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Odd Domino Rally
Odd Domino Rally
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Odd II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD870 IS / IXUS 860 IS
Location: Crowthorne, Berkshire
Date: Apr 22, 2008
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Apr 21, 2008

 Used the Odd numbered Dominoes on their side .. as that is odd .. on a park bench .. which is pretty odd too really!!

I used my point and shoot, set on digital macro, as it was easier to get the angle I wanted ... I'd like higher than 5.3795 so I can be #1 for the camera (from 3 images!!) I even tried to re-shoot with the SLR and could not get the shot I wanted!

crop, highlights / shadows, levels, brightness contrast, desat some yellow from the dominoes to make them a brighter white, usm, sfw

Have added this as my Day 10 P&S side challenge.

Statistics
Place: 57 out of 169
Avg (all users): 5.6039
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5435
Avg (non-participants): 5.6296
Views since voting: 1069
Views during voting: 226
Votes: 154
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 05/01/2008 11:54:18 PM
The tilt is odd, and I like all about the rest of the shot. The shallow DOF is working good to help bring the subjects out of the BG.
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 05/01/2008 11:06:32 PM
Agree with others about the BG, but I do quite like how you did the oddness. (I share the ambition to do well with one of one's "lesser" cameras; not just the making do attitude, or It is a poor workman complains ..., but for me a growly almost frothing at the mouth ambition. Oh, I guess I AM frothing).
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 05/01/2008 08:47:29 PM
a good concept shot for the odd challenge - but i agree with a couple other comments - the background really hurt your score - simplicity works great here at DPC and the background had far too much going on so that we as viewers and voters could not see the tiles for the trees
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/30/2008 10:18:29 PM
I think you got the DOF perfect. But I don't much like the BG, for me it doesn't go with the idea of a rally or w/dominoes. JMO!
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 04/30/2008 05:23:43 PM
great gradual bokeh here.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2008 07:50:57 PM
nice perspective shot with good shallow DOF - i think the dominos could use a bit more contrast to really make them jump, but it seems to work okay
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 04/24/2008 11:58:16 AM
i sooooooooooooooooooo hate dominos but your swaying me vcery nice 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2008 11:49:38 AM
Nice idea, with only the odd numbers visable. Not to be picky, but the 2nd domino has a ugly mark in it. Note sure the imperfection adds rather than detraacts from the photo.
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 04/23/2008 11:58:55 PM
Ummmmmm...?


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