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Challenge: Wildlife III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: My porch
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: 2.7
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/1
Galleries: Animals, Textures
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2007
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A baby newt I found under a brick in my yard. I picked out a leaf, prayed some water on it and dropped the little guy on the leaf. This was one of the last shots I took and definitely the best. I wasn't going to enter anything into this challenge b/c all I had were shot of birds and I wanted to be different, so I'm glad I found this guy. The border is a little different for me, but I really like the way it turned out. I kinda think I should have made it brighter, but I think it looks alright.
Editing: rotate, crop, brighten, color, curves, contrast, neat image, and border. |
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01/29/2007 04:39:28 PM |
| This is a great shot of the little guy. I think shallow DOF shots tend to underscore on here really. |
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01/29/2007 07:05:43 AM |
| What a cute little guy! I really like the very shallow DOF used here and the composition is very good with strong diagonals and the nice curve of the tail. |
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01/29/2007 06:58:06 AM |
| very nice image indeed, leah. the composition and exposure are excellent. the fucus is just right, on the eyes. well done! |
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01/28/2007 11:05:14 PM |
| An interesting capture - not sure I've ever seen this kind of lizard? newt? skink? The big shadow under his head and shallow DOF don't do him any favors, IMHO, but the most important thing - his eyes - are in focus, and the colors are really nice. |
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01/28/2007 04:18:42 PM |
| Ooh, slimy . . . cool. Wish the framing wasn't so prominent (pers preference). |
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01/25/2007 03:35:59 AM |
| nice shot. DOF is great. Needs a little more light. |
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01/24/2007 03:22:21 AM |
| great use on DOF, very cool shot |
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01/24/2007 01:15:39 AM |
| Looks kind of sparkly. DOF seems extremely shallow. |
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01/23/2007 08:54:19 PM |
| I love the shape and movement here, but your point of focus (the eyes) doesn't have enough contrast to really suck me in. A slightly different angle from your light source might've helped. The yellowish color cast also seems to reduce the "pop" from this image, possibly because your little creature seems to have a yellowish skin tone. A cooler overall tone might've created more emotional pull. |
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01/23/2007 05:18:17 PM |
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01/23/2007 09:27:48 AM |
| This has wonderful DOF. The intense green of the leaf is a nice contrast to his golden almost metallic looking skin. 7 |
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01/22/2007 02:49:26 PM |
| Nice. I would have given you a much higher score if the body was a lot less blurry. |
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