DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
Clamshells on the Court
Clamshells on the Court
Bear_Music


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Onset, MA
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2006

 Processed from RAW

hue/sat, selective color, levels, crop, resize, USM, save for web

For the record, the apparent gradient in the sky was achieved entirely by adjusting the black level in the blue/cyan channels in selective color; sky was too bright in original. I was surprised at how much it gradiented out when I did it.

This is a local basketball court that the seagulls are using as a lunch court; they drop the clams from a hundred feet up then swoop down and eat the innards.

Statistics
Place: 16 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.8776
Avg (commenters): 7.3158
Avg (participants): 5.8125
Avg (non-participants): 5.8881
Views since voting: 1282
Views during voting: 614
Votes: 343
Comments: 22
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 11/05/2006 09:21:51 PM
Good spatial feel, Robert. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/04/2006 09:36:14 PM
Is a hose readily available to clear the court? Great shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/04/2006 01:14:14 PM
Great shot. Congrats on your top 20 finish!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2006 10:31:30 PM
A most interesting capture. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2006 03:51:14 AM
very imposing angle. well seen!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/31/2006 12:35:13 AM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 2
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 2
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/28/2006 01:58:45 AM
From where did all the clamshells come? Playing ball there must have a new sound - crunch. Interesting composition, lines, use WA, symmetry works here, nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 10:45:45 PM
Nice perspective and centered comp works well with this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 09:20:54 PM
Now that's something you don't see every day. At least not in Texas. ;) Good perspective and color.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 07:31:46 PM
I like this shot. Everything just "clicks" nicely, from the contrast and lighting to the sharpness throughout. The mess on the court makes me wonder just how long it has been since someone played here. Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 03:29:30 PM
Why would there be clamsheels on the court? Aside form that I like the POV and the centered composition: 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 05:17:17 AM
6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 03:41:52 PM
nice job on the perspecitve, makes this shot a lot more interesting than some :-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 02:01:06 PM
wonderful pic.. way after the game :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 10:33:50 AM
I don't understand the clamshells but it's a good photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 11:43:09 PM
what the....?? how did that happen??!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 08:52:48 PM
Meets Challenge: 1
Lighting/Processing: 4
Composition: 7
Overall Impression: 5
"WOW" factor: 3

Average Score: 4.0
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 05:55:11 PM
nice perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 05:06:38 PM
I suppose that the home loss the match :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 10:21:43 AM
nice use of perspective
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 10:08:17 AM
The focal point really works in this photo. 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 12:20:41 AM
WHOA! crazy!! this really caught my eye from the thumbnail! i love the symmetry!! 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Prints! - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/25/2024 03:50:51 AM EDT.