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barrel tap to switch out
barrel tap to switch out
chrisp


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Challenge: Free Study 2010-01 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: canada olympic park, calgary, alberta, canada
Date: Jan 10, 2010
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4000
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Jan 10, 2010

 just another day on the hill

exposure adjust, convert to sepia, rotate, crop, curves, resize, save for web

Statistics
Place: 211 out of 388
Avg (all users): 5.5890
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.5526
Avg (non-participants): 5.6735
Views since voting: 553
Views during voting: 251
Votes: 163
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 02/11/2010 02:07:48 PM
Hi Chris, greetings from the Critique Club!

I scored a 7 on your shot, I liked it very much, because of the silhouette type action shot.
Regarding more details:

Composition
The two things I think hurt your shot were the too close crop (you have another of these in colour with a wee bit more space) and the fact that silhouette shots lack depth and 3D feeling. If you don't have front colours, you can't notice the levels where the subjects are placed. Probably some different angle could have help to separate the barrel and skier.

Technique / lighting
1/4000?? Brutal! Great control on that sun behind the barrel, it's just showing enough to make it very powerful and gives it a great stop motion.

Processing
Love the sepia look, superb sharpness all around. I would probably have burned and dodged some part of the sky, to emphasize the clouds a bit more.

Overall
Still a great score of 5.58, in a challenge packed with great photos.

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
Regards,
Joao
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/07/2010 10:45:57 AM
I like it but have to admit it took me a second to see what was going on. It looks like the board is attached to the barrel -- would like to have seen some separation. Still good stop action.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/06/2010 09:26:54 PM
Great catch and I love the color tone.
 02/06/2010 09:21:33 PM
A wonderful silhouette shot. Perfect timing!
 02/04/2010 09:53:02 AM
really nice silhouette. good clear lines
 02/01/2010 06:59:00 AM
good as a silhouette


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