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If Ewe Only Knew...
If Ewe Only Knew...
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Challenge: Free Study 2008-09 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Billings Farm Woodstock VT
Date: Sep 6, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2008

 Shot during the Vermont GTG on Sept 6th.

There little sheep were quite engaged with the DPC crew - i think it had more to do that we were feeding them apples than anything else...

This little sheep was 'busy' taking care of business at the moment I spotted it so there it stayed still very nicely for me...hence the title.

Editing: Noise Ninja, Crop, Adjust levels, Hue/Sat - convert to b/w and then sepia added, some minor cloning in background to smooth greens, dodging and burning on sheep's face and background. USM at 25,50,0. Save for web. Burn to create minor vignette - sepia added again, sharpen post resize, blurred a few oversharpened spots.

Post Challenge: I am very happy with the image and the score, but I had pretty high hopes for this shot when it was sitting over 6.7, but the late week voters seemed to tire of this face...

Here is the unedited file:

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 430
Avg (all users): 6.3442
Avg (commenters): 8.3333
Avg (participants): 6.1963
Avg (non-participants): 6.6809
Views since voting: 941
Views during voting: 240
Votes: 154
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 10/09/2008 01:57:06 PM
Can't believe i didn't recognize your sheep (granted it was rainy and drizzling) kick myself for not picking up on this image.. The textures threw me off..
Nice shot and Terrific pp...
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 10/08/2008 07:42:31 PM
My goodness. Your tolerance of your model's "business" is amazing. Must say I don't know if I could've just hung there like that snapping away, but the thought of you doing so makes me laugh.
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 10/08/2008 05:23:13 AM
yup..thouught I recognized this guy :) I love the details you were able to bring out here and the conversion to duotones worked nicely...great image Pete!
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 10/08/2008 02:39:22 AM
That is a sweet pastoral image. Looks as if she has a wise eye too. Knew a good photographer when she saw one ;-) Lovely photo.
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 10/07/2008 09:27:49 PM
Should've been top 20 in my book. Lovely shot.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/07/2008 07:50:03 PM
Nice detail and gets across texture very well.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/05/2008 11:24:01 AM
Love the tones, cute title.
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 10/05/2008 07:08:38 AM
I'm sure i've dated her.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/04/2008 05:01:35 AM
Wonderful textures brought out nicely by the processing
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 10/02/2008 07:59:12 PM
I hope this shot gets the scores and credit it deserves. This one is brilliant in my opinion. Framing is excellent and background does not detract from the clear focus of the shot. The grittiness of the wool is excellent but doesn't appear to be over sharpened either. Just a great shot. The toning is also perfect. Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2008 02:06:14 PM
What a great edit and the focus is right on: 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/02/2008 09:21:26 AM
This makes me smile. It's in my top few.
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 10/02/2008 07:20:40 AM
I love that so much. The texture - the tones. AWWWWWWW
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 10/01/2008 05:41:40 PM
A shaggy little bugger..love all the textures. The warm B & W conversion is also extremely appealing...very nice.
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 09/30/2008 09:47:20 PM
Great closeup and nice processing.
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