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Halloween Decision
Halloween Decision
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Celebration (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A95
Location: Mr. Dickebooms farm
Date: Oct 9, 2005
Aperture: F/4.9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000 sec
Galleries: Family, Rural
Date Uploaded: Oct 9, 2005

Cloned people out of background -> Levels -> Burning on ground & some pumpkins -> Resize -> USM.

-1 compensation

====== After Challenge ======

FYI... I didn't touch the saturation, but when I did levels the pumpkin colour went outer-spacey. I think the surreal look is neat, but only 4 out of 14 commentors appear to agree.

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 137
Avg (all users): 5.0047
Avg (commenters): 4.8750
Avg (participants): 4.6944
Avg (non-participants): 5.1631
Views since voting: 858
Views during voting: 321
Votes: 213
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0


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10/16/2005 09:25:02 PM
Why this scored so low, I'll never know. This deserved a much higher placement.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/16/2005 05:26:58 PM
I like the color adjustment that brought out the pumpkins.
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10/16/2005 02:43:18 AM
the orange is really great! to me it seems the little girl doesn't really have to make a decision, the way she walks over the field.
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10/15/2005 09:01:15 AM
way too oversaturated.
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10/14/2005 06:51:21 PM
Wow - those are some really glow-like orange pumpkins!! I do agree Halloween is a cause for celebration, but unfortunately the girl doesn't look as if she is having too much fun. Had she been carrying one of the huge ones in her arms with a big grin on her face, I would have scored this higher.
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10/14/2005 02:49:14 PM
Nice try. I don't particularly like the over saturated orange, but thats a personal taste.
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10/14/2005 05:55:19 AM
looks like something out a sci-fi flick.
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10/13/2005 10:11:05 PM
awesome contrast and tone and just a great capture.
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10/13/2005 01:47:26 PM
Love the colours on this! Just not sure about the challenge bit. Still a 7 for me!
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10/11/2005 04:57:00 PM
she looks so solemn, hardly celebrating! ;0)
Nice pick, although I might tone down the color- the orange is a bit too much. Maybe do at half saturation?
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10/11/2005 01:44:38 PM
were the pumpkins really that uniform a color? they almost look painted, and that detracts from the image in my eye. i like how your model contrasts against the setting with her bright, clear colors.
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10/11/2005 11:41:04 AM
the colorization of the oranges is not natural and somewhat distracting to me.
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10/10/2005 06:11:08 PM
too busy...
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10/10/2005 05:45:27 PM
Photo holds promise and potential. I think a closer zoomed in focus on the child would have strengthed the shot. As it is in this photo, she is lost in this big pumpkin patch. A closer zoom on the main subject as she picks out that perfect pumpkin would allow us the viewers to see her facial expression which is important when you want the viewer to make a connection to a photo. And it would have to be not just any expression but either one of joy at finding the perfect one or a moment that clearly shows the musing of "hmm, which one should I pick". The other thing that this composition needs is a readjustment of the colors. The saturation of the orange hues on the pumpkins is too much that they glow with way too much vibrancy.
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10/10/2005 04:26:45 PM
Like the picture - little over saturated for my taste.
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10/10/2005 03:52:49 PM
Very good composition showing the child wandering through the patch full of pumpkins. The saturation seems a little extreme, the pumpkins just don't seem natural.
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10/10/2005 12:16:52 PM
IMO the orange is over saturated.
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10/10/2005 06:27:24 AM
roo much color
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10/09/2005 09:16:17 PM
Great vibrancy. I wish her jacket were a solid color, but I'm nitpicking. The rule of thirds is well done here. She does stand out with the bright blue, white and pink stripes.
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