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High as a kite
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Challenge: Wind III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Feb 3, 2013
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2013

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Statistics
Place: 1 out of 73
Avg (all users): 6.9728
Avg (commenters): 8.1579
Avg (participants): 7.1220
Avg (non-participants): 6.9151
Views since voting: 2899
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 147
Comments: 34
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 02/18/2013 05:00:17 PM
I love the processing and colors. Very dreamy... like the childhood memories. Nice composition too. Well deserved blue. Congrats!
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 02/17/2013 07:03:57 AM
A fairy tale image, full of promise and suspense. Congrats on the ribbon
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 02/17/2013 06:10:06 AM
I am so happy to see this ribbon!
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 02/16/2013 04:36:10 PM
Congratulations on the Blue for this lovely shot. 9 from me, pity it didn't quite get 7, but if 5.9xxx is a tiny violin, couldn't 6.9728 be a tiny harp? I didn't actually recognize her head gear as a helmet, I thought it was a cold weather hat.
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 02/16/2013 01:49:48 AM
Spectacular! Well done Paul! Shame you didn't get the 7!
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 02/14/2013 11:58:07 PM
Originally posted by markwiley:
The processing lends a great mood to this. Nicely done.

ETA: I just want return to say I have a lot of respect for your bold choices in processing. I might not have even experimented with this much grain or this color palette, and if I had I likely would have been reluctant to enter for fear it might get hammered in voting. Glad it paid off nicely for you.


Thanks Mark - I must admit I was surprised it did so well as on one of my monitors it looked terribly pixellated in the middle region. I liked the composition of the original photo but without the processing I think it would have been a different kettle of fish.

The experimentation with the colour palettes is always fun due to being colour blind:)

Message edited by author 2013-02-15 05:00:12.
 02/14/2013 07:10:03 AM
The processing lends a great mood to this. Nicely done.

ETA: I just want return to say I have a lot of respect for your bold choices in processing. I might not have even experimented with this much grain or this color palette, and if I had I likely would have been reluctant to enter for fear it might get hammered in voting. Glad it paid off nicely for you.

Message edited by author 2013-02-14 15:39:54.
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 02/13/2013 08:15:12 PM
Wonderful image, congrats.
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 02/13/2013 06:43:47 PM
I'm happy to see this one on top of the stack. Congrats on the ribbon for a very engaging image.
It's good to see that people are accepting that technical perfection is more about getting what you want into the image, than about getting every detail sharp and every color creamy smooth.
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 02/13/2013 05:47:28 AM
Congrats on the ribbon - super image
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 02/13/2013 12:13:58 AM
Great stuff,Congratulations.
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 02/12/2013 11:28:23 PM
Congrats on the Blue with a timeless shot and a first ribbon to go with it. What a feeling :)
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 02/12/2013 10:06:10 PM
congrats on that first ribbon that's awesome!
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 02/12/2013 08:46:39 PM
It was a 10 from me. Nicely done.
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 02/12/2013 07:02:28 PM


Well Done on your first ribbon, and my fave as well, woot woot Paul!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/12/2013 06:34:18 PM
lovely and well told
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 02/12/2013 06:19:34 PM
This is my top pick! It's a pleasure to view a photo of a child being outdoors on what looks like a wintery day, set up or not, so what!

I really hope people disregard this unconventional processing as well, and view it for what it is!

It deserves this well done ;-)
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 02/12/2013 03:54:04 PM
Great feeling, emotion
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 02/12/2013 07:58:46 AM
Very nice shot. Love the mist and the colortone.
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 02/11/2013 12:08:02 PM
A delightful capture that definitely meets the challenge for me - I like the grain but not so much the tones. Not sure what would have worked better for me. 9 anyway :)
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 02/11/2013 10:54:42 AM
The image works well for the topic and conveys an old but timely "simple pleasure" too, but the pea soup atmosphere dampens the exuberance implied by the title.
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 02/11/2013 08:51:25 AM
Nive
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 02/10/2013 07:47:33 AM
Nice mood, very pleasing shot (although technically far from perfect)
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 02/10/2013 07:34:16 AM
Truely a piece of ART
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 02/09/2013 11:28:35 AM
This is one of my favorites. Love the post processing. 10
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 02/07/2013 10:13:44 AM
Nice effect. Very creative. Meets the challenge well. 8
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 02/07/2013 05:36:55 AM
Wonderful. Love the processing of it as well. Very comforting. My only 10.
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 02/06/2013 06:21:10 PM
A really beautiful image and one of my favourites of the challenge.
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 02/06/2013 01:39:33 PM
Nice, gritty image. Almost like she's flying a kite in a sandstorm!! Fairly certain this image will garner one or more of the alternative awards (posthumous, spurgeon etc)
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 02/06/2013 11:01:49 AM
Very nice
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 02/06/2013 06:36:33 AM
One of the best shots of the group. You captured the essence of win here, but you also captured the eye of the viewer. I might have gone with a different toning myself, but nothing wrong with the way it is. I like how the trees and fence round on the compositional elements. Hope it does well for you.
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 02/06/2013 03:07:50 AM
Love the vintage feel!!!
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 02/06/2013 12:18:42 AM
A magic moment, maybe my top pick.
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 02/05/2013 07:41:50 PM
Nice
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