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The Last Monkey
The Last Monkey
kellmak10


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Challenge: Delicate II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-H20
Location: in my kitchen in deming, wa
Date: Jan 19, 2010
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1.6 sec
Galleries: Humorous, DPChallenge GTGs
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2010

picture of getting the last monkey out of the barrel, a very delicate process..... focus was on the last monkey. not really sure what to write as this is my first entry in a contest (and i don't really have a fancy camera or know how to edit). i resized and cropped the pic to meet the challenge requirements, then i adjusted the saturation and contrast a little bit, not sure why, it just looked better to my eye that way...

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02/04/2010 08:40:09 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First of all, you have a very good eye for a shot. I had a Barrel of Monkeys as a child, too, and remember well the frustration of getting that last monkey onto the chain. You do not need a fancy camera or know Photoshop inside out. Your camera settings tell me that you know what you're doing in terms of the basics. Just stick with what you are already doing in terms of execution.

In terms of concept, this site tends to favour the obvious. Here the act of delicacy is not obvious enough - a shot of, say, the edge of the barrel and just that curved palm part, with the last monkey's face just showing...that's how I probably would have shot these props for this challenge.

Otherwise, you are doing just enough pp to accentuate the shot without the pp being noticeable.

Overall, stick with what you are already doing. You have the basics and technicals down, just make ideas for future challenges more obvious, and you will do fine. And if you need a good laugh, go to my portfolio and check out my earliest challenge entries - you'll feel much better :-)

Feel free to PM me with any questions, and look forward to critiquing more of your shots!

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/21/2010 11:20:34 PM
Nice concept and execution.
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01/21/2010 07:01:28 PM
Excellant picture very delicate!!
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