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Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Ontario
Date: Oct 24, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2006

 I don't know if this is the lowest scoring Blue but... I'LL TAKE IT!!!
Seriously, this was a very tough challenge. The scope was so narrow and it was hard to think of anything original. In the end I thought that playing around with hues etc was the only way to have this image stand out at all. Thx for the comments and votes... :)

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 82
Avg (all users): 6.5485
Avg (commenters): 7.2593
Avg (participants): 6.0400
Avg (non-participants): 6.6302
Views since voting: 9617
Views during voting: 588
Votes: 361
Comments: 49
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 11/06/2006 01:17:33 AM
The orange on the baseball is a little funky. I like the composition but the photo appears too dark to tell what kind of field it is and im curious to know how this won a blue
 11/05/2006 09:05:38 PM
Hey Rudy: way to go pal! A lovely illustrative image with lovely colors and capturing the essence of this challenge in good form. Congratulations on your Blue!
 11/03/2006 10:35:59 AM
def not the lowest scoring blue. nice and sharp, good comp. congrats!
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 11/02/2006 07:57:37 AM
Congrats on another blue ribbon, excellent shot!
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 11/02/2006 06:22:39 AM
congratz
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 11/02/2006 12:05:41 AM
Rudy...you did it again! I think this was probably the first time (and I stand corrected) that a 6.5 scored a ribbon...well done!
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 11/01/2006 10:20:45 PM
Rudy, you ROCK!!! Congratulations!!!
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 11/01/2006 09:24:18 PM
Saturation started to artifact the blues and greens in the bottom of the sky - but still a great image. Well done.
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 11/01/2006 10:40:39 AM
Nice moody picture. Congrats on another blue!
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 11/01/2006 08:52:50 AM
congratulations
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 11/01/2006 07:57:52 AM
Wow! You did GREAT with such a narrow challenge! And how cool is THAT to have 2 blues on the front page at the same time! CONGRATULATIONS! Very deserving!
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 11/01/2006 06:21:43 AM
Congrats on your 2nd blue this week. It looks like you are on a roll :)
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 11/01/2006 04:34:28 AM
Well deserved ribbon, congrats!
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 11/01/2006 02:33:14 AM
Congrats again. Excellent image although I'd love to see a less saturated version. The ball looks radioactive on my monitor. :P
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 11/01/2006 02:25:10 AM
Congrats Rudy... you da man!!!!
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 11/01/2006 01:20:33 AM
Way to go Rudy! I was about to shout out Untouchables rule but at the moment it's all you baby! Congrats!
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 11/01/2006 12:49:09 AM
Wow....Congrats on both entries!!! Your passion for photography and the progress you've made in such a short amount of time is very inspiring. You're truly gifted my friend. The question is, where do you go from here? I see $$$$$ in your future. WELL DONE!!!
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 11/01/2006 12:48:05 AM
Wow - good week for you. Congrats! :)
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 11/01/2006 12:30:54 AM
Ever had two photos on the main page before?? And what did I say about using up those high scores before the WPL! Once again good job mate
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 11/01/2006 12:16:24 AM
Congrats Qart on another ribbon...Untouchables rule.
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 11/01/2006 12:15:17 AM
Awesome 2 blue's at the same time! Damn brotha' that is killer! :-D
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 11/01/2006 12:06:50 AM
Give me a Q! Someone's on a roll!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2006 11:19:13 PM
love this image ... =8
and an innocent question .. is the green hue straight out of the camera? ... i'm not absolutely sure wot you can do in the basic challenge ... like selective editing etc .. coz the green looks like a vignette to me .. i could be wrong, of course .. and being new to dpc i want to learn wots allowed, so please dont think i'm being offensive ...
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 10/31/2006 09:24:24 PM
Very strong image. Great color and lighting throughout. 8
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 10/30/2006 10:25:08 PM
Nice Colors and processing given the basic rules.
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 10/28/2006 05:44:17 PM
Nice picture
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 10/28/2006 01:33:35 PM
Red on baseball is a bit intense. Nice photo. 6
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 10/28/2006 01:57:45 AM
Nice idea, composition, execution. The ball looks unnatural, overprocessed, shiny, with overblown whites and reds. I think that you could deepen the color in the sky a touch. I like the image, and think that your perspective for the bench and fence is very good.
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 10/27/2006 11:39:32 AM
i like the vibrant color and the border
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 10/27/2006 09:50:29 AM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 2
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 2
"WOW" factor - 1
Score: 9
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 10/27/2006 07:09:18 AM
beautiful processing !
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 10/27/2006 04:56:52 AM
5
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 10/26/2006 10:24:12 PM
great detail. 9
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 10/26/2006 09:27:02 PM
Good shot. Compositionally, you've really paid attention, even lining up the right-hand light pole with the links in the fence. Only quibble I've got is the red on the baseball seems over-saturated, but that's pretty minor.
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 10/26/2006 08:39:09 PM
Good use of lighting to hide what could be distracting detail in the background: 7
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 10/26/2006 03:32:03 PM
Crisp, well focused image. The red on that baseball just jumps out. I like the colors in this (sky, bench, field). Only negative is it feels quite contrived, but how do you get away from that with this challenge? Hmmm. Anyway, overall I like it very much. Good luck!
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 10/26/2006 12:04:24 PM
Very nice...love the color and the composition. The ball, on my monitor (which is not a fabulous one by any stretch of the imagination) seems to "glow" a little, especially the red text on it, but that's not a horrible thing. Just an observation. Good luck! :)
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 10/25/2006 08:47:09 PM
very nice!
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 10/25/2006 08:24:17 PM
Meets Challenge: 5
Lighting/Processing: 6
Composition: 7
Overall Impression: 7
"WOW" factor: 4

Average Score: 5.8
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 10/25/2006 08:23:09 PM
Judging by the halos on the fence and ball, you have over-sharpened this.
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 10/25/2006 08:01:29 PM
Oversaturated for my tastes (the fence on right is getting some weird haloing), but I like the composition and contrast.
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 10/25/2006 07:16:05 PM
Nice composition, colors and light.
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 10/25/2006 05:54:50 PM
great job!
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 10/25/2006 01:26:18 PM
0-2 meets challenge = 2
0-3 creativity = 2
0-3 technical merit = 3
0-2 biased wow factor = 1
Total = 8
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 10/25/2006 09:56:00 AM
The bright orange on the ball takes away from the overall feel of the photo. It is a bit distracting but the composition is quite nice. 6.
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 10/25/2006 02:31:22 AM
Very good shot. Well-composed, aweasome color, light and ballance.
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 10/25/2006 01:47:37 AM
I really like the green hues here, especially against the white of the ball.
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 10/25/2006 01:04:11 AM
overall score: comp-2, MC-2, PP-1, impression-1, wow-0 = 6.
and apart from that, i think ultrapinky colour on the ball is a bit distracting. my eyes are drawn to it all the time i try to look at other parts of image.
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 10/25/2006 12:17:32 AM
I LOVE THE COLOR
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