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Old bench
Old bench
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Wooden (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Sintra
Date: Jul 24, 2005
Aperture: f9
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 24, 2005

Shoot at Sintra in the Capuchos convent. With Sigma 105mm DG EX Macro, f9 1/100 sec.
Converted to black and white, then selected the bench rouhgly with lasso tool with 100 pixels feather, inverted the selection and played with brightness/contrast to simulate dodge and burn. Iverted again the selection to bright up the bench a bit. Resized, sharpened and Saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 156 out of 251
Avg (all users): 5.0609
Avg (commenters): 4.9231
Avg (participants): 4.7647
Avg (non-participants): 5.5128
Views since voting: 1183
Views during voting: 266
Votes: 197
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2005 05:04:10 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Color/Contrast: 1/2
Composition: 2/2
Photo Quality: 0/2
My Subjective Affinity: 0/2

This could have been a winning photo, but the obvious dodging/burning was done very poorly on the weeds behind the bench and under it. More time could have rendered much better results, and possible a blue ribbon.
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07/30/2005 01:08:10 PM
a bit rough on the dodging but nicely composed
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07/30/2005 12:39:49 PM
very lovley composition
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07/30/2005 05:20:23 AM
It looks like you dodged the grass to much along with the bench!
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07/28/2005 08:04:06 PM
Did you use the dodge tool on the bench? I find that the light halo around the edges is a bit distracting. Otherwise, great subject for the challenge and I like the angle at which it was taken with the foilage in the background.
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07/28/2005 06:02:30 PM
Nice subject but slightly too much dodging. Burning the bench may have drawn out greater detail and the use of the shadow/highlight adjustment may have resulted in more impact. Good luck!
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07/28/2005 01:14:06 PM
how old is this bench, really?
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07/28/2005 01:01:26 PM
So simple yet so beautiful. Nice composition.
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07/27/2005 10:03:25 AM
It looks as though you tried to dodge the bench and left a halo around it. If this is what you wanted to do I am not sure I care for it, if you were trying to lighten up the bench you need to first make a selection out of it and then dodge.
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07/27/2005 04:35:30 AM
Subject Impact: Doesn't really grab me
Meets Challenge: Meets Challenge
Technical: There is a disturbing halo around the bench.
Composition: Good
Creativity: Doesn't seem very creative

Score: 3
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07/26/2005 07:04:25 PM
Interesting the way the bench kind of "glows"...it does look a little staged, not natural. Nice shot, nicely framed.
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07/26/2005 05:33:53 PM
your burning is way too obvious, use a smaller brush next time
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07/26/2005 09:45:26 AM
I like the simplicity
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07/25/2005 09:41:39 AM
Nice choice for a B&W. A solid shot, overall.
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07/25/2005 07:33:58 AM
Potentially a nice shot, but painfully overprocessed. The lighter color around the bench betrays your use of Burn around the subject. PS should be used with subtlety to enhance the image, not distract from it.
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