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Grapes of Wrath
Grapes of Wrath
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Challenge: Free Study 2011-05 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX Aspherical DG HSM for Nikon
Location: Herxheim am Berg, Germany
Date: May 15, 2011
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1000s
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2011

 Well I think I had something really nice to work with and I kind of botched it.

Late-night editing once again has plaid a hand, but to be honest I just didn't know what I was doing, even beginning with focal length.

It seemed like a massive scene with these foreboding clouds, so I went with my wide angle at the 24mm length. Sadly I have nothing between 24mm and 50mm (at least that I typically carry around).

Because of the 24mm I had a massive amount of dead space in front of me that had to be cropped out to keep it interest. I feel as though it's lost a lot of impact with the buildings being so far off.

And then in processing I think there's just too much contrast. The lights are too light and the darks are too dark. It was a wild scene, and it got crazy shortly after (fortunately I had a wine tent to duck into to wait it out), but I think the processing is just a bit too much.

Once again, I want to take the raw material and give it another go.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2011 05:13:38 AM
I like the aspect ratio and the border. the sky lends the apparent wrath. I like a pretty shot with a touch of wrath- and you nailed that, the relevance of Steinbeck being important or not.
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 06/06/2011 02:43:29 AM
Great sky well presented.
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 06/05/2011 06:37:45 PM
well done. great catch with the dark clouds and still sunlit vineyard.
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 06/05/2011 09:12:33 AM
Excellent landscape shot.
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 06/04/2011 06:42:29 PM
Clouds feel like they're about to crush the field. Great lighting in this.
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 06/03/2011 09:55:06 AM
What is the world coming to? First angry birds and now wrathful grapes. I'm scared to go outside anymore.
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 06/03/2011 06:32:53 AM
excellent shot .... very beautiful.
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 05/31/2011 08:52:38 PM
Visually appealing.
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