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mbrutus2009


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-10 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Lake Worth Florida
Date: Oct 31, 2008
Aperture: f16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Sky, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2008

I liked the outcome... I did very limited editing... This was a school in Florida.

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Place: 368 out of 394
Avg (all users): 4.7669
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.7333
Avg (non-participants): 4.8372
Views since voting: 632
Views during voting: 238
Votes: 133
Comments: 3
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11/12/2008 10:43:06 AM
--- Greetings from the Critique Club! ----

While sunsets and sun rises tend to do well here at DPC, the exposure and processing can be tricky.

You basic composition is good, from a rule of thirds point of view.

The silhouette works nicely to create seperation from the background.

Where you lose points IMO is in the sky itself. The colors, while propbably realistic, come off as a little flat. I recommend that you bump up the saturation to make the oranges more vibrant. A soft touch is required because if you go overboard, it will come off as too processed.

The palm trees are nice but the bushy stuff in the lower right isn't helping your image much.

Try differnt angles, zooming in, moving a bit to the left or right to isolate an element that can serve as the main focal point of the image. As it is, it is hard for the viewer to latch on to anything.

Even with improved processing, the image as it is here probably would not have scored much over a 5.

It's a nice image though, and if it pleases you then you've been successful.

Good luck and feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

David
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/06/2008 02:36:50 AM
too much of a snapshot kind of feel. The composition is too busy. Try simplifying like only including 2-3 tree silhouttes that are more cleanly seperated.
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11/02/2008 08:01:22 AM
lacks point of interest. a little messy. the colors of the sky are nice though
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