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Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Strokkur, Iceland
Date: Aug 27, 2006
Aperture: 8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Aug 27, 2006

 Burned the sky a lot but it was very impressive to begin with. I had some trouble with over exposed areas of the picture but I think they are subtle enough.

I originally shot this photo in portrait mode to catch the eruption but I liked the pictures before the eruption better so I had to do some severe cropping, kinda regret it now because the file is only like 3 megapixels.

Another reason for the crop is a rope that was in the frame to keep people away. I cloned it out and submitted the picture in portrait mode but I've noticed the staff of this site are getting very aggressive with that disqualification bat of doom. I wasn't sure if it would be considered a major element.

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 09/14/2006 04:36:56 PM
Critique Club Review:

Focus and depth of view are very good.

Color, saturation, hue, and lighting overall ae done well.

The clouds may be just a tiny bit overdone. They are to the point where they are beginning to compete with the subject.

The person in the background adds scale to the piece which helps, but with the dark clothing and background the placement is distracting. The posing of the person makes the photo look a bit more like a snapshot than a thought out piece. The mid-stride position here is not the most flattering. Perhaps putting the person on the dirt or grass on the far side of the water would help. In this way, the person would not intterupt the flow, yet still give a sense of scale.

As it is, this is a very good picture, and a little scary for the safety of the person so close to the action.

Nice job!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2006 11:28:04 AM
Nice colors and nice composition.
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 09/04/2006 03:01:41 PM
Very unique and perfect for the freesytle challenge.
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 09/04/2006 11:50:55 AM
the person walking is distracting ... nice photo though
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 09/03/2006 06:57:05 PM
Okay, I absolutly love this but....... this is an advanced editing challenge. Can't you remove the tourist?
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 09/03/2006 06:38:05 PM
At first I thought the person should be in the shot, but at second glance, i think it adds to the magnitude of the size... cool shot!
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 09/03/2006 01:46:25 PM
Now that is wild! Love the clouds! 9
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 09/03/2006 10:27:08 AM
Nice color and texture.
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 09/02/2006 11:17:46 AM
Great landscape, interesting foreground that seems like it's about to explode.
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 09/02/2006 01:41:52 AM
Yellowstone?
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 09/01/2006 12:29:34 PM
Slightly crooked, or the person is walking leaning slightly to the back...
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 09/01/2006 10:22:06 AM
cool. nice prespective given by including that person. 7
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 09/01/2006 01:47:57 AM
Stiking sky over a colorfull composition
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 09/01/2006 12:14:30 AM
Haloing on the hills-sky outline. Compositionally, I think this is not effective for me.
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