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Overlooking the Bluff
Overlooking the Bluff
riversong


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: High Contrast III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Grand Coulee, WA
Date: Jun 4, 2008
Aperture: 1/60
ISO: 100
Shutter: 9
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jun 10, 2008

cropped, adjusted channels and levels, USM, contrast and brightness adjustments, size and USM


Bummer about the low score. I guess burned-out skies aren't that attractive.

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06/23/2008 02:41:44 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color and saturation are good. The barn roof appears to go a bit soft where it meets the sky, but otherwise focus and depth of field are good. I think, as you have already mentioned in your comments, that the sky killed you. Too much, too featureless. This was a high contrast challenge, and while the dirt in the foreground shows some good contrast, the rest of the scene comes across as mid tone or bright. Had this been a day of magnificent thunder clouds, where the contrast could have helped, this much sky might have worked. As it is, over half of your frame is featureless and pale.

What I would really liked to have seen is the dirt embankment fill more of the screen. There is some great contgrast and shapes there. A picture where the farm was at the very top, with the embankment filling much of the rest of the frame, could really pop. All those great saturated colors, and the great shapes and contrast would really work together. You have a good start for a great picture, get closer next time, and see what happens.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/14/2008 08:09:23 AM
Too much white sky.
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06/13/2008 12:52:57 PM
i think with the blown out sky, i'd like to not see the blue on the right hand side. otherwise i like this simple farm scene.
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06/12/2008 11:26:07 AM
The grass and buildings DO contrast against the sky, but I really don't feel like this photo is very interesting. To me, high contrast should have more impact.
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06/12/2008 04:38:49 AM
With the possible exception of the sky, I'd say this was all mid tones.
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06/11/2008 08:49:18 PM
The sky is very washed out...
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06/11/2008 04:57:34 PM
How's that different from a badly overexposed shot?
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06/11/2008 11:27:10 AM
Nice farm scene, but the sky is blown out.
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