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Saxual Gold
Saxual Gold
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Gold (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-1
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Tigard Oregon
Date: Jul 21, 2006
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Performance, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2006

RAW
Curves
Smart Sharp
layer mask
clone (dust, scratches, distractions)
healing brush
levels
saturation
gradient tool
rotate and crop
reduce resolution

Statistics
Place: 149 out of 296
Avg (all users): 5.2872
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.1913
Avg (non-participants): 5.4250
Views since voting: 724
Views during voting: 269
Votes: 195
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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08/06/2006 05:29:05 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Charles,

That sure is a beautiful instrument: a wonderful place to start when aiming to create a beautiful image.

I'll start with what works for me in this shot. I like the point-of-view and the rich colour tones. The lighting is good, really bringing out the lines and flow of the sax.

I imagine the image was voted down a little because it does not absolutely 'pop' with gold. As has already been commented - it is dark and red. Personally I like the opulent hue and glow this gives to the shot, but others are different. Anyway, you have not been cut-down by the DNMC trolls - merely just marked down a bit.

I'm guessing the sax is at rest in it's case. It is a little too easy to see that the shot was rotated to veritcal. I think it would have worked better if you has set the sax in a stand with a slightly less dark background. This would have removed the distracting reflections in the inside of the bell.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/30/2006 08:59:02 AM
Nice job keeping all of the colors and reflections under control.
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07/26/2006 04:35:05 AM
great title
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07/25/2006 04:54:17 AM
Brass is not gold and the sax doesn't show up well against the background. No hotspots and excellent clarity but IMO DNMC. <5>
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07/24/2006 11:01:23 AM
Very nice texture....could be a bit brighter?
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07/24/2006 08:35:38 AM
Saxy! A little too red, takes away fromthe gold tones
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07/24/2006 07:35:38 AM
Nice photo!
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07/24/2006 03:31:14 AM
Cool! Makes me wanna look inside :)
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07/23/2006 10:11:23 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:1
Technical:1
Wow:0
Originality:1
Total Score:5
07/23/2006 08:30:46 PM
Great Job!
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