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Whispers
Whispers
ScottK


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Challenge: Wind (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: San Elijo Lagoon, Encinitas, CA
Date: Dec 10, 2004
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Landscape, Floral
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2004

 Wind blowing in some reeds near the San Elijos Lagoon. The contrast of the light reeds and the deep blue sky with the polarizer appealed to me, and they seemed to really show off the breeze well.

Shot with polarizer. Finished with cropping, color adjustments, sharpen, neat image, resize and final sharpen.

Things that frustrated me with this shot: Because of the "basic rules", I had to do a "bad" crop (tighter than I wanted) to get a couple of minor elements out; I still couldn't get the power lines in the bottom left out. :( I also got very frustrated by the file size limitation. To get a (barely) decent quality after sharpening, I had to take the longest side down to 540 pixels - much too small to show well.

Oh well, gotta take a chance some times.

Update: Got it up to 550 pixels, and added a border to give the impression of bigger size.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 199
Avg (all users): 6.6101
Avg (commenters): 7.7917
Avg (participants): 6.4043
Avg (non-participants): 6.6964
Views since voting: 1620
Views during voting: 479
Votes: 318
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/04/2005 10:32:02 PM
Awesome photograph....I love the texture and color contrast of this shot! Well done..and congrats!
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 12/22/2004 01:34:04 PM
Hi Scott

congrats on the 9th place

Geo
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/21/2004 07:16:20 PM
ScottK: This is very impressive and so cool. Congratulations on your 9th finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2004 04:06:35 PM
Nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/21/2004 09:48:33 AM
Fantastic image and contrast of the incredible blue sky. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/21/2004 07:42:23 AM
Beautiful contrast between the white grass and blue sky. A 7
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 12/20/2004 10:22:21 PM
I really like the color contrast here, and it fits the challenge well. The high wires back there, or whatever they are, are somewhat distracting, but I know how hard they are to avoid, 9.
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 12/20/2004 09:50:29 PM
This is truly lovely. Wonderful contrast with the white feathery things blowing in the wind against a vibrant, blue sky. Perfect!
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 12/19/2004 03:02:33 PM
Nice picture. Think the border steal the attention.. Voted 7
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 12/18/2004 01:42:26 PM
Nicely done. The blue sky sets this one apart from the other grass photos.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/17/2004 08:55:14 AM
Love the simplicity!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/17/2004 06:22:01 AM
this is wonderful, so clear and simple... there are other similar pictures in this challenge, but none of them speaks to me like this one. 10.
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 12/16/2004 10:07:59 PM
Although the title is superb, it looks little more then a whisper to me. More of a gust. Nice contrast of colors. Conveys wind well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 02:09:09 PM
OH! great pic!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 12:37:09 PM
This is a great photo. Love the color and the emotion of the wind blowing. Good Job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 09:22:03 AM
Beautiful and peaceful image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 08:49:58 AM
You picture has this cool breezy feel to it so I would have to say a great job of showing wind. I love the colors and crispness and lighting. Great Job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2004 02:19:51 AM
A gorgeous contrast of colors -- a 9.
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 12/15/2004 08:56:26 PM
thats refreshing!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 07:55:29 PM
Color is great. Definitely meets the challenge. Maybe a bit oversharpened, and no WOW factor for me. 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 06:39:13 PM
Excellent colors and sharpness! Very well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 10:51:09 AM
The thick white border works really well here. Nice shot - best I've rated out of the ~50 I've seen so far.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 09:43:58 AM
Beautiful colour. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 06:53:09 AM
good!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 04:04:40 AM
Nice shot, it seems a little to bright.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 02:55:01 AM
very well captured - one of the best so far
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 12/15/2004 02:34:48 AM
Great colors and an excellent subject for this challenge. Really nice job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2004 08:42:13 PM
Composition: 6, Technical: 6, Appeal: 6, Challenge: 7, Overall Calculated Average Score: 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2004 07:30:25 PM
border too large
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/14/2004 07:28:53 PM
ToiToi mak a great showing, the shape of these sets them off and can feeel the wind running through them.
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