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Challenge: Sky (Expert Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Washington, DC
Date: Dec 14, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/80 sec.
Galleries: Sky, Water
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 40 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.1846
Avg (commenters): 7.4091
Avg (participants): 6.0435
Avg (non-participants): 6.2356
Views since voting: 1199
Views during voting: 578
Votes: 260
Comments: 24
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 12/22/2006 10:41:43 AM
Yes. . .elegant. That's a great description of this new addition to my favorites folder :)

Congratulations on such a strong finish in this challenge that defies belief!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2006 05:04:22 PM
This week, the title could be "Ducks at Heathrow" : )
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 12/21/2006 03:08:29 PM
Great shot here.
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 12/21/2006 03:49:09 AM
Now, THAT's a different interpretation of "sky" :-) Such a lovely image...
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 12/20/2006 10:04:32 PM
Great concept and composition! But I find the color-noise very distracting (the mottled cyan/magenta stuff). You should try Noise Ninja or Neatimage, although it gets overused a lot, for an image like this it can do wonders. Or you could just convert the image to B&W and pretend the noise is a deliberate grainy effect ;-)
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 12/19/2006 03:03:39 PM
Elegant in its simplicity. 9.
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 12/19/2006 10:35:32 AM
I have a weakness for ducks. and fog. 7
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 12/18/2006 02:53:02 PM
I LOVE this photo! I love the mystical feel of the fog, and the feel of that minimalistic line of ducks! One of my favorites in a truly aMAZING challenge! 10
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 12/17/2006 09:04:41 PM
great pic, a little smoothing and noise reduction as well as selectively removal of magenta and red will really clean this up great.
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 12/17/2006 04:53:17 PM
Very beautiful; one of my favorites.
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 12/17/2006 04:15:19 PM
Love the simplicity and beauty of this...especially in the way the sky and water are one.
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 12/16/2006 10:48:12 PM
Perhaps a slightly higher contrast would benefit the photo but it is nice as is.
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 12/16/2006 07:37:23 PM
So minimalist yet so powerful.
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 12/16/2006 10:22:48 AM
amazing shot! My favourite..
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 12/15/2006 10:55:56 PM
I like this one so much, but I've got to stretch to get it on track with the challenge! Does the lack of sky here make the sky a critical element?!

:: sigh ::

Really nice image, falls shot of the prerequisite (IMHO), but I CAN make a connection & feel like I do get some sense for the sky -- alright I'll give it a 7.
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 12/15/2006 07:01:07 PM
There is no sky here???
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 12/15/2006 05:43:37 PM
that's a nice shot...perhaps a little noisy...I like the composition and simplicity
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 12/15/2006 05:34:18 PM
Well... I am trying to be open minded here, but this does not really say "sky" to me. I like the concept... just there's nothing to tell me this isn't just water. Maybe if it were blue instead of black and white - the sky would still blend into the water but at least there would be more for my mind to say "oh that is sky".

In my mind, I totally get what you're going for, and I love the concept and the creativity here - but at the same time, my eye does not see anything like sky (as I said, I really think blue would have helped). Because of the dual way I'm looking at this, I am not going to give you a low, DNMC score, but I think I will not score it as high as I would have in, say, a free study.
 12/15/2006 05:19:45 PM
looks like this morning at dfw airport -
Great shot
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 12/15/2006 10:30:33 AM
a bit noisy on my monitor ... but I love the simplicity of this ... great capture ...
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 12/15/2006 08:55:18 AM
interestingly different
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 12/15/2006 03:03:14 AM
Nice one :o)Love the birds, well done..
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 12/15/2006 12:46:17 AM
Love this. What a catch! Into my faves. 10+
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 12/15/2006 12:15:47 AM
Heh. Nice shot and title!
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