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Challenge: Your Occupation III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Vermont
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
Location: Groton Pond, VT
Date: Aug 5, 2008
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1.5s
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2008

 Groton Pond, Vermont: My wife's family owns a cottage here, so we go every August. This is basically the same view as my Morning entry, but taken from several feet higher. In this entry, you can see the rock isn't really all that big:


Thanks to my daughter, who handed the laptop to me after I climbed onto the rock and then hit the shutter release after I'd set everything up.

The ducks were a very pleasant accident. They just showed up as I started shooting. I didn't even realize they were in the shot until I started editing it.

Speaking of editing: the main thing was cloning out the bit of dock to the left of the rock and a tube that you ride on behind a boat that was out on the lake. Then it was many variations on brightness and contrast among the clouds, lake, and foreground.

Post-challenge: I'm very happy with the score and comments. This got 20 comments during voting, which is the most in the past 6 months.

With this entry, I survived week 3 of the Better than Average side tourney, where we have to beat our own overall average score. My target this week was 5.6950.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 98
Avg (all users): 6.2634
Avg (commenters): 7.2778
Avg (participants): 6.0600
Avg (non-participants): 6.3382
Views since voting: 2737
Views during voting: 413
Votes: 186
Comments: 28
Favorites: 0

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 12/02/2010 12:54:57 AM
Do you have this one hanging in your office at work? You should!
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 09/21/2008 08:59:41 PM
Nice shot Jeffrey, I didn't vote this challenge ... and I decided to poke around your site and see what you'd been up to lately.
I have to admit ... I don't think I would have picked you out during voting ... I guess you're just too far away for me to have recognized you.
Nice idea and very nice completion.
I just made reservations for visiting the area ... will PM you with details soon.
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 08/28/2008 06:18:38 AM
Hah - I didnt recognize you in this one. I just ofund this shot really pleasing and I expected it to score much higher. Very nice work Jeff. Very nice indeed.
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 08/27/2008 09:47:44 AM
This place is beautiful! I love the duckys! Very peaceful and serene.
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 08/24/2008 07:37:22 PM
Critique Club Review:

Color Saturation and Hue: Colors are good, saturation could be a little higher, but is very good at this level. Hues are natural, skin tones are accurate.

Brightness and contrast: Brightness and contrast are both very well done. However the bright area on the lake distracts the eye a bit.

Focus and depth of field: Focus is sharp, depth of field is nice and deep, which is important in this image.

This is a very good image, but at the same time that bright area on the lake and other elements keep the eye in motion and distract from the subject. Since this is an advanced editing challenge, had you darkened the lake a bit, it would have really helped focus attention on the subject. Given the dark clouds, the darker lake surface would have also fit in well in this regard.

As is, it is a very interesting and enjoyable photo. Congratulations on a well earned top 25 finish.
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 08/22/2008 11:56:22 AM
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 08/18/2008 12:25:01 PM
Great stuff Jeff...another winner from Vermont. I really liked this one a lot, and wasn't sure that it was you. One of my top favorite shots in the challenge

Next time you head up that way, give me a shout - we have a place near Windsor, VT and maybe we can meet up...
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 08/18/2008 04:22:58 AM
Ha! I didn't even recognize you. This got a 9 from me - it's just awesome. Great job.

"boring snapshot" LOL :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/17/2008 10:09:28 PM
Nice portrayal of the job. I almost missed the ducks in the foreground. Nice touch to have them in the shot.
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 08/17/2008 08:00:46 PM
boring snapshot
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 08/13/2008 06:53:23 PM
very moody
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 08/13/2008 03:05:49 PM
Wonderful comp. with great color tone and detail... 10
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 08/13/2008 02:01:15 PM
Much better edit! Glad to see this is doing well for you! Keep rockin' on those 6+ scores! (Comment only)
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 08/13/2008 01:03:58 PM
Nice use of the location to express the occupation. Lovely
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 08/12/2008 10:46:27 PM
Cool job. One I would do for free. Nice relaxing shot.
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 08/12/2008 09:46:16 PM
love the locale, colours a little washy though.
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 08/12/2008 03:35:13 PM
This shot is begging for Godzilla. :P
GREAT job in all respects.
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 08/12/2008 09:47:08 AM
cool one 7
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 08/12/2008 01:01:07 AM
I hope that wireless connection is close by :) Nice take on the theme
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 08/11/2008 07:54:41 PM
Been looking at this one for a while. I like the idea, but would have preferred to have the person more prominent in the image. The motion blur in the grass is a bit distracting. As landscapes go, it's a little drab, but the juxtaposition of the high tech in the natural environment is a good one. (Oh, and I bumped you up one just because you got me to look long enough to notice the duck.) :)
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 08/11/2008 04:42:50 PM
Well done, Jeffrey. That is one sweet job! Do you go fishing on your lunch break?
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 08/11/2008 08:22:24 AM
Nicely composed but the grey sky and lake make this a bit dreary.
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 08/11/2008 08:15:09 AM
love the ducks in the foreground...good image
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 08/11/2008 08:10:16 AM
JEFF!! That is so awesome. WOW what a beautiful shot. THe setting and you with your laptop. This is pretty near perfect.
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 08/11/2008 07:10:56 AM
Great concept and execution. Wouldnt be surprised at all to see this ribbon.
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 08/11/2008 03:51:17 AM
Isn't this that pond in Vermont? Gortons, Gotons - something like that? Groton Pond...that's it! It is, I'm sure of it. I like this one better then the last one - 10
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 08/11/2008 02:25:48 AM
Very CLEVER......... 9
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 08/11/2008 12:33:11 AM
is that an oximoron? lovely contrast in the clouds
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