10. I like it!
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 05/03/2006 07:32:32 AM
The second one with this title so far ... both EXCELLENT! I love the fog and the hat and everything. For basic edit this is unbelievable. I'm curious where this is - I recently had the opportunity to shoot foggy-style too -there's one in my selected portfolio images if interested. 9
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 05/03/2006 07:10:07 AM
I love the effect the fog has (i'm assuming it's fog and not some pp) on the sudden fade away.
The colours also seem to add age and character to the shot.
Well done.
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 05/03/2006 03:37:47 AM
Nice shot. It looks very much like the roads we have at home, wouldnt be surprised if this turned out to be Durban. Anyway, stunning shot. The guy on the bicycle is perfectly emphasised by the mood of thie lighting and of course, the grass on the side of the railing. Fits wonderfully with the title. Well done.
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