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From Kindergarten to Princeton
From Kindergarten to Princeton
mattmac


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Princeton NJ USA
Date: Oct 7, 2006
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Family, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2006

 Took a walk with my daughter in Princeton...it turned out to be a beautiful fall day and quality time spent.

This is essentially a glorified snapshot. We were walking towards Triumph Brewery to meet up with my wife, saw the stairs and arches. Loved the lighting, so I told Madison to walk up the stairs. Hand held at 1/50 (50mm).

Post Processing:
-Cropped (RSP)
-Convert from RAW (RSP)
-In photoshop, measure tool to level stairs.
-Bumped the Contrast a bit
-Selective color for her sweater
-Selected Daughter, lightened
-Darkened the top rail
-Cloned out a hand from someone walking into the frame
-Cloned out distracting blue paper on lamp
-Selected slate in foreground, added more contrast
-Burned the lower and upper corners of image.
-Resized
-Sharpen
-Save for web.

Statistics
Place: 345 out of 625
Avg (all users): 5.4324
Avg (commenters): 5.5714
Avg (participants): 5.3922
Avg (non-participants): 5.6250
Views since voting: 802
Views during voting: 266
Votes: 185
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 03:41:52 AM
this is a great shot that is well taken.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 07:23:11 PM
Composition is ok here, though I wish perhaps the figure was perhaps looking over a shoulder at us.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 04:23:04 AM
i like the view of the trees through the arches, good composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/05/2006 06:38:07 PM
wonderful compostion
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/03/2006 01:08:26 AM
Nice one here.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/01/2006 03:39:02 PM
Reminds me of my childhood!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2006 07:52:29 PM
Very nice composition. The blue of her sweater and the blue reflected off of the railings along with those touches of blue in the stones at the bottom of the stairs makes for some nice continuity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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