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Challenge: Tacky Holiday Decorations (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: My Back Yard
Date: Dec 30, 2003
Aperture: F 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Vintage
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2003
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I actually don't find this tacky at all, I just really liked it. I saw this scene out my back window for the entire Christmas season. I just kept waiting for the neighbours to properly adjust the curtains in order for me to take my shot.
I shot this several times, using many different settings, until I finally settled on a RAW version at F 5.6, 100 iso, 1 sec. This was actually under exposed by about 2 stops, but it was the only way to not get blown out lights in the star. The only correction done from the RAW was a slight WB adjustment using C1Rebel.
In PS: Levels, saturation, curves, USM, slight Gaussian Blur (reduced to 20% in normal mode), resize and border. |
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01/06/2004 11:19:08 PM |
| I don't think the star is tacky at all... and the photo is very nice. 8 |
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01/05/2004 08:44:55 AM |
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01/03/2004 02:30:00 AM |
| good contrast of color and good use of dead space |
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01/02/2004 11:07:38 PM |
| The star and reflections make a nice composition, but I think the overall picture would have been stornger with less of the unlighted portion of the window at the bottom. |
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01/02/2004 02:06:56 PM |
| I like this photo. Great composition, colo, lighting and some texture! 10. |
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12/31/2003 11:01:55 PM |
| I don't think this is taky. It's very beautiful! Really nice. |
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12/31/2003 01:32:02 PM |
| Awesome effect on the window.... |
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12/31/2003 11:58:25 AM |
| nice shot, I'm not sure I would cosider it to be tacky, but what one person considers tacky may differ from another persons point of view. I like the black around the window, it really makes the star stand out. 8 |
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12/31/2003 11:10:43 AM |
| Maybe I'm tacky but I think this is pretty! :) Nice photo, too. |
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12/31/2003 09:04:44 AM |
| I like this shot - not extremely tacky (except the star is upside down??) |
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12/31/2003 03:18:07 AM |
| It's tacky because the star is upside down, right? It is a rather gaudy star. Picture well done, and I really like how you framed it. |
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12/31/2003 12:34:32 AM |
| Very nicely framed and exposed. The light is very well captured without flaring - well done. |
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