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Challenge: Rule of Thirds (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Forest Park in St. Louis
Date: Sep 17, 2005
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Sky
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2005

 taken at the Forest Park baloon race in St. Louis, this was an impromptu idea I had, and my brother posed. I took a bunch of shots, and this one lined up the best.

post edditing:, rotate, cropping, sharpening in iphoto, and resizing

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 09/29/2005 12:07:23 AM
Hi Mark, greetings from the Critique Club :-)

Initial thoughts
A clever, fun shot, creative and interesting.

Composition
Great perspective, good composition. Well thought out idea and different....well done!!

Camera technique and editing
Excellent focus both on the balloon and brother. I would have loved to have seen a bit more even light on his face...he has such a great expression but with the shadows you don't really notice it. Colours on the balloon are good, though working with levels, brightness/contrast and curves does bring out an added vibrancy to the shot.

Fits the challenge
Yep, definitely fits the challenge.

Personal opinion
I really like this shot. A very different, creative and well thought out approach to the challenge. Personally I would have tried a slightly different crop... just above the beginning of the left sleeve (arm hanging down), and moved him very slightly to the right of the frame. To me it seems to emphasize the connection between him and the balloon....but that's just my thoughts. Look forward to seeing more of your work!!

sue
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/27/2005 06:20:00 PM
Great shot. very creative!
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 09/27/2005 06:04:12 PM
heh very nice placement
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 09/27/2005 01:36:40 AM
Well done. The expression on the childs face makes the shot!
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 09/26/2005 07:18:50 PM
nice use of perspective
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 09/23/2005 03:49:09 PM
Good perspective & use of the thirds. The lighting seems somewhat flat, lacks that "wow" factor.
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 09/23/2005 10:30:41 AM
funny
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 09/23/2005 05:57:37 AM
meets challenge, good composition and colour
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 09/22/2005 04:03:54 PM
Cute
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 09/21/2005 04:04:27 PM
Pretty clever! 8
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 09/21/2005 05:24:40 AM
Great idea. The lighting seems a tad harsh with her face in the shadows and she's squinting. I wish her shirt weren't so distracting, with the detailed design and all. I like the balloon. It would have been cool to shoot it so that she is only a silhouette. Original idea though.
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 09/21/2005 02:33:29 AM
This is way cool.
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