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Challenge: Minimalism II (Minimal Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Huntington Beach, Ca
Date: Jan 21, 2007
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Emotive, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 25, 2007

 Easton modeling for me yet again. Much thanks to him for standing on his head.

The title is the name of this yoga pose. I was iffy on it thinking people might not get it but it's about the photo anyhow!

This was a hard choice of which photo... sigh. With him getting tired and the sun setting this proved to be more difficult that I anticipated. But I did my best! Looking at it now I think this one is too light and the ISO too high for not being able to use neatimage. The other ones I took were too dark. Wish I had gotten some in the middle... it\'s hard to tell what looks good until you get it on the computer.

And my regular lens was acting up so I used my zoom lens and just couldn\'t seem to get far enough for what I wanted... running on the sand like an idiot while Easton is still on his head. It was fun though!

Editing:
Sharpen.
Resize.
Laugh. (is that allowed?)

Minimal editing is certainly a learning experience.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 231
Avg (all users): 6.0351
Avg (commenters): 6.9333
Avg (participants): 5.6500
Avg (non-participants): 6.3736
Views since voting: 934
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 171
Comments: 16
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/01/2007 05:04:47 PM
Nice colors. Good timing with the bird.
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 02/01/2007 05:03:02 PM
Amazing that you did this with no editing!! wow! 9
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 01/30/2007 04:52:53 PM
Too hard to tell what the subject of the shot is, not really minimalist... The sun is far too blown-out as well.
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 01/30/2007 02:56:30 PM
Beautiful just beautiful. Love the colors and idea. Great work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2007 01:44:13 PM
I have searched through the challenge for those entries where the negative space is more than just a plain black or white backdrop because, whilst I think that technique often makes for some really strong and high impact images, I̢۪m particularly drawn to entries where the negative space is relevant to the subject itself and actually contributes to the impact of the picture in a contextual as well as purely compositional way.

Absolutely perfect timing in terms of the position of that bird and the entire composition works well. I̢۪d probably rotate fractionally to straighten the horizon and might even slice a sliver off the top to push the horizon further away from the centre but those are both minor suggestions. Lighting is beautiful and I really feel like I̢۪m there.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/30/2007 11:18:00 AM
This is one of my faves of the challenge. I love the mood and tranquility and I cannot believe you got the bird in the shot where you did - awesome!
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 01/30/2007 10:31:06 AM
Excellent timing and exposure.
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 01/30/2007 09:39:51 AM
Nice timing and capture. Bit of a stretch for the challenge IMO -- minimal subject matter but not really minimalism -- but well done nonetheless.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/28/2007 12:08:23 AM
The bird against the sun makes this shot very special, nice minimal rendering..
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 01/28/2007 12:04:40 AM
very good composition. The bird in the background balances. - 8 -
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 01/26/2007 10:24:21 AM
Me like Me like! Of course yours are always good!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/26/2007 05:54:37 AM
nice timing with the bird and the sun
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 01/26/2007 04:08:52 AM
nice timing on getting the bird in position
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 01/26/2007 12:44:17 AM
a bit obliquos
 01/25/2007 08:45:55 PM
What a great capture - Predicting this will do well - Nice one. 10
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 01/25/2007 07:23:05 PM
which is it. The bird or the sports?


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