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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Improper White Balance II (Minimal Editing*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-6D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM
Location: Greenspring Valley
Date: Jul 10, 2019
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2019

Thanks so much for voting this picture the Blue Ribbon. It was a beautiful field of wildflowers I passed up a quiet country road. I was able to talk to the owner who told me it was intentionally planted but the field had taken on a life of its own. Nature is a wonderful thing!
Disqualification Details
This was a minimal editing challenge. The Submitted entry did not match the JPG original given to us: there were slight bur noticeable luminance variations. The second original proffered was a RAW file, which is not useful for minimal editing.

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Views since voting: 476
Views during voting: 74
Comments: 16
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08/01/2019 01:12:07 AM
Bummer! but totally classy way to handle the DQ. Kudos!
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08/01/2019 01:12:07 AM
Bummer! but totally classy way to handle the DQ. Kudos!
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07/31/2019 05:22:51 AM
Wow. i'm totally embarrassed! I did not know there was a difference in the images between RAW files and JPG right from the card. I frankly never use RAW files from my 5D mark IV but used my 6D to take this shot which is set for RAW. When I downloaded the image from the camera I must have downloaded the RAW image instead of the JPG image not realizing they were different visually. In fact, I did not see the difference until I saw the DQ and pulled them up on my computer. Here they are:

RAW Image:
JPG Image:

Now I see the difference:(
I had sent the JPG image for verification prior to the end of the challenge for verification because I went away. Again, I did not know there was a difference between the JPEG and RAW images straight from the card. Then I got a 2nd request for verification after the challenge was over. I thought there had been a problem with the first time I did it so this time I sent the RAW image from the card.

Sorry for my stupidity. I never would have known this if it wasn't a minimal editing challenge. Learned something new!

Message edited by author 2019-07-31 05:25:16.
07/31/2019 12:27:46 AM
So sorry about this. Like Lydia, I hate a DQ. And I do love this photo.
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07/31/2019 12:24:21 AM
Oh dang.

I hate a DQ.
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07/28/2019 11:30:36 PM
Lovely and a very high score from me. Congratulations on the blue.
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07/27/2019 03:00:30 PM
Congratulations! It's a wonderful photograph!
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07/27/2019 12:28:31 AM
Larry, Congratulations on your Blue Ribbon. A beautiful photo.
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07/27/2019 12:03:36 AM
Larry! This is BEAUTIFUL! I think the white balance should indeed stay riiiight there! It could not be better! Congratulations on a deserving 1st place!
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07/26/2019 12:35:34 PM
Beautifully captured. Shame you got the white balance wrong ;) Congrats on the blue!
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07/26/2019 11:08:47 AM
Love this congrats
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07/26/2019 10:18:42 AM
Great capture, Larry! And still lovely with improper white balance.

Quite the feat!

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07/26/2019 02:48:45 AM
Congrats, a pastel delight!
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07/26/2019 02:16:37 AM
CONGRATS LARRY .!!!!.
the best of the bunch .. !! ..
a stunning photo where the white balance and minimal editing work in your favour..
and yes indeed .. nature is truly a wonderful thing ..
the owner of the field may like to see this beautiful picture .. maybe hang it on his wall .. it may have taken on a life of its own .. but they're still his children .. ;)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/25/2019 06:59:50 AM
My pick for yellow in this challenge.
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07/24/2019 02:12:35 AM
SUBLIME .. the white balance for this photo totally works ..
not voting yet .. :)
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