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End of Summer Reflection
End of Summer Reflection
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Challenge: Free Study 2007-09 (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Tamron SP AF 11-18mm Aspherical Di II LD IF f/4.5-5.6 for Canon Digital
Location: Lake Nockamixon
Date: Sep 23, 2007
Aperture: 11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Landscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Sep 24, 2007

 I really like this capture in spite of the negative comments it received. It has a certain Andrew Wyeth feel to it. His paintings have been an inspiration to me for many decades.

The girl was not posed, she was sitting there reflecting, as it were, and I took the photo. The sky was deep blue and the angle of the sun just right to highlight her nicely. The background could have been better but with candid photography you take what you get. I tried cropping it more square but didn't like it as much as this version.

Statistics
Place: 482 out of 503
Avg (all users): 4.7712
Avg (commenters): 5.1250
Avg (participants): 4.7191
Avg (non-participants): 4.9310
Views since voting: 575
Views during voting: 181
Votes: 118
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2007 09:19:52 AM
The woman in front does not seem to be interacting with the scene you captured in the background. I think this is a pretty photo but nothing really seems to draw me in. So that is why I am giving this a 5.
 10/07/2007 12:15:02 AM
Actually, if I put my hand over the woman, cropping her out, I like your image better. The woman's pose seems kind of...stiff to me. In some ways, my eyes see it as three images: bottom w/woman, boats, then sky. I do like the light and colors though.
 10/04/2007 01:59:36 AM
avg vote, nice pic but nothing that grabs my attention, too tightly cropped i think as well.
 10/03/2007 08:39:28 PM
pretty well shot, but I don't like the parking lot in the picture, girl with just boats in background would do better I think
 10/02/2007 10:19:26 PM
composition seems a little off to me. the background seems a little busy imo too.
 10/02/2007 06:31:45 PM
I think this one would have been better if you had cropped the sky a bit. Too much dead space takes away from it.
 10/02/2007 01:39:24 PM
The parking lot/driveway really doesn't do any thing for the otherwise good image.
 10/02/2007 12:20:58 PM
Did yoi ever consider a sqare crop here? I think I would. Negative space is often very good, but imo it just makes the picture very "heavy" in the bottom here. I do like the way the model is placed looking out of the picture.
 10/02/2007 11:04:43 AM
If she's reflecting, it would seem she should be looking out over the water... Appears she's looking down the road to the parking lot.


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