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Shades of Autumn
2nd PlaceShades of Autumn
moodville


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Lighting (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Kansas
Date: Oct 19, 2003
ISO: 50
Galleries: Still Life, Studio
Date Uploaded: Oct 19, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 2 out of 132
Avg (all users): 7.1720
Avg (commenters): 8.6522
Avg (participants): 6.9765
Avg (non-participants): 7.4028
Views since voting: 6127
Votes: 157
Comments: 46
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 10/28/2003 05:53:18 PM
Yeahhhhh this is a beauty! Good work,congrats!
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 10/28/2003 06:02:41 AM
Congrats mood! Excellent photo :)
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 10/28/2003 12:06:04 AM
I didn't vote in this challenge. If I had this one would have been up among my top scorers. It's a great shot. Lovely textures on the vase, and the colour range is warm and inviting - very Autumnesque. Congratulations on the well-deserved ribbon.
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 10/27/2003 10:12:55 PM
Nice quality....enjoyed this shot
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 10/27/2003 10:56:15 AM
lovely .. decorator quality. congrats, mood!
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 10/27/2003 10:40:51 AM
Congrats... Great textures.
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 10/27/2003 10:32:35 AM
Congratulations Mood! Very nice shot!
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 10/27/2003 09:19:57 AM
this is gorgeous moody! very warm and inviting. congrats on the ribbon! :)
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 10/27/2003 09:13:37 AM
Thanks for all the comments! This was a last minute entry that I almost never entered because I saw some flaws I didnt have time to fix, but I liked it enough to enter thinking I would score mid 5's. Wow, what a surprise to get second! I guess sometimes you never can tell. Thanks again to all who voted (except the 2, boohoo!)
 10/27/2003 09:07:31 AM
Great shot - congrats!
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 10/27/2003 08:35:58 AM
congratulations! a wonderful photograph, and a well deserved ribbon!
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 10/27/2003 07:24:10 AM
Congrats on the ribbon - one my favorite images in this challenge. :-)
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 10/27/2003 06:08:33 AM
Way to go Moody, congrats.
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 10/27/2003 12:40:40 AM
Love this shot. The colors are so warm and natural. Grats on the ribbon :)
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 10/27/2003 12:26:17 AM
A wonderful shot and a definite ribbon entry! Good job and congrats!!
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 10/27/2003 12:14:54 AM
Congratulations! Very nice, I like this shot very much
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 10/27/2003 12:11:27 AM
Oh Moody, just sublime. Congratulations on the ribbon!
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 10/27/2003 12:06:39 AM
great shot, congrats! my favorite.
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 10/27/2003 12:02:31 AM
beautiful shot, mood! congrats on a well deserved ribbon! :)
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 10/27/2003 12:01:59 AM
This is a class shot! Very nicely done. Too bad the lil' A40 is now retired! :-D
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 10/27/2003 12:01:18 AM
congrats... beautiful work :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/26/2003 07:52:00 PM
8. Beautiful. It would be stunning if the material exiting the vase was more crisply focused. I really like this photograph.
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 10/26/2003 05:48:06 PM
beautiful dramatic lighting done here.
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 10/24/2003 08:12:49 PM
The lighting on this is excellent and so is the tone of the entire picture.
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 10/23/2003 11:46:00 PM
The lighting works very well here to backlight the plant, bring out the texture of the jug, and cast a nice shadow all at once.
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 10/23/2003 10:35:42 PM
This is an exceptional photo - I love the texture and color of the background. I love the composition. Lighting, colors, DOF - all great! The only thing I'm bugged about is the wheat - but that's just a personal choice. I've pictured this in my mind without the wheat and it still looks great to me. Good choice with the framing - all around and excellent shot - I definately see a ribbon on this one! :-)
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 10/23/2003 10:30:39 PM
is 'beeee-friggin-utiful' a word? :) = 10
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 10/23/2003 03:21:37 PM
Very traditional image likely appealing to a broad spectrum of viewers, technically accomplished and sensitively executed.

Critical notes: Such a warm and -soft- rendition would, IMHO, benefit from a complete absence of any decor. I'd prefer a hairline border, white or black or none or at all. The hue-matched line, I feel, softens an already soft image.

The tilt of the vase is weighted heavily by the spatial extension of the single grass across the width of the photo. For a more pedantically balanced composition, I feel, that a slight counter-clockwise rotation would be something I'd consider.

10/22/2003 06:31:56 PM
Wonderful, warm colours. I like the composition as well, gratulations!
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 10/22/2003 04:19:41 PM
Excellent lighting and tones. I love the texture visible on the jug/vase. The focus is superb on the jug, I do wish it extended to the grain of wheat which looks a little soft to me. I like the simplicity of the subject: both the vision and techincal aspects have been accomplished admirably. Well done. 10
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 10/21/2003 08:18:19 PM
very nice quality, one of my favorites.
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 10/21/2003 07:20:57 PM
Nice still life shot. I love the texture of the vase. Good color combinations. Nice composition. 8.
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 10/21/2003 04:38:19 PM
i just wonder if this would have been better with just the vase? the shadow and texture is excellent - 8
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 10/21/2003 10:56:37 AM
Lovely contrast,10 from me!
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 10/21/2003 09:33:19 AM
This is very good. 9
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 10/21/2003 08:04:08 AM
Refreshing play of light and shadows. The image composition is also original and together with the color tones make for a top pic - 9.
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 10/20/2003 08:20:12 PM
The lighting has a very natural early morning look to it, which I like. The branch sticking out of the container appears to be out of focus or soft when compared to the container itself, which seems to take away from the overall composition.
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 10/20/2003 04:48:20 PM
oh NOOOO - another ten! Someone has got to invent an eleven for this challenge!
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 10/20/2003 01:25:48 PM
Great lighting. Really adds a soft feel to it. really makes the texture on the vase pop out. Good luck. Jacko. 9

edit: bumped this to a 10. Top 3 this week.
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 10/20/2003 01:12:15 PM
No doubt, pretty lighting. Nice work here.
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 10/20/2003 09:02:01 AM
Wonderful lighting and texture. Background is great too. I like that you picked a different perspective, but not sure the 45 degree angle thing works for me... Good luck!
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 10/20/2003 08:39:31 AM
Beautiful rich color. The only flaw I see is the white area where the handle meets the vase. I love the compostion of this !
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 10/20/2003 02:39:54 AM
very nice! Wonderful soft lighting....terrific textured 'feel' to this photo! 10.
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 10/20/2003 01:02:50 AM
Real nice. Just a little to much glare on the vase.
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 10/20/2003 12:38:01 AM
This is a beautiful shot, you utilized the lighting very well, the accentuation of the vase is outstanding and the lighting softly bouncing off just portions of the dried floral portion is excellent I like this alot
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 10/20/2003 12:35:09 AM
Oh yes. Now we're gettin' somewhere! Lovely lighting, and marvelous textures. I do wish the plant were more in focus, but very nice.
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