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Challenge: What? (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A95
Location: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Date: Oct 15, 2005
Aperture: 5.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1600 sec
Galleries: Landscape, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2005

 Taken outside of Duluth. The water you see is Lake Superior.

I had a tough time deciding how bright the image should be, and how bright I should make the colors. I decided upon this but will probably will have wanted to change it within a few days. I had a pretty good submission for the reflection one, so I'm bummed. I thought this image might be a bit more unique, despite how impossible it is to be unique. I bet there will be at least a few others with pointing people in them.

Brightness and Contrast -> Selective Color -> Resize

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Avg (commenters): 4.6667
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Views since voting: 652
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Votes: 222
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 11/01/2005 05:03:32 AM
There are no Baggins's here. They're all over in Hobbiton....THAT WAY!
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 10/31/2005 07:44:20 PM
*Critique Club*

First off - I did not vote for this challenge because I had some difficulties with the challenge title, and it was a tad confusing for me... however of the ones I've seen, yours definitely make me think WHAT? I'm wondering what this kid is pointing at and where... although I have to say the passive look on his face throws me off a tad. That being said, let me get to the specifics of the photo.

Compositionally... I'm happy that you did not put him dead center... however I feel that your image would have benefitted from having him more to the right and pointing across the photo (so that you could travel a bit with the imaginary line from his finger and then take you off the page) I think that this might have added some curiousity to the photo.

Nice DOF... I love the hand extending toward the viewer...

In terms of lighting... the ground and the background are well exposed however the boys face and hand leave a little to be desired... I think playing around with some fill flash might have been useful here... especially for that dark shadow under his hat... also it seems part of his hand and face are a tad blown out... I think I would suggest standing him back a bit... and light metering for the back... and working with flash at the front.

I like that you seem to have used a wide angle here... but even with a wide angle, you still have to check for straightness... this just looks too tilted at the horizon line.

Otherwise I think you've got a lot of nice elements in this photo, with just a little more playing around it could really be great!

-Talya
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2005 05:20:11 PM
My eyes follow where your subject is pointing and that leads me right out of your photo and I ignore the right half of it. Also, with his left hand at his waist...it makes me think he need to use nature's bathroom.
 10/19/2005 02:44:44 AM
what is he pointing at?
 10/18/2005 11:20:17 PM
Where?


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