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The Battle for Stalingrad 19 August 1942 - 2 February 1943
The Battle for Stalingrad 19 August 1942 - 2 February 1943
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Lens: Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS
Location: Peak Rail 1940's re-enactment
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Action
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

PS Work:
USM
Desat using hue/saturation an all but red channel
Crop
Hue/sat again to add red/sepia hue
curves to adjust lightness of smoke and darker areas of commander

File Name
CRW_2163.CRW
Camera Model
Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
07/08/2005 13:13:00
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/200
Av( Aperture Value )
5.6
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
100
Lens
100.0 - 400.0 mm
Focal Length
400.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
On
Flash Type
External E-TTL
Flash Exposure Compensation
-1 1/2
Red-eye Reduction
On
Shutter curtain sync
1st-curtain sync
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
AI Focus AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Standard
Sharpness Standard
Color saturation Standard
Color tone 0
Color Space
Adobe RGB
File Size
6497 KB

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 298
Avg (all users): 6.5770
Avg (commenters): 8.1739
Avg (participants): 6.4375
Avg (non-participants): 6.6780
Views since voting: 7014
Views during voting: 515
Votes: 305
Comments: 29
Favorites: 6 (view)


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08/17/2005 09:41:02 PM
A memorable and haunting image. Very nicely done. Congratulations on your top TEN finish.
08/17/2005 01:57:21 PM
Congratulations on this image making top 10...I really liked the tones and the whole setup of this shot.
08/17/2005 10:52:11 AM
congrats on your top 10 finish!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/16/2005 09:55:52 PM
this is excellent. great job.
08/16/2005 11:29:09 AM
Remarkable. This looks like it could almost have come from the actual battle. Suggestions: perhaps add some grain, or even make it black and white, to add an even more authentic feeling. 9
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08/16/2005 12:35:58 AM
Fantastic! This is a great picture! The guy holding the flag kind of looks like George W. Bush...
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08/15/2005 08:22:09 PM
10!
great photo you have taken!
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08/15/2005 07:08:47 PM
Passionate.
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08/14/2005 06:51:23 PM
This looks very authentic and I keep coming back to it. Well done indeed.
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08/13/2005 11:01:52 PM
very believeable image..the pink tone works and works well here..great shot.
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08/13/2005 01:26:38 AM
4 - Ok, I will comment on this one because I really like this shot. But - in my opinion your title does not need anything further than 1942 or 1943. This photo DOES tell a story without the title and a pretty obvious one at that given the flag and uniforms. In my opinion, just the year would actually make this photo stand out more (not JUST because that was part of the Challenge description, but because of what you have captured. Again, only commenting because I think you have done well to capture an era and it looks authentic. A photo of this put into a time capsule for this year, would depict it well for future generations. Just the year, and it would have been possibly an 8, or 7 from me. Just MY 'opinion'.
08/12/2005 07:07:41 PM
Excellent, 10.
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08/11/2005 10:28:15 PM
Cool shot! Are you sure this is from 2005? you really had me fooled.
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08/11/2005 06:05:54 PM
Holy cow! Mighty impressive!
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08/11/2005 02:07:37 PM
The smoke, composition and colour of the flag make for an interesting photo. I like how the flag advances in the frame and the soldiers disappear in the smoke. The patriotism is good. The photo fits nicely in the challenge.
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08/11/2005 12:38:52 PM
i like it, really nice
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08/11/2005 09:38:19 AM
Great picture. The dust/smoke really help this picture look more authentic and the red flag give the picture a burst of color and really makes it pop. I would assume top 3.
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08/10/2005 08:37:13 PM
This is a ver interesting shot, I'd be interested in hearing the background on this.
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08/10/2005 05:30:00 PM
All the telling elements are present, the top of the standard tells even more then the flag does. It is a bit bright, what doesn't correspond with such a hard battle (where one thinks of dark hard contrast exposures). Nevertheless a great shot, one of three nines in this challenge and therefore a tie for third place imo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/10/2005 03:37:50 PM
Great theme going on in your shot. I like the use of fog here, makes me feel like I'm there. Selective destat works well to. Only thing (and this did not affect my vote) is that the flag bearer wouldn't have been carrying a rifle during this battle, at least I don't think he would have been! ;-) Good job and good luck!
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08/10/2005 12:53:23 PM
B&W would have helped it more. 8
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08/10/2005 12:34:06 PM
Sheesh... How do you find the time to stage this?

Excellent.
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08/10/2005 12:25:57 PM
This is one of the best. Grat work.
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08/10/2005 04:50:34 AM
When was this picture taken?But anyway I lik it, put it in the 'political' category.
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08/10/2005 02:41:42 AM
This is superb! I have no idea how you were able to capture this. Great work.
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08/10/2005 02:36:43 AM
nice
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08/10/2005 01:32:52 AM
What does this look like as a B&W?<7>
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08/10/2005 01:27:25 AM
Very nice capture. I really feel the time period...so realistic. Very good use of selective desaturation. Good work!! 10
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08/10/2005 12:59:08 AM
Kool shot, nice set.
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