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scooter97


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Challenge: From Above II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon Power Shot SX10 IS
Location: Malvern, PA
Date: Jul 7, 2009
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/320
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2009

 This was a bit of a stretch but, oh well. I decided to eat my lunch on a park bench today instead of my usual position sitting in my van. There was this poor unfortunate creature right next to the bench. I really had a hard time making the bird stand out against the background just using Basic rules.

Editing Steps:
open
crop
adj. shadows/highlights
adj. shadows/highlights
adj. levels
adj. hue/sat
adj. brightness/contrast
reduce noise filter
reduce noise filter
adj. hue/sat
adj. shadows/highlights
adj. brightness/contrast
save for web

Statistics
Place: 134 out of 141
Avg (all users): 4.0248
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 3.9348
Avg (non-participants): 4.0609
Views since voting: 700
Views during voting: 248
Votes: 161
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 07/15/2009 09:11:46 AM
Very sad, but nicely presented if that makes sense. Dead things rarely score well unless your name is Joey Lawrence. I think he got away with a dead bird or a dead butterfly or something.
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 07/15/2009 08:44:29 AM
Well, geez, Scott - you shot a dead bird!! (Photographically speaking.) I actually gave you a 7 for poignancy but I'm betting a lot of people wanted this off their screens as fast as possible! Now if I'd given you a 1, maybe you could have gotten the Brown ;-)
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 07/15/2009 01:39:48 AM
Very interesting take on and treatment of the subject. (I also document found corpses when they present. sfa is right, though, and you have the 17! ones to prove it).
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 07/15/2009 12:36:09 AM
Um, Oh. It was the dead bird curse that got you.
:-((

And neither of us got the coveted Brown...

alice
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/14/2009 01:38:54 PM
:(
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 07/13/2009 12:02:15 PM
very sad but still an interesting capture - i wish it was sharper -- but the softness adds a bit to the vulnerability and delicacy of the fallen bird...
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 07/12/2009 12:03:44 AM
A slight bit out of focus around the beak. Otherwise, nicely done. Well lit. View is from above, and a compelling subject.
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 07/11/2009 10:39:50 PM
Hmmm... either this is a painting or the processing has given it that illustrative look (a nice effect, but a guaranteed score killer). The vantage point isn't all that high either, so this is probably one of those entries that will score well below its potential. 7
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 07/09/2009 10:45:58 PM
Challenge Relevance:5.5 Impact/Emotion/Mood:3 Technicals:5 Processing:5 Creativity:2
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 07/08/2009 08:32:22 AM
could have been a tad brighter, but i adore the balance of sharpness and softness - 9
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