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Lazy Summer Morning
Lazy Summer Morning
JunieMoon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Candid IV (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Vernon, CT.
Date: Jun 8, 2007
Galleries: Landscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 246 out of 448
Avg (all users): 5.3919
Avg (commenters): 5.2857
Avg (participants): 5.3367
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 646
Views during voting: 252
Votes: 148
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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06/17/2007 08:10:14 PM
Good composition -- very well balanced. hope he had a good time!
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06/14/2007 11:09:58 AM
The back lighting works well to isolate the blue person from the bluish water. I wish is pole would be a little more vertical to and therefore able to crop some of the expanse of far side.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/13/2007 07:15:58 PM
My first impression: 5.

The first thing I notice is how tired the guy looks. He just doesn't seem happy to be fishing, and it doesn't really fit the title (he should be relaxed, not tired).

I love the backlighting though, it really sets up the morning idea and outlines his shape and the rod well.

Good focus on the fisherman, good sharpness on your main subject. The bushes to the lower right look really strange though, maybe blown out or some sort of compression artifact. In my mind, that hurts the image a lot because it looks unrealistic. Also, the grass and ground look a bit too yellow, but that may be due to the blown highlights.

I like the crop, showing all of the pole. You could probably get away with being tighter, maybe even a lot tighter (cropping out everything beyond a foot from his hands). That would highlight his tired look though.

I'll give this one a 5. I'd love to give it more, but there are a lot of technical problems, especially the weeds/bushes. You've got a good eye though, this definitely makes a good picture, his expression and some of the technicals are off. If you don't already, I recommend shooting raw, that might give you more ability to control highlights in a situation like this.

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  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/13/2007 09:53:02 AM
Good candid shot that captures the solitude and tranquility of angling
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/12/2007 06:15:27 PM
Great capture. Too bad the guy isn't looking into the golden sunlight...
TC
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06/12/2007 02:21:00 PM
I think the lighting was coming from a bad angle..
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06/11/2007 03:39:07 PM
Lost the moment when he looked at you...
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06/11/2007 03:59:30 AM
Nice and peaceful.


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