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Motion Under the Blue Sky
Motion Under the Blue Sky
Edwardho94


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Challenge: Free Study 2014-08 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-70D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Location: Entrevaux Village
Date: Aug 23, 2014
Aperture: 11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 seconds
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2014

 An image taken during my visit to a small historical village in France. The village was so silent and calm. The thing that interested me the most was the river that time despite the silence of the village, the river never remains calm , just like the spirit of the French during the Revolution in 1789. Furthermore this village was used as a fort for the French during that time , as the French flag is still proudly staying high up on the flag pole .

I had this idea of long exposure shot because i want to make the water look more silky calm in order to suit the ambiance of the village.

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 09/10/2014 09:56:24 AM
*Greetings from the Critique Club*

First off, welcome to DPC. It's great to see you getting active right away.

Compositionally, I love what you chose for the foreground. The rocks are interesting and the water lead my eye towards the back of the image. I was not as in love with the back area of the image. I liked the bridge, but the other buildings and details (flags) seemed to distract me a bit. I am also not sure that the large bush/tree sticking out on the right added much to your image. I wonder what a crop off that right side, or a crop off the bottom and right would have done?

Technically I think this is a good image. Your water is gorgeous, really nice. I like the colors in the water and rocks and greenery, but the blue of the sky seems a bit vibrant (but that could just be me). The softness of the clouds seemed to add a bit to the sky being off for me, but since that was a side effect of a longer exposure I'm not sure what an alternative might have been.

Overall this is a good image, I would have been interesting to see what other perspectives might have looked like had you moved the tripod around some. Keep up the good work. I look forward to seeing more of your images.

Julee
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09/03/2014 06:58:57 PM
The beauty of long exposures.
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 09/03/2014 06:13:13 AM
This shot needs to be sharpened better to make it pop more. Have a look here for a free one to use in Photoshop:
//www.capturearth.com/products/view/web-sharpening-action
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 09/03/2014 06:03:55 AM
i think the technique is well executed, but this particular slice, this orientation doesn't take full advantage. would like to see more experiments in the future
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