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Not a Care in the World
Not a Care in the World
drwranger7


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Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Date: Oct 16, 2006
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Candid
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 508 out of 625
Avg (all users): 5.0056
Avg (commenters): 5.5714
Avg (participants): 5.0211
Avg (non-participants): 4.9459
Views since voting: 741
Views during voting: 264
Votes: 179
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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03/31/2007 08:42:36 PM
Wow, that's really cool :)

In terms of the emotional impact of the picture, it's just perfect. The closeness, the body language, the expressions on their faces - everything conveys being totally lost in each other.

However, I would've altered the post-processing in the following ways:
the white line at the top is distracting, so I would've gone for a tighter crop, also possibly putting them at the right-hand side rather than in the centre, to make the composition more interesting. Increase contract, increase saturation to bring out the colours. Also, their faces are in the shadow, and since it's an advanced editing competition, you can use dodging and burning to shift the focus of the picture - lighten their faces and darken the background. Unsharp mask and Neat Image tend to be the final touches - it makes the picture nice and clear, and their skin more smooth.

Hope you don't mind the edit:
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 08:01:41 PM
great shot
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11/06/2006 11:37:12 PM
Nice intimate moment here. I wish the detail was a little better on the couple.
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11/06/2006 04:57:39 AM
Nice catch of a moment. The focus could be a bit sharper
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11/03/2006 05:49:01 PM
really a great candid. You managed to capture alot of emotion here, i think a bomb could go off and they wouldn't notice. good shot.
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11/03/2006 05:59:54 AM
Quite sweet...
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11/02/2006 11:23:35 PM
Great candid moment...I'd crop off the tree on the left and a lot off the top to bring them in closer to the viewer to make us more a part of their intimate moment. :)
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11/02/2006 06:56:23 PM
Not sharp. Also, too much distracting detail.
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11/01/2006 09:50:09 PM
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww I'll give you a 7 for reminding me how crazy I am about my wife.
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