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Preparing for battle
Preparing for battle
carolee


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Challenge: Glass (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Location: San Marcos, California
Date: May 3, 2003
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2003

 A glass chess set sitting out on the deck where I could catch reflected sky in the pieces. You can see the entire set reflected in the pawn, but probably not at this resolution! :)

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 278
Avg (all users): 6.1347
Avg (commenters): 7.0588
Avg (participants): 5.8841
Avg (non-participants): 6.4579
Views since voting: 1281
Votes: 245
Comments: 20
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 07/23/2003 10:53:59 AM
This is a very nice piece. Also scored this an 8. I like the idea of this shot and the details are great! Suggestion - crop the bottom a bit as the edge of the board creates some odd directional reflections. All in all, I like this piece very much. Rob
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/13/2003 05:31:56 AM
nice idea.
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 05/13/2003 12:40:44 AM
This is an interesting perspective. You've even managed to catch some refraction of the sky in those front chess pieces, well done. This would have also been nice to see with everything fully in focus, but this works too.
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 05/12/2003 02:42:27 PM
Great work - the angle of this shot is stunning and the sky background is so refreshing. Lovely detail / sharpness and the shallow depth of field gives a sense of distance between the two teams - well done.
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 05/11/2003 01:08:03 PM
nice reflection and focus ! 8
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 05/10/2003 07:15:55 PM
Nicley done. An over all great pic, I love your DOF.
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 05/10/2003 04:34:41 PM
Best original chess background in awhile - unfortunate that a bit of blue got into your reflection and you left it. I like the shot as it is, above the chessboard.
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 05/10/2003 02:34:53 AM
I really like it. We see a LOT of chess set images but you've really set this composition apart. Great perspective with lots to look at and enjoy in the contrasts between focused and unfocused pieces and all the amazing reflections of the sky.
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 05/09/2003 02:29:04 PM
I like the "enemy" soft in the distance- but wish all the foreground was sharp. NIce Idea, I like the sky through the glass
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 05/09/2003 12:44:01 PM
Very cool shot. I love this one. - 9
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 05/09/2003 10:27:38 AM
Shallow DOF really adds a sense of perspective to this shot; clouds and blue sky add an almost magical effect. In my opinion, the edge of the chess board is a bit distracting, and might have been better cropped out.
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 05/09/2003 12:53:17 AM
GREAT SHOOT !! Using sky as the background of the shooting ws definitely a wise choice !! .....Just the chess not so sparkling ...too bad.... 4
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 05/08/2003 08:08:26 PM
DOF is well done and I really think like your choice of backgrounds.
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 05/08/2003 08:25:47 AM
Beautiful shot.
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 05/07/2003 06:04:05 PM
Nice idea, having the sky as a background.
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 05/07/2003 12:05:11 PM
i like your composition, and outdoors, but wish pieces were sharper
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 05/07/2003 11:55:59 AM
Lovely idea... I would have liked the clouds to have looked more ominous. Great focus & DOP.
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 05/07/2003 09:35:50 AM
looks like a nice day for a fight. i love the sky through the chess pieces. i wonder if using the dof helps here - it might have been pretty neat if the far pieces were also in focus and we were seeing the sky through them as well.
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 05/07/2003 09:14:55 AM
A lil more sharpening is what I would have wished for...
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 05/06/2003 09:05:20 PM
nice twist on a studio shot we've seen a hundred times. Indoors with a backdrop wouldn't have worked as well as this. I like the clouds.
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