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Challenge: Destinations (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Kanchanaburi, Thailand
Date: Sep 18, 2005
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2005

a group of novive monks in Kanchanburi, Thailand...

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Statistics
Place: 23 out of 191
Avg (all users): 6.3814
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 6.0400
Avg (non-participants): 6.5966
Views since voting: 2024
Views during voting: 304
Votes: 194
Comments: 16
Favorites: 3 (view)


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10/02/2005 07:29:57 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

With a score of 6.38 and favorable comments during the Challenge, I expect you got what you wanted from this image. It is a good one.

It tells a story which can be read many ways. This is a talent which not everyone has. Therefore, technical thoughts fly out the window. For example: Did you want the shallow depth of field to show the progression of the child from the faintest suggestion at left, to the extra sharp of the child on the right? If you did, it works. The circle composition works it's magic here as well. The fact that a child's head touches the top of the frame? Usually a technical flaw. Here, it seems to work.

I can only wish you continued success in your experience here at DPChallenge.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/25/2005 02:19:06 PM
Very nice picture. Interesting DOF. Little overexposed for my liking. Light a bit harsh on the boy's head in the front.
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09/25/2005 01:24:17 PM
Greaet DOF. The first boy munk could have been a tad sharper maybe. Ther is some blue colorization in his right eye, but I am being ridiculously picky here. Like it a lot. Bump
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09/24/2005 09:52:29 PM
Wonderful. Love the colors and the expression of the closest boy is precious. -- 9 --
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09/23/2005 11:47:02 AM
what a lovely arrangement of novice monks. shallow DOF works very well here.
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09/23/2005 01:28:03 AM
Beutiful picture, the tones and colors are excellent, and the curve of the line they are standing in really makes the picture. I think this is my first or second 10.
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09/22/2005 06:01:11 PM
Great shot.
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09/22/2005 04:02:25 PM
fantastic image..one of my top picks, the whole composition is well planned and executed.
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09/21/2005 04:32:02 PM
what else can I say but wow! This must have been a very interesting experience wherever you were. I am just absolutly drawn to the boy in focus. 8
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09/21/2005 09:26:16 AM
Nice vibrant colors and engaging subjects. It makes me wonder what or who they are looking at.
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09/20/2005 07:43:32 PM
Really nice image. I love the greens and orange. I also especially like the arc of the boys heads, although I do wish there was a bit more room between the top head and the edge of the image. Wonderful image with lots of destinations implied.
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09/19/2005 10:29:17 PM
How did you get them t line up like that. Great colors, composition, and mood. My favorite so far. I wish the boys in the background were in focus, but that's a minor quibble.
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09/19/2005 03:44:45 PM
The background I feel should be burned more- it is very light and takes away the focus from your subjects
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09/19/2005 09:35:35 AM
I see the orange first and have to make myself look at the rest. I think the faces should all be in focus and less glare on the head.
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09/19/2005 07:30:28 AM
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.
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09/19/2005 04:20:28 AM
I love the Buddhist children. The DOF is good but the lighting seems a tad harsh. I like the orange and yellow corlorations. Maybe a zoom to get a closer detailing of ONE of the faces might've served you a bit better.
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