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Laundry the 1880's Way
Laundry the 1880's Way
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: Canal Winchester, Ohio
Date: Apr 29, 2007
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: History
Date Uploaded: Apr 29, 2007

This was taken on an outing with Timfythetoo and Amieethetoo at Slate Run Farm. It was a gorgeous day!!

levels, contrast, desaturate, hue adjustments, NI and sharpening, borders, resize for web

Statistics
Place: 272 out of 573
Avg (all users): 5.7368
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.6418
Avg (non-participants): 5.9643
Views since voting: 598
Views during voting: 233
Votes: 190
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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05/10/2007 04:39:24 PM
I gave you a 6 but in retrospect, I like it a heck of a lot more, cliched as the processing might be.
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05/10/2007 04:30:20 PM
Hello from the Critique Club:

I didn’t vote in the Free Study Challenge so this is the first time I’ve looked at your image. This is one of those images that I hate to critique. The image is extremely sharp and the post processing looks like you accomplished your intent. So why didn’t it score better. I think you were attempting to create a little bit of wow factor using selective desaturation. However, it doesn’t really provide any wow for me. Then again, I don’t think the house in the background looks old enough where going sepia would do the trick either. On top of all that, I think the image looks a little unbalanced with the house overpowering the laundry. Cropping tighter on the laundry might help with that issue. This subject looks like it has a lot of potential but a different perspective/background might be needed.

Overall, the image is good and your score reflects its above average qualities. I glad I had a chance to look at your entry, as I enjoyed the visit.

Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2007 07:36:49 AM
Like the vintage style. Too much house, though. A better crop to just focus on the laundry, with a limited amount of background would have worked better.
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05/03/2007 01:39:09 PM
Says who?!?!? Love this image. I am not entirely sure I like the selective desaturation, although it works in this case. I'm just wondering here, would a sort of desaturation, where you still keep a bit of colour in the clothing, but not as much colour as you have now, maybe work? Sort of like a desaturation but then tone down the colours? I don't know. ~9
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05/02/2007 10:13:29 PM
Washing has a life of its own! I love the range of colours here and how they stand out from the background. Maybe making the background a little darker could have made it even more appealing.
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05/02/2007 05:12:30 PM
"clean" shot, i like it!
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05/01/2007 10:35:48 PM
Creative......6
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05/01/2007 03:37:34 PM
6
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05/01/2007 09:21:15 AM
I think this would be GREAT done in a sepia duotone. For me, the POW of color against the black and white loses the nostalgic touch, particularly with the title. I like the composition.
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