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aimeethetoo


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Challenge: Long Exposure II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Deer Creek
Date: Nov 5, 2006
Aperture: 6.9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/5
Galleries: Action, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Nov 5, 2006

 This is me and my Sweetie (Timfythetoo). We had a church retreat this weekend at a lodge on a lake in Deer Creek, OH. Our first night alone (without kids) in three years! This is my first attempt at a long exposure shot. Not particularly great but I thought the umbrella colors looked cool. Thanks for spinning it Sweetie. I know the umbrella doesn't make sense since it's not raining but hey, it's art (sort of)!

Shot in Raw, curves, levels, hue/saturation, brightness/contrast, selective colors, burning, dodging, minor cloning, blur, crop, neat image, unsharp mask, stroke, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 239
Avg (all users): 6.2889
Avg (commenters): 7.7778
Avg (participants): 6.0235
Avg (non-participants): 6.5263
Views since voting: 2792
Views during voting: 478
Votes: 180
Comments: 19
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/15/2006 07:19:12 PM
This is really a great shot. Congrats on your finish! :)
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 11/14/2006 07:34:00 PM
folks DO use umbrellas when it's not raining! UV protection..lol

This shot really makes me chuckle and is very emotive to me:
1. YEAH on church camp!!!!!!! God's always a good thing
2. Send the kiddies my way...you guys need sitter!
3. giggles and smiles at thought of him spinning umbrella and you laughing as you BOTH count seconds left in exposure...lol hopefully looking/being with you he forgot to keep spinning at some point :-)

lovely image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/14/2006 06:17:58 PM
YOHOHO!Nice idea nice image nice colours !!
Great work!
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 11/14/2006 08:53:15 AM
Three years! dang, girlfriend, you gotta work on that. :) Though I understand completely. My husband and I have had one night in, oh, 3 or 4 years, I think . ..

Anyway, I love the colors and composition in this shot. You did well, and this is a cool idea.

Great work!
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 11/13/2006 07:34:48 AM
I loved this pic! I'm one of your 9's and this was third in my ranking. I'm surprised it didn't take a higher score. The colors are great and i love the rasied heel with the lake reflecting behind it! You should be proud of this one!
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 11/13/2006 03:47:16 AM
this was one of my 10's i loved this such great use of color
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 11/13/2006 12:23:30 AM
wow!! this is the COOLEST shot. great job! I Love it!
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 11/12/2006 09:49:58 PM
i think this is quite good. The background of the lake shore, I'd remove it for your own pleasure, and make a natural fade from water to sky... that would top it off.
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 11/12/2006 07:18:31 PM
WoOt!! Go Aimee. Go Aimee. Go Aimee.... Yeah, that's right folks, watch out for Femme Fatale! ;) I loved this image btw, gave it a 9. I'm a sucker for romantic shots...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/12/2006 06:21:34 PM
Great idea and execution for an interesting photograph.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/11/2006 05:29:50 AM
Interesting rainbow effect.
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 11/10/2006 09:52:13 AM
Different & creative. Nicely done!
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 11/10/2006 09:43:48 AM
Very nice. Most of the others in this challenge are total crap!! I just want to thank you for originality. You are receiving the only 10 I'm giving in this challenge. Keep it up.
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 11/10/2006 03:07:59 AM
This is a really creative take on the spinning umbrella idea - really lends itself to wonder what's going on behind the umbrella! Unfortunately, the umbrella is a little too bright and saturated, I think. The real impact of the shot comes from the viewer peeking into a private moment, not the umbrella spinning. I also don't see the need for all the negative space on the right side of the frame, it adds nothing to the shot. A closer crop will increase the intimate feel of the shot, which I believe is what you were going for to begin with. Overall this is a great shot, so it gets a great score! :) Good luck in the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/06/2006 04:35:14 PM
Cool effect!
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 11/06/2006 04:16:04 PM
I'm not sure where the orange light is coming from but it makes this picture rule! Beautiful composition, framing and color. I'm not sure if this is a long exposure but nevertheless wonderfully done! This one deserves a ribbon IMO!
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 11/06/2006 09:19:54 AM
very good the composition,great the colours,good the idea. 10
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 11/05/2006 08:25:00 PM
Great colors, I like the mistery in the shot...Nicely done....9
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 11/05/2006 07:23:54 PM
rellay nice. seen the concept before, but it works well here.
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