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Down Parson's Creek
Down Parson's Creek
dahkota


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: DPC Cinema (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: savage mill
Date: May 7, 2006
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2006

 I could have gotten a better shot if these two guys quit following me and fishing everytime I set up. A mile up the river (this is the patapsco river) they followed. Sheesh! Anyway, this is all I got. Hope you enjoy - my son and I had a blast.

Crop
mode - duotone with dark orange
curves
sharpen
layer - multiply - gaussian blur, mask
paint a little white in the tree
more curves to lessen the red
crop again cause I didn't like it.
save for web.
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Thanks everyone, for the comments. To be honest, the contrast was my fault - I was in a hurry editing and forgot to do a final curves adjustment after resizing. It was a bright sunny day and everywhere I could photograph was high contrast - either deep in shadow or washed out. I worked out most of the issues - enough to get the trees back on the left, but I forgot that final tweak. It looks really good large - I think saving for the web did that. About the red - not sure - not red on my monitor. Used burnt orange...

JPR - you're right. It didn't even occur to me. Now I can go back and tweak some more. The last minute entries are a killer on my brain cells.

Statistics
Place: 22 out of 207
Avg (all users): 6.5077
Avg (commenters): 7.7222
Avg (participants): 6.3636
Avg (non-participants): 6.6563
Views since voting: 1340
Views during voting: 300
Votes: 195
Comments: 25
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 05/15/2006 10:19:52 AM
Beautiful shot Courtenay. Congrats on the high scoring finish. (I figured someone else would have a similar idea to mine and do it much better - LOL!)
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 05/15/2006 10:15:33 AM
There isn't a thing wrong with this shot. Lovely tones, lovely title, and gorgeous composition. One of my top pics at a 9. Glad to see it was 22nd, but should have been at least top 10. It has all the elements to draw one to a seat in a cinema. Great job!
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 05/15/2006 06:03:06 AM
Very well done, Courtenay ... I gave it a 10. Actually, I recognized it as yours during voting ... great hair :)
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 05/15/2006 02:04:55 AM
This is a beautiful photograph! I don't see how in the world it could have been better, so the annoying fisherman really didn't hurt you at all! Great story too :)
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 05/15/2006 12:15:03 AM
Beautiful work. I'd like to see some dodging on that wonderful hair and perhaps on the dress to draw the eye.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/14/2006 11:42:49 PM
Romantic feel to this well done photo
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 05/14/2006 08:39:13 PM
Great. This draws one into the picture - and the story. One of the best in the challenge.
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 05/14/2006 07:09:24 PM
Really love the feel of this image. Reminds me a bit of the siren scene in 'Oh Brother...'. Might have worked on hilighting her hair a bit more just to add a bit more of a surrealistic feel but in the end, it's just really good... :)
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 05/14/2006 01:12:27 PM
Nicely done. It needs a bit of contrast to make the shadows and highlights punch through. Otherwise, I think it's a wonderful image.
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 05/14/2006 02:17:12 AM
Well done!
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 05/13/2006 06:13:03 AM
Very pretty!
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 05/13/2006 02:26:41 AM
Best one so far and gets a 10 from me I just love this image
Well done I have added it to my favorites
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 05/11/2006 04:08:56 PM
Very good, could really work as a poster of a psycolological thiller. well done. 10
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 05/10/2006 09:15:45 PM
Very mysterious!
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 05/09/2006 03:22:06 PM
Yes, this works. One imagines something really bad happened on this creek, and it's being covered up. Nice sculptural light and regal trees.
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 05/09/2006 06:09:32 AM
I love the mood in this one. Could use a bit more contrast though.
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 05/09/2006 04:49:34 AM
creepy ... nice compo, i would make it in other duotone combination, maybe something like yellow/black
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 05/09/2006 02:31:09 AM
Love the tones
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 05/09/2006 12:01:56 AM
Great title, perhaps a weaker image because of low contrast and maybe a little soft
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 05/08/2006 09:58:35 PM
very effective..the tones are wonderful...
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 05/08/2006 01:10:40 PM
potentially very nice shot, but less than perfect B/W conversion (strong reddish cast and somwhat mudded tonal range) don't realize its full potential.
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 05/08/2006 12:39:48 PM
Good title. Well composed. Post processing makes the image look flat. Perhaps a bit more contrast would help.
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 05/08/2006 12:18:42 PM
very moody. the tile and the photo really work well together and tell a story. I like that she is barefoot it adds some desperation. the middle at the top is a little bright. fantastic
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 05/08/2006 04:24:14 AM
what I am looking for in this challenge is for a creative 'wow' shot that would go on a movie poster. I think that's what the challenge is all about...this shot would work and your title is fantastic...well done
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 05/08/2006 01:17:20 AM
For this challenge I think more contrast would have been better and also having it in b/w. I could definitely see text added in the top right corner with dark burn from the top down. Gets a 7 in the first run through.
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