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Challenge: A Single Line (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: 2008
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Konica Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7
Location: Virginia
Date: Jun 18, 2008
Aperture: F1.7
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Jun 19, 2008

 Pre-challenge comments

Guess I'm just a glutton for punishment. :-) It's a single line of barbed wire, and yes I know, the focus is primarily on the barb. The OOF background area is a large tree that has grown around this barbed wire. Must be 50 years old at least.

SilkyPix
- Strongest contrast, Film color K
- export as TIFF

PSP X2
- crop
- clarify +1
- mirror
- xero filter: Seasons (0,-50,-30,255)
- brightness/contrast (0,5)
- resize
- usm (.50,100,10) +luminance
- dodge/burn lower part of wire
- save as JPG

***** post-challenge *****
A PostLuminous! :-) Thanks chromeydome.

Statistics
Place: 50 out of 142
Avg (all users): 5.8333
Avg (commenters): 6.3636
Avg (participants): 5.8226
Avg (non-participants): 5.8400
Views since voting: 1278
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 162
Comments: 16
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AuthorThread
 07/05/2008 12:18:59 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, this feels just a touch off-balance to me. I think more of a diagonal OR more negative space on the right would make it feel more balanced. Also, having the barb further towards the bottom of the frame would make it feel more stable, I think -- right now it is almost centered and it seems to make it feel static.

Technically, I really like the shallow dof in this. It accentuates the barb and textures nicely. Also, the mottled background gives an interesting almost-smooth contrast to the sharpness of wire. The colors are also really good.

Overall, you have definitely met the challenge. Despite what it probably sounds like, I really like it. It has an almost abstract quality that it intriguing. Good work.

Karma
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 06/30/2008 11:32:19 PM
PostLuminous Award WINNER!
what a great shallow abstraction!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2008 10:17:32 AM
I gave this a 7. It's a luscious shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2008 09:49:13 AM
This is beautiful.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/29/2008 09:35:58 PM
Pure genious. Great idea and execution.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2008 07:45:31 AM
Blur seems to take away from the line effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/28/2008 08:23:08 PM
Seems like I've seen this before, but it's a good fit for this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/27/2008 09:17:22 PM
Good shallow DOF and title.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/26/2008 02:44:22 PM
Very interesting dof work here. This is breathtaking.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/24/2008 11:51:34 PM
Nice shot getting just that one in focus.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/24/2008 06:20:51 PM
I like the muted colors and the very shallow DOF. Really makes the knot more of the subject than the line, but I still like it a lot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2008 06:33:32 PM
the background of this shot blends too much with the subject, good use of DoF but not enough contrast...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2008 05:56:15 PM
Nice shot.. very creative
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2008 08:46:00 AM
Love the narrow DOF. Delicious.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2008 04:31:06 AM
Cool shot and a very creative title! Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/23/2008 01:56:56 AM
Nicely done....very artistic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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