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Challenge: Where In The World Is drewmedia? (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Bosque Del Apache, NM
Date: Nov 24, 2007
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000 sec
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 25, 2007

 Went down to Bosque Del Apache to see the birds. I never thought I'd see drewmedia hanging out in the trees!

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

Photomatix: tone-mapped

PS:
Curves
Hue/Saturation
Hue/Saturation to desat the yellows
Post-RAW conversion pre-tone-mapped image overlayed in lighten mode
Crop
NI
Resize
Sharpen
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 81 out of 115
Avg (all users): 5.2481
Avg (commenters): 10.0000
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Avg (non-participants): 5.5172
Views since voting: 616
Views during voting: 220
Votes: 133
Comments: 3
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/06/2007 12:33:49 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

What an interesting photo to critigue. It scored moderately so let's see what we can find that may be holding it back.

Composition

I think that the horizon is kind of near the thirds and kind of near the center. Perhaps a more dramtic position of the horizon on the lower third line would help. I am not sure that the horizon is straight. I think the water line is tipping down on the right.

Tone

This image is all about tone, and contrast or lack thereof. There are alot of subtle tones in the image, but the harsh sun burning through detracts. Such a November day. I would love to see more detail, more shadows, more emotion in the clouds. I am not sure if the details exist to pull out that texture in post processing. Otherwise, the mid day sun is creating very flat lighting.

I am not sure if the foreground helps or hurts. It does provide an almost necessary framing, but it also adds a harsh, more contrasting compoent that drags my eye away from the beauty of the sky and its reflection.

I almost wonder what this image would look like with the foreground removed and a complimentary border around it to give the subtly of the image some boundaries. I think this is one photo that needs a border to help offset it and create contrast, not within the image, but between the image and its environment.

Hope this helps.

Please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Ken
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2007 04:14:45 PM
My kind of picture, simple yet impressive
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 11/27/2007 07:43:10 AM
I like this one a lot : peaceful & lightful . I can't explain why but this photo makes me feel very well . Thank you for posting !
my vote 10
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