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Choir for sale
Choir for sale
Melethia


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Challenge: For Sale (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Challenges 2006
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Wiesbaden, Germany
Date: Dec 8, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Dec 12, 2006

 The Christmas market in Wiesbaden has over a hundred booths selling everything from glühwein (hot spiced wine) and other food and drink, to ornaments and very delicate wooden figures like this little choir. They are quite dear, both in appearance and cost.

Shot at 1000 ISO. Though it is a bit noisy (no neat image used), I do like the way the 30D shoots at high ISOs. Processing included cropping, cloning out a small bit of something else on one side, curves with blending mode set to soft light, wee bit of color correction, sharpen, resize and save for web.

There's a whole story that goes with this that I'll post after the challenge ends.

Statistics
Place: 60 out of 120
Avg (all users): 5.3740
Avg (commenters): 6.4444
Avg (participants): 5.2000
Avg (non-participants): 5.4221
Views since voting: 655
Views during voting: 362
Votes: 254
Comments: 12
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AuthorThread
 12/26/2006 04:18:46 AM
sweet, i like the warm colours, this has a very cozy feeling.
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 12/26/2006 12:24:42 AM
Very cute warm shot. Tim showed me your story. So cool - you have a great imagination! And some nice shots in there too! Happy New Year sweet sister!
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 12/19/2006 07:41:07 PM
I like the shot and think that adding a price tag in the shot would have helped it. However, the tones, colors and DOF are exceptional.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2006 03:22:42 PM
great shot, but i don't get it for this challenge.
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 12/16/2006 05:05:56 AM
I like the composition and dof here... those little curly tipped trees in the background add a sense of whimsy to the singers. But, something about the coloring feels off to me. Perhaps an adjustment of the white balance before taking the shot would have helped.
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 12/15/2006 06:36:49 PM
Perfect depth of field and composition. For this challenge I would like to have seen some indication or context to show that they were 'for sale' - even if it was just a tiny price label on a piece of string attached to one of the figures. Nonetheless, I really like this.
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 12/15/2006 11:50:13 AM
Nice!
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 12/14/2006 04:11:15 AM
White balance needs adjusted. Nice composition. Good selective focus.
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 12/14/2006 03:59:47 AM
This doesn't really speak "for sale" to me, other than the title.
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 12/13/2006 12:31:47 PM
Yikes! Color correction! Great composition and DOF choice though.
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 12/13/2006 07:15:37 AM
white balance?
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 12/12/2006 07:49:20 PM
Very professional.
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