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Sunrise Reflecting Clouds
Sunrise Reflecting Clouds
acoppola


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Morning (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Madison, CT USA
Date: Oct 14, 2006
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Sky, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Oct 15, 2006

 Photo was actually taken at sunset but I thought it would fit the challenge. Don't know why I used an 8.0 aperature. I think it may have been better to open up the aperature and use a faster shutter speed for more clarity.

Minor adjustments made to color balance, and contrast.

Statistics
Place: 146 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.1860
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.0375
Avg (non-participants): 5.2741
Views since voting: 647
Views during voting: 336
Votes: 215
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 10/27/2006 01:13:06 AM
Hi from the Critique Club...

Please PM me with any comments or questions regarding critique as I would be glad to discuss. I will offer these comments both with the challenge in mind as well as general technical aspects.

Subject matter: The clouds are truly beautiful and the lighting on them makes the picture striking. I do feel it suffers a little bit without an additional contextual object(tree, ground, etc.) Challenge wise, the lack of a clear morning type setting(although i would agree that this looks like a mornign scene) hurts the score.

Techniclaly I couldn't offer much to improve on, your exposure controls the hightlights and still gives good detail accross the frame. I suppose a slightly faster shutter could have benefited you but 1/30 isn't too bad IMO, especially if you were able to brace yourself while shooting.

Colors are very pleasant with natural colors. The small darker clouds along the bottom do not add anything IMO so a tighter crop might have been nice. It is an easy picture to look at and like, but doesn't have a striking focal point to really catch the viewers interest.

Keep on shooting and enjoy what you shoot. Dont worry about the scores as they are secondary to your enjoyment.

Cheers,
Mark
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2006 11:12:25 PM
very pretty color
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 10/16/2006 03:28:27 PM
I usally want more than just clouds in a composition, but these are gorgeous! What super light you captured. 8
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 10/16/2006 01:28:19 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Composition/Processing - 2
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 5
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 10/16/2006 03:32:29 AM
5: Nice colours but its hard to make clouds look good without something else in the frame to give them context
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