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Challenge: Environmental Portrait II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Elliot, ME
Date: Mar 16, 2008
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 6400
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Emotive, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2008

 A re-enactment at the Elliot Baptist Church, Elliot, ME.

This will get destroyed for the grain/noise/oversharpening, but I don't care anymore. I've begun to realize that I like the heavy grain texture for my photo-journalistic efforts and my religious perspectives tend to embrace that as well.

Hopefully, outside of the challenge someone will see this for what I meant it to be. Predicting a 4.5. I've submitted what I like; not what the voters are likely to consider a ribbon winner.

Statistics
Place: 142 out of 159
Avg (all users): 4.2087
Avg (commenters): 4.7143
Avg (participants): 3.8571
Avg (non-participants): 4.3081
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 254
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/25/2008 07:04:02 PM
seems a bit too grainey
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 03/24/2008 12:06:39 PM
Not sure I like the edting on this, justs doesn't work for me
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 03/24/2008 04:43:09 AM
Strong message here, and this could be in the top 10........
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 03/23/2008 11:33:30 AM
this is just different. Picture of a picture? Id would try a different shot
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 03/23/2008 10:52:15 AM
Love the timely topic, love the way it looks like a great painting.
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 03/22/2008 02:44:54 PM
Not sure what this is (mural? movie?) or how it fits the challenge. Original idea, anyway...
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 03/20/2008 04:10:52 PM
good shot, a little grainy though.
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 03/20/2008 06:54:47 AM
Tough way to earn a living.
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 03/20/2008 12:36:15 AM
looks very grainy
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 03/19/2008 02:39:06 PM
I'm sure the graininess was on purpose, to perhaps add some "age" to the shot. But it is way too harsh for my tastes. I think a matte finish would be better.
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 03/19/2008 02:00:03 PM
I really don't like the noise; I don't know if that was intentional or not.
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 03/19/2008 12:35:17 PM
Do not understand the concept and photograph is badly pixelatted.
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 03/19/2008 10:05:10 AM
Great shot but its so noisy. Try using a diff ISO setting or Noise Ninja (or equivilant software) to reduce the noise.
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 03/19/2008 08:06:28 AM
Not sure what to make of this. Your use of noise doesn't benefit the composition and leaves it very flat.
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 03/19/2008 02:46:21 AM
I'd love to hear the story behind this. Grain works and makes it look like a painting. I wish lighting was a little better on the face.
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