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Sonifo


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Challenge: Cemetery (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: home
Date: Mar 23, 2005
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 24, 2005

 I was busy doing chores around the house when I noticed the fog was rolling in when I glanced out the window. wOOt! The first thing I thought of was this challenge. I finished my chores, grabbed my camera and little girl and went to the cemetery. The fog was settling in between the trees...it wasn't really scarey but more of a calming feeling especially when I drove by this big statue.

I did a lot of burning to the background because I couldn't get the lighting just right on the angel. I also used curves and added a blue hue. I also cropped it.

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 281
Avg (all users): 6.4673
Avg (commenters): 7.2308
Avg (participants): 6.4462
Avg (non-participants): 6.5072
Views since voting: 2223
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 199
Comments: 23
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 04/04/2005 07:19:07 AM
beautiful work, Soni...congrats on top 10!
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 04/04/2005 07:04:45 AM
Congratulations on your 8th finish with this highly static but moving image!
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 04/03/2005 11:52:47 PM
Nice shot Soni!
Nice choice of tone too.
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 04/03/2005 09:08:15 PM
Congratulations, Soni! What a lovely image!

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 04/03/2005 08:21:47 PM
Sonya, another great image from you. Your growth and change as a photographer has been amazing to witness and this is just another fine example of that. What will you come up with next?
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 04/03/2005 08:18:48 PM
Nice job on this, particularly of not letting the trees dominate, good composition. How much did that fog machine set you back!
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 04/03/2005 08:06:42 PM
I like this Sonja. Great work!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/02/2005 01:03:02 PM
Overall a very beautiful picture. I'm not quite sure I like the misty look, or at least a smoother transition into the sky would be nice.
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 04/02/2005 10:17:44 AM
very moody..good job..8
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 04/01/2005 03:15:58 PM
well shot -- I would have liked to see the angel closer to vertical, but maybe that wasn't possible based on the slope of the ground, etc.
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 04/01/2005 01:50:49 PM
Beautiful scene captured and the appearance of fog is perfect. The tone is a bit too blue for my personal taste, and the tonal range a bit narrow. I don't, of course, know what you were working with, but in a perfect world, I would prefer the statue not be tilted and cut off at the bottom, but it is a "nit-pick".
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 04/01/2005 01:14:38 AM
Nice eearie feeling to this. Maybe if the threes where more out of focus it would improve it?
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 03/31/2005 02:21:51 PM
This is my second go-around =) - Very nice! I would have liked to see the bottom of the trees and ground burned just a little... get some contrast on the tombstones so they stand out more. Other than that I think you did a great job!
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 03/31/2005 12:22:12 PM
You lucky dog, you! You totally lucked out this the fog. I'm sure this will do good. Wish I had fog. ARG! :))

Goodluck,

Chris A
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 03/30/2005 08:21:28 PM
Great mood and composition. It really feels like a guardian angel. Nice choice of B/W. One of my favorites for this challenge.
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 03/29/2005 11:12:49 AM
Love the misty feel! Great job!
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 03/29/2005 06:46:34 AM
I like he fog look and the trees, like the contrast in the photo as well, onw of the best ive seen in this challenge.
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 03/28/2005 04:40:36 PM
Lovely luminescence in this.
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 03/28/2005 04:15:45 PM
I am making two passes on this Challenge. I will vote on your photo then return later(before voting is over) to comment on what I like and dislike about your shot. You can take the comments however you wish and I will try not to be mean. Just don't take it the wrong way.
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I like the foggy look of this. The border does nothing for me. It is a job well done anyway. Bumping up on the second go around.
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 03/28/2005 02:38:54 PM
Nice effect
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 03/28/2005 12:45:24 PM
Like the tones explain to me how you did this????? 8
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 03/28/2005 07:31:13 AM
Love the fog
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 03/28/2005 05:12:19 AM
Lots of dodging and burning in this photo, but it works. Nice.
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