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Balko


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Challenge: Ice II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Wichita KS
Date: Dec 29, 2007
Aperture: 4.6
ISO: 125
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2007

When my dog deliberately pushed her soccer ball onto the frozen pool cover, I got the idea for the shot. I took three and played around with them a bit and decided upon this one. I liked the crack in the ice and the mottled sunlight.
cropped, Hue/Sat colorized, levels, curves, sharpened, saved for Web

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Place: 82 out of 161
Avg (all users): 5.4760
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 5.3818
Avg (non-participants): 5.5057
Views since voting: 606
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 229
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2008 09:53:30 PM
I like the idea and it's an interesting find. Something just throws me off tho... maybe it's your color tone? On my screen, it all has a bluish-gray color and for me it doesn't work for the pic.
01/07/2008 07:19:19 PM
It's interesting... Makes you think a little. I think you could've put it in color because it is a little too simple. You look at it for a while and it's just boring. You could've caught the color of the ice and the beaten look of the ball.
01/06/2008 08:45:26 PM
great contrasting tones. i like it alot.
01/05/2008 08:27:25 PM
I think the idea for this shot is really good. I don't know if it would help to see it in color.
01/04/2008 11:25:23 PM
Decent comp, but the contrast seems a bit flat.
01/04/2008 01:57:07 PM
This is a unique picture.
01/03/2008 10:30:24 PM
Great shot... leaves you wondering what happened to the kids who left it there. Very melancholy. I love the monochrome and the blackness of the ball. Well done!
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01/02/2008 11:04:17 PM
Great symbolism with the cracked ice, well done photo.
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