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Nocturnal_Delusion


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Challenge: Working Without a Net (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Banff, Alberta, Canada
Date: Aug 25, 2007
Aperture: F/4.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2007

 Some friends of mine asked me to go to Banff with them for a day to get some portraits, I'd never taken portraits so I accepted for the practice and bargained with them to help me with this challenge. Had the idea as soon as I read the challenge, I assume there will be a few with a similar idea.

Not too sure what to expect out of this one, I felt there was something lacking from the image that I just couldn't put my finger on.

Estimated 5.3
Dream 6.0

PP in PS:
Opened in camera Raw
Crop
Resize
S-Curve for contrast
Hue/Saturation
Border
Save for web.

Statistics
Place: 59 out of 86
Avg (all users): 5.1174
Avg (commenters): 5.6364
Avg (participants): 4.6111
Avg (non-participants): 5.1918
Views since voting: 756
Views during voting: 442
Votes: 281
Comments: 11
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/03/2007 07:34:19 AM
Just feels like a snapshot to me sorry. Great setting and a great idea, but just lacks the WOW factor. Some saturation and curves might help bring something fantastic out of this shot. Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2007 01:43:41 AM
LOL nice romantic scene offset by the title
 08/31/2007 11:10:36 AM
Uhm, he kindof looks too happy for that title, should have asked him to put on more negative emotion, like hanging his head or him looking really upset with his arms in the air. Setting is nice and so is the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2007 04:57:12 AM
I found the BG to be busy. A tighter crop could be better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/30/2007 02:09:26 AM
Nice capture - But the lack of sharpness is very distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 07:08:32 PM
amusing photo. well balanced the composition with the subjects in the middle square (the fifth). 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 04:29:20 PM
Super idea. Well executed. Your happy(?) couple could be better actors, but otherwise, well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 02:47:39 PM
Ouch...a real heart breaker. An intimate moment seems like it might be deserving of a little more intimate composition...a little too much going on in this composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 12:27:41 PM
That's the worse possible thing that can happen.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 12:11:58 PM
woops
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/29/2007 12:00:49 PM
very personal moment, very impersonal framing. moving in closer or zooming would have been better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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