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Challenge: Light on White IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: La Studio des Snaffles
Date: Mar 1, 2009
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Mar 1, 2009

 Some leaves on a twig from a sugar maple, hence the name, cause sugar maples are the trees tapped used to make maple syrup.

pp: RAW conversion, curves, crop, brightness/contrast, resize, unsharp mask 2x, curves again, sharpen edges, save for web

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 178
Avg (all users): 4.7939
Avg (commenters): 4.7500
Avg (participants): 4.4262
Avg (non-participants): 5.1143
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 228
Votes: 131
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0

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 03/15/2009 07:47:14 AM
The Critique Club has come at long last, in the form of my glorious comment!
Upon first glance, I notice that the composition doesn't seem too strong. It feels almost as though there should be more negative space, or perhaps that it should be placed in different areas. It's hard to say what composition I would prefer for this subject, however, but it doesn't feel quite right as it is. Perhaps a lower angle?
It is a good example of high key lighting, and is also suitable for the challenge, in my eyes. I think I'm correct in assuming that you lost some points from many votes because your background wasn't TECHNICALLY white, but I like the light sepia tone as it adds an almost aged feel to the photograph. Having looked through the rest of the challenge afterward, yours is probably the most "unwhite," which singles it out. The sepia makes me think of an old relic of a photo that's been aging to perfection in an album for years on end. In short, I like the effect. I also think you might have lost some points from viewers because of the title and a lack of understanding on their behalf, since they couldn't view the comments you left for an explanation.
Anyway, I enjoy your photo, and hopefully you did too.
-Derek
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/08/2009 09:53:36 PM
Beautiful! (if not exactly white)
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 03/03/2009 02:48:09 AM
This looks pretty yellow to me. Adjustment of white balance could maybe make this more white.
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 03/02/2009 01:25:43 PM
Too yellow and too bright.
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 03/02/2009 10:05:52 AM
This fits the challenge so well.
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