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Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Olympus C-5000Z
Location: West Hartford
Date: Oct 24, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Sky, Sports
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2006

This took a while and I shot at an empty racetrack and got nothing. It;s surprising how different things look on the camera's LCD sceen. I went to this school with a football to do someting along those lines but the practice was still going and I was running out of daylight. The clouds in the background gave me this idea and I shot a few. I cropped, adjusted levels, saturation and USM.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 82
Avg (all users): 4.7924
Avg (commenters): 5.2778
Avg (participants): 4.3750
Avg (non-participants): 4.8605
Views since voting: 780
Views during voting: 465
Votes: 342
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/30/2006 07:25:12 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 6
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10/29/2006 04:24:32 AM
It's a bit dark.
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10/28/2006 09:29:21 AM
The composition is really interesting, but this image is so dark that I con't really pick out alot of details.
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10/27/2006 05:21:57 PM
Nice composition and colors...beautiful scene. I would like to see a bit more contrast and brightness in the grass in the foreground.
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10/27/2006 11:20:56 AM
I like the moodiness here and it certainly feels like it should be after game. My eye is bothered by having the goal post facing off the image - I'd like it better if the crop moved the back of the goal/netting to the right and left some open space on the left.
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10/27/2006 07:46:38 AM
i would only change one thing, the two people in the background
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10/27/2006 01:16:56 AM
4
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10/26/2006 01:21:32 PM
Too dark overall. Can't really see the net all that well to see that it's empty.
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10/26/2006 11:38:00 AM
Is that a boundary line (chalk) in the foreground? This is a tough call. As it is I think the photo is underexposed substantially, especially the foreground. Probably has to do with metering and the sky you were working with. Then again, if it was exposed properly it would be quite a bit busier with the buildings and other distractions in the background. Hmmm. The driving force behind your decision was probably the cool looking clouds, yes? This makes another angle or POV hard to do. May have been better off exposing a little closer for the shadows and then using curves/levels to bring the sky back some. Maybe a Gradient ND filter? Like I said, a tough call. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
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10/26/2006 11:10:32 AM
Seems a bit dark. Not sure if it's me or the shot but good luck in the challenge.
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10/26/2006 10:53:27 AM
Your shot looks a little too dark to me.
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10/25/2006 03:45:49 PM
Pretty nice shot - the idea is really good but there is not enough contrast for my liking. I would have increased the contrast to bring out more of the foreground white stripe and also the clouds.
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10/25/2006 03:31:51 PM
Meets Challenge: 3
Lighting/Processing: 3 (overall dark)
Composition: 4 (goal more to the right would help I think)
Overall Impression: 3
"WOW" factor: 1

Average Score: 2.8
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10/25/2006 02:29:33 PM
a bit dark, but it helps the mood, i think. well done, one of the few 10's i gave.
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10/25/2006 01:05:08 PM
It is a bit dark, but I love the sky background
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10/25/2006 12:23:48 PM
good capture. a little dark on the bottom
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10/25/2006 09:21:59 AM
needs a lighter foreground
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10/25/2006 06:19:06 AM
if you had a little light in the foregournd to draw you in this would be excellent
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