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Checkmate !!! NOOOOOO!!!
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bummer! (Basic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S9100/9600
Location: my kitchen
Date: Sep 23, 2008
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/6 sec
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 23, 2008

last minute entry...

cropped, contrast and brightness adjusted using levels, denoise filter, yellow - blue - cyan and red colour/hue channels desaturated to keep only the green in background (no selctions made)... sharpen filter applied then resized for challenge....

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.2786
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.2571
Avg (non-participants): 5.2831
Views since voting: 968
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 201
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/30/2008 09:55:29 AM
well i know nothing bout chess but this is a cool idea....the black and green seem alittle too dark though, like their blending together!
09/29/2008 10:09:19 PM
I suppose someone has pointed this out, but you couldn't put two men into checking position (bishop and rook) in this formation because the king would have already been in check the previous turn. I, of course, have too much time on my hands to be noticing such things. The photo? Oh that's nicely done, especially in basic.
09/28/2008 04:36:03 PM
Only a chess nerd is going to pick up on it, but you should have at least made it a plausible configuration.
09/26/2008 07:42:04 PM
The choice of a dark green background works against this shot - there is not enough contrast between the black pieces and the background.
09/26/2008 01:09:47 PM
this position seems impossible in a real game.
09/26/2008 10:12:35 AM
Composition is EXCELLENT, great concept & very well executed. With that said however, I find the shadow @ the bottom of the frame to be very distracting... was that from your lens hood?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
09/26/2008 04:56:06 AM
I don't like your photo, BUMMER!. Not really
09/25/2008 09:28:17 PM
uh-oh whiterook has a challenger...nah this pic much better than his! tilt slightly alarming but adds interest.
09/25/2008 02:57:34 PM
:-)
09/25/2008 02:47:22 PM
The angle improves this photo a lot, and I like the reflection.
09/25/2008 01:52:43 PM
Love the angle and that green background looks groovy.
09/24/2008 11:58:25 PM
Can't get into chess set images. I enjoy a good game of chess, but as subject matter for photographs it's just a non-starter. Not voting, just commenting. Good luck.
09/24/2008 09:33:37 AM
Really wish the lighting was better. The blacks are very hard to see. Composition is very nice.


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