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Challenge: Centered Composition III (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2008 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Basement
Date: Apr 5, 2008
Aperture: F16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Sports, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2008

 I love baseball. I mean, I LOVE baseball.
Every spring I relish being able to watch games on TV, in person, or listen to them on the radio. It reminds me of summer. The games don't have to be my team (the Chicago White Sox), any games will do.

Shot in RAW, adjusted curves/ levels in Nikon Capture NX. Save as JPEG.

Opened image in Elements 3.0. Adjusted hue/saturation - mainly reds and yellows, cropped to square, noise ninja, save for web. Opened image and USM at small radius.

I hope this entry does okay, hopefully on the sunny side of 6. But I guess it is rather mundane and will likely in the mid 5s

I am very happy this did well - and better than I anticipated. I am so thrilled with all the positive comments about the feel, touch, and smell of baseball - great stuff - THANKS!

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 380
Avg (all users): 6.3168
Avg (commenters): 7.4118
Avg (participants): 6.1209
Avg (non-participants): 6.4775
Views since voting: 1145
Views during voting: 273
Votes: 202
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/21/2008 09:09:24 AM
oooh you're back with a vengeance! I guess I told you all my comments on this earlier. Glad that is was recognised and valued by the site as a whole

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 04/17/2008 01:37:15 AM
verrryyy nice details, great image!

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 04/16/2008 07:57:16 AM
Hey Peter Congrats on a great finish. I love the detail and feeling to this. Great comments as well. Excellent photo.
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 04/16/2008 07:06:52 AM
One of these landed at my feet last night when I was out running (the baseball field is just across the road from where I was). I'm just thankful that it didn't hit me in the face (or worse ;-) What I actually meant to write is that I really, really like this shot, the detail and colours are great.
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 04/16/2008 05:55:13 AM
Well on the sunny side. Congrats Peter. Great to see you back. ;)
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 04/16/2008 12:09:22 AM
I disagree with it being mundane. It was one of my fav's in this challenge.

Glad to hear you like the Royals after all (I knew it!).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/15/2008 05:09:45 PM
Very nice rustic feel to this photo. Nice job making the background something pertainent. Good job.
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 04/15/2008 01:35:48 PM
Great details on the ball!
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 04/15/2008 12:44:00 PM
crisip clean clear! Nice job...gave you a ten
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 04/14/2008 10:49:36 PM
Very nice. It looks very old fashioned. Great texture.
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 04/12/2008 10:33:39 PM
Nice texture. I feel like I could reach out and touch it.
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 04/12/2008 09:56:19 PM
Great perspective using the mitt for the background...
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 04/12/2008 02:49:36 AM
It's amazing sometimes what thoughts and emotions can be conjured up by a single image. This is wonderful. Bonus points for not having a pristine ball in here.
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 04/11/2008 12:03:43 PM
great shot
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 04/11/2008 11:33:38 AM
Good focus - I can almost smell the leather. Ahh spring! Nice capture.
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 04/11/2008 02:23:26 AM
I like your lighting in this shot and your control of the DOF. Very cool.
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 04/10/2008 08:27:20 PM
Wonderful capture of the textures and colors.
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 04/10/2008 06:16:11 PM
A glove with a ball in it? That's a catch right? I'm guessing the arm attached belongs to a Royal and not a White Sox

Not voting in this challengebut if I was this would score very highly. Great sharpness on the stitches and I can almost smell the leather of the glove

Leeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeetttttttttttttttttttttttts

Play Ball!
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 04/10/2008 03:08:09 PM
great texture
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 04/09/2008 04:43:42 PM
Love the lighting.
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 04/09/2008 04:43:14 PM
This is one of my top ten. Very nice.
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 04/09/2008 11:57:31 AM
The shadow on the left gives the impression it's not centred.
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 04/09/2008 11:12:23 AM
Great details on the ball ...
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 04/09/2008 11:06:10 AM
Nice lighting and details.
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 04/09/2008 10:28:01 AM
lovely lighting
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