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Skull Island  - The Abode of Kong  ( No its just an old stump)
Skull Island - The Abode of Kong ( No its just an old stump)
JunieMoon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XII (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Sony DSC-H1
Location: Mashapaug Pond
Date: Aug 7, 2006
Aperture: f 3.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/80th
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Aug 30, 2006

Camera was set at shutter priority with exp comp of +2 steps. Used fogmaker filter on camera to soften focus and create the glow of the stump. Post processing included brightness and contrast adjustments, adjustment to saturation, color balance, exposure adjustment to background using layers, crop, dodging and burning of stump, sharpness increase, and resize.

Statistics
Place: 504 out of 684
Avg (all users): 5.1815
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1192
Avg (non-participants): 5.4000
Views since voting: 934
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 248
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
09/09/2006 07:05:51 PM
I thought this image was fabulous, and gave it a 9. I don't know why you did't score higher, but you should be very, very happy with this one.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/04/2006 03:19:20 PM
Great capture
09/04/2006 12:27:48 PM
nice job of giving a fantasy element here.
09/04/2006 07:37:41 AM
Oh man you should have left off the comedy. I had to look twice. I liekthe clarity of this shot.
09/03/2006 09:03:03 PM
lol nice title
09/03/2006 05:14:51 PM
Old stump, old hat. It isn't very interesting and looks lightly flat and out of focus.
09/03/2006 06:36:26 AM
Terrific lighting which has made this so atmospheric.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/02/2006 12:18:02 PM
Very surreal and dreamy. Excellent shot of "just an old stump"! Love the reflection. 8 from me.
09/02/2006 05:23:30 AM
very beautiful
09/01/2006 03:26:09 PM
nice. very magical. great processing. hope you put your processing details in your notes. i'll check back after the challenge is over. its very interesting.
09/01/2006 03:02:33 PM
Interesting subject. I would have cloned out some of those highlights in the upper right. 5
09/01/2006 12:46:04 PM
Intriguing PP.
09/01/2006 11:06:53 AM
great creativity in the title! I never would have thought that if you wouldn't have mentioned it


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