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Challenge: Upside Down II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Groton, CT
Date: Aug 7, 2007
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2007

 I went down to the beach in town to take some pictures of children's beach toys in the fog, but on the way I saw these cool guys sitting in a little pond. The water wasn't completely still, but I really wanted to enter something.

Very DPC like - I have seen many images like this on the site, so I decided to put my own take on it - not a great image - not as clear as I would have liked but there ya go...the colors are pretty warm and the composition isn't horrible, so I figure high 5s or low 6s. It just depends on if the voters pound me for DNMC type stuff...

Shot in RAW
Opened in CS2 - adjusted exposure, levels, curves
Save as Jpeg
Opened in Elements 3
Flipped image 180 degrees
Cropped to size
Adjusted levels, hue/saturation - boosted green and yellow, decreased cyan
Save for web
Opened and adjusted hue saturation to boost green
USM at large radius
USM at small radius
Added border
Save for web (<150 kb, 640)

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 102
Avg (all users): 6.0868
Avg (commenters): 7.4545
Avg (participants): 5.7209
Avg (non-participants): 6.1761
Views since voting: 779
Views during voting: 349
Votes: 219
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2007 05:16:56 AM
Very good - I think I would have gone for a tighter crop and a more portrait aspect ratio - perhaps loosing the rock in the lower right.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/13/2007 04:37:18 AM
I like the image very much. Not so sure if I like the rotation though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/12/2007 07:32:09 PM
nice. i like.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2007 03:29:18 PM
stunning! strong 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2007 09:39:44 PM
Sweet!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2007 05:58:53 PM
Can't get much better: 10.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2007 03:52:02 AM
Excellent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2007 09:49:53 PM
i like the concept, but it's a bit too busy. focusing on one of the birds and it's reflection could have helped
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2007 08:26:43 PM
Very appealing - the birds reflections have such an impressionist look!

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  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2007 09:58:36 AM
complicated 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2007 08:18:58 AM
it's too bad this is an upside down challenge because i think i would have liked this shot a lot more if it was right side up. i like the rich lush green in contrast to the crisp white birds.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2007 05:29:44 AM
Nice reflection
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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