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Out of the Shadows
Out of the Shadows
Jutilda


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3000
Location: Austin, Texas
Date: Jun 11, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 11, 2005

 This caladium was peeking out from the shadows of our garden, appearing like dark waxy leather when converted to black and white. I thought it worthy of the challenge on two levels.

Statistics
Place: 164 out of 373
Avg (all users): 5.0647
Avg (commenters): 7.3750
Avg (participants): 4.7521
Avg (non-participants): 5.2660
Views since voting: 988
Views during voting: 429
Votes: 309
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/05/2005 10:40:25 PM
Nice composition love the dark feel to this one almost a Joey Lawrence feel, well done.
 08/18/2005 05:40:35 AM
Well done! Great composition.
The texture on the leaf really stands out as do the shadows and the other leaf hidding in the corner adds to the photo as well! I wonder how it might look at a slightly different angle to accentuate the center 'curve/bump' on the leaf itself? Nice B&W!!
 07/10/2005 05:27:51 PM
I really like the texture of the leaf in this shot. The way this is cropped makes it interesting.
 07/05/2005 07:33:42 PM
This shot has such a great range of tones and textures, it looks like you can just reach out and feel the veins of the leaf. This works great in B&W and the treatment it really good, good contrasts.
 06/21/2005 08:22:43 PM
Thanks to everybody for the comments good or bad. I appreciate them all. This is a learning experience. Congrats to the winners!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/21/2005 07:52:22 PM
Yeah, good one. Love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/21/2005 11:04:28 AM
Beautiful texturing
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 06/21/2005 10:54:11 AM
...came a big chunk of a leaf, and then it stood there in black and white, not altogethere there, not altogether not there, and on-one had any idea what on earth to make of it...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/20/2005 04:24:09 AM
Good dark image where B&W works well. The tonal range is good and it has very nice sharp detail. The fine detail in the center of the leaf is its strongest feature.

The detail near the edge of the big leaf appears a bit grainy and more granular than some people may like but it is not terribly bad.

Though photographically a good image viewers will have a tough time strongly relating to it and the darkness theme. Without a strong connection they will not vote it as high as they otherwise might.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/19/2005 10:27:31 AM
Different!
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 06/18/2005 04:52:34 PM
Very nice texturing.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/18/2005 05:41:45 AM
Excellent exposure and DOF. Love the metallic look to this photo. Excellent separation of subject from background.
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 06/16/2005 05:32:00 AM
Im not sure what it is. But, there is a dark greasy feel to it. Good work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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