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Chasing Icarus
Chasing Icarus
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rule of Thirds (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Summer Palace, Beijing
Date: Sep 17, 2005
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500s
Galleries: Sky, Travel
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2005

 This is a kite a man was flying in the Summer Palace.

Post script:
This was taken against the sun in mid-afternoon, and it turned out almost exactly like this. I did a little contrast/curves edit, and boosted the orange a little.

I have some outtakes I'll put up when I get the chance, they all look more like I expected. I really have no idea why this turned out like it did, except that the kite may have obscured the brightest part of the sun and prevented the small aperture from creating the 'star' effect.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 354
Avg (all users): 6.3933
Avg (commenters): 7.6154
Avg (participants): 6.1308
Avg (non-participants): 6.6061
Views since voting: 1835
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 239
Comments: 14
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/27/2005 06:05:31 PM
Amazing and magical...I can almost see it moving...this has an almost aquatic feel to it...like one of those strange and wonderous creatures from the deep deep sea.
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 09/27/2005 03:49:50 PM
great idea 7
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 09/25/2005 10:40:19 PM
Fantastic job keeping the kite exposed. The hugely underexposed sky is great. Very cool idea. 9
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 09/25/2005 07:42:30 PM
Sweet! What was your lightsource? That can't be the moon.
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 09/25/2005 05:44:47 PM
Wonderful composition. I love the lines and colors of this. Something keeps drawing me back to this one. My only 9.
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 09/25/2005 02:54:42 PM
Neat look
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 09/24/2005 03:38:54 PM
I think the picture would have more impact if he subject were in the crossing of the right upper third with the head of the kite at the crossing. 6
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 09/24/2005 05:03:39 AM
Wow...Should ribbon. Best in the challenge. Great creativity with the challenge. Spot on lighting. Really just amazing....where I would like to be in a few years.
-- 10 --
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 09/23/2005 12:22:07 PM
bequtiful lighting and colour, meets challenge great composition
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2005 06:50:35 PM
interesting. me like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2005 05:06:34 PM
Seems rather odd. Looks like a kite being flown at night.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/21/2005 12:18:54 PM
I really hope that this gets the votes it deserves. It is............let me see.....................ORIGINAL!! I love it. Good luck! 7
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 09/21/2005 05:41:36 AM
Oh what a great title. This is very interesting. The use of negative space is great. I like the vivid colors of the kite as well. The light (sun?) bothers me for some reason. I can't put my finger on it quite exactly. Hmmmm - I'm going to think about it and come back.
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 09/21/2005 04:21:53 AM
cool! nice outside the box idea 8
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