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Beneath a June Twilight
Beneath a June Twilight
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Challenge: High Contrast III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Olympus E-3
Lens: Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
Location: South Kingstown, Rhode Island
Date: Jun 8, 2008
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Water, Seascapes
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2008

 Checked Levels
Cropped
Boosted the Contrast
USM
Framed

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 294
Avg (all users): 6.9788
Avg (commenters): 7.9444
Avg (participants): 6.8706
Avg (non-participants): 7.0673
Views since voting: 3994
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 189
Comments: 24
Favorites: 11 (view)

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 02/08/2011 10:52:45 PM
That is a crazy good photo.
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 06/18/2008 09:35:59 PM
Wow. This is incredible and going straight into my favorites!
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 06/18/2008 07:53:42 AM
I love how you used color contrast to really drive the theme home. Congrats on the top 10 in a great challenge
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 06/18/2008 03:28:17 AM
Fantastic... The isolation of the swan works very and I like the circular ripples it's bill left.
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 06/18/2008 02:55:19 AM
wonderful, almost makes me gasp! well done on top 10 image
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2008 12:26:04 PM
Awesome Awesome....
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 06/17/2008 07:16:26 AM
ribbon contender. 10
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 06/17/2008 01:16:31 AM
Beautiful!
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 06/15/2008 08:09:51 PM
Beautiful colors. I wonder if partially desaturating the blues would help the swan stand out even more.
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 06/15/2008 11:12:15 AM
I would have tried to place the subject to the left to leave more room in front rather then its back. Nice capture and good contrast. 7
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 06/14/2008 08:00:11 AM
I've been taking a lot of swan pictures too and love this one!
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 06/13/2008 09:13:51 AM
The color really makes this shot.
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 06/12/2008 10:30:25 PM
perfectly composed, beautiful 8
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 06/12/2008 09:27:55 PM
Oh, my. Wonderful color in the water and lovely composition. The swan looks a little off-white; I'd desaturate on the blue/cyan range to make him whiter so he stood out even more.
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 06/12/2008 04:16:28 PM
Wow! So much is added by the perfect concentric ripples.
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 06/12/2008 01:12:58 PM
Oh my goodness, this is so beautiful. Definitely top 5 for me, good luck!
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 06/12/2008 04:59:24 AM
Amazing colours. The crop puts the bird a bit too low in the picture and a bit to centered. I guess you wanted to include the lighter stripe at the top. A tough call.
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 06/11/2008 07:21:03 PM
I love everything about this photo, the contrasting colours, the ripples and radiating rings from the swan and the reflection. Such a peaceful feel - 10.
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 06/11/2008 05:37:46 PM
Wow.
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 06/11/2008 04:43:55 PM
this is a lovely image, but i'm afraid it's not really a high contrast image. high contrast has a limited tonal range of high and low tones, with very few intermediate tones. the ultimate high contrast is pure black and white, no greys. the more greys or intermediate tones, the less high contrast it is. if the shadows between the ripples were darker, this would approach high contrast.
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 06/11/2008 11:11:50 AM
The colors are beautiful I like the shadow of the swan.
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 06/11/2008 09:36:09 AM
clear winner of best swan in challenge
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 06/11/2008 07:21:09 AM
awesome simplicity...perhaps not so high contrast 7
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 06/11/2008 02:11:07 AM
Excellent capture! Best wishes :)
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