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Challenge: Negative Space III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Wagner Bog
Date: Jun 18, 2007
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2007
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Taken while fighting off squadrons of mosquitoes. One managed to get in the shot even. Where's Waldo?
Only had a chance for a few shots before the wind picked up and two storms rolled in.
LR: default conversion
PS:
USM - 20,50,0
Highlight/Shadow - shadow radius 75, midtone contrast +9
Levels: max midtone contrast, no snap, midtone .75
USM 118, 1.8, 2
Hue/Sat: saturation +14
LR: recovery 15, fill light 31
curves- hl -46, l -22, darks -15, shadows +51
luminance: red +41, orange +41, yellow +15, green +25
saturation: red +32, orange +44, yellow +15, green +11
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06/27/2007 05:45:11 PM |
The techicals: Composition is good. We get a nice echo motif with the second flower. Lighting is good, but not dynamic (ie. it's flat). Processing lets the shot down in my eyes. I can instantly see the highlight/shadow effect and that probably means you did too much. It further leads to the "flat" look.
The feel: I'm not sure where the picture is going. The subject is sort of sedate and still lifeish (which isn't bad), but the processing doesn't go with this idea and tries to give it an "edge" (at least in my eyes).
The game: The negative space was not negative enough. While you do have a large portion that is not occupied by the main subject, it is occupied by a secondary subject and the voters probably didn't take too kindly to that. |
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06/25/2007 06:11:34 PM |
| I don't think I would've picked one with a whole in it but it doesn't really hurt the image. The negative space isn't what I would've thought for this challenge but that's just me. Technically this shot is very good. the clarity of the front slipper is good, the comp is good, the colores are nice and pleasing. |
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06/23/2007 12:32:17 AM |
| Excellent color and detail. Maybe open up the lens a bit to blur the backgroun a little more. |
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06/22/2007 08:02:33 PM |
| good example of negative space created by the two flowers. |
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