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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Water III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Date: Apr 11, 2008
Aperture: f/2.2
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Galleries: Animals, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Apr 13, 2008

 Took a few shots in the waiting room at the hospital where my new daughter was born!

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

PS:
Crop
NI
Curves
Hue/Sat
Selective Color
Some dodge/burn
Slight lighten vignette
Resize
USM
Border
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 189 out of 207
Avg (all users): 4.7697
Avg (commenters): 4.3333
Avg (participants): 4.6757
Avg (non-participants): 4.8365
Views since voting: 753
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 178
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/25/2008 04:39:00 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, I really like this shot. I am a sucker for negative space, and I like how everything is on one side of the frame. You can almost feel the fish breaking for the open water there.

Technically, it has the feeling of an underexposed shot that was corrected in pp thereby leaving it with some edginess or graininess. At first glance, I didn't like that. This, I think, is a shot that would have to grow on you, because the more I look at it, the more I think it would work.

It has that "advant-garde" feeling that says, "I wouldn't put it on my wall, but I might put it in a fine art magazine."

Karma
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 04/21/2008 11:06:57 AM
Nathan - I'm speechless that this came so low . .

I really like this shot exactly as it is, the colours, the border, the two fish . . it deserved a far higher score than this.

Really nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2008 08:45:45 AM
I love fish and you do 'em justice. In the fish's world. I'm there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/20/2008 07:14:44 PM
You are a fish? This is a cool photo. You could really get creative with this image. I see lots of post-processing options here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/20/2008 02:40:15 PM
Great use of negative space, and muted colours. Also the borders are ideal for this shot.

Very nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/18/2008 05:05:31 PM
Seems out of focus and a little double image too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/15/2008 06:07:18 PM
The colors on this are fantastic. If it weren't for the double reflection(?) and the fish bottom left it would be a winner.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/14/2008 05:36:44 PM
cute fish, imo the border is a little dramatic
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