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 bobgaither
Canon EOS-40D |
09/02/2002 02:00:00 AM |
| Thanks for the voting and comments. I was not pleased myself about the way the rope hung either. I debated and changed the photo and other photos of the same thing but came up with this version. When I would try and tilt the rope left a couple of degrees then crop I would lose pixels and the image was not as clear. Even in other photos that I took the rope hung the same way and I am going back just to where I took the picture for curiosity to see if the rope hangs that way. For as the sky being hazy it was humid and we were getting a lot of smoke from the Oregon fires. |
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 jmsetzler
Canon PowerShot G9 |
08/31/2002 12:31:00 AM |
| There used to be a rope swing similar to this across the lake from my home when i was young.. When you would swing out over the water, you HAD to let go or you would come back and hit the tree :) Good shot :) - jmsetzler |
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 bunnies
Sony DSC-W200 |
08/30/2002 06:42:00 PM |
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Swashbuckler
Sony DSC-F717 |
08/30/2002 05:47:00 PM |
| Wonderful shot/memory. I would have loved some motion in this shot, but then you'd have "children" in the shot and panned for that. How about this: take the shot just after a person "hit the water" type thing. No people visible, motion and water effects! (All godd stuff!!!) Still this is very nice. 9 Swash |
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whobee
Sony DSC-F505 |
08/30/2002 05:15:00 PM |
| Sad that the tire is no longer there. Worth a thousand words. |
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mcmurma
Canon EOS-300D Rebel |
08/30/2002 11:20:00 AM |
| Nice color. Reminds me of so many swimming holes I have been to...wanted some action, tho. Movement on the swing, a splash in the water...? (6) ~mcmurma |
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 technogma
Polaroid PDC 640 |
08/29/2002 04:30:00 PM |
| Very nice..........addresses the subject of the challenge...........good clear picture |
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11n
Sony Mavica FD-85 |
08/29/2002 10:42:00 AM |
| May conjure memories for some, but not me. Could have had more depth too. |
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jsabbarton
Canon EOS-5D |
08/29/2002 10:29:00 AM |
| Superb… This does it for me. It really evokes fond memories – mostly of being cold and wet, but fond nonetheless :) I can just imagine running full tilt and jumping for all I'm worth at that rope… Ooops – forgot my age for a moment. I can't fault the shot, as I say, it works for me… Thanks for the memory (10) |
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Froober
Canon EOS-10D |
08/29/2002 09:58:00 AM |
| This is great..maybe a tad too yellow. I wish there were some clothes hanging on the bush to the right to indicate someone is there. Lisa |
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autool
Canon EOS-20D |
08/29/2002 09:07:00 AM |
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background10,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing10,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?9,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 9,
Total Averaged Rating10. Autool
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fleveque
Olympus E-1 |
08/29/2002 08:48:00 AM |
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Journey
Canon PowerShot G3 |
08/29/2002 03:02:00 AM |
| This is a nice image. Sure wish I had had such a swimming hole available to me in my childhood. Colors are beautiful. The rope is great but unfortunately it is right bang in the middle. It would have been nice to see it pushed out but you may have lost those lovely orange-brown hills in the background. This image seems meant to convey a sense of tranquillity. It doesn't quite do that for me and it is because I sense some "busy-ness" in all the greens of the top branch and all the shrubs. Seems the result from oversharpening?????? 7 Journey |
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Jak
Fujifilm FinePix S602Z |
08/29/2002 12:19:00 AM |
| I think there was a better picture in here somewhere, something with a little more action, perhaps. 5 Jak |
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inspzil
Olympus E-510 |
08/28/2002 01:14:00 PM |
Wonerful shot! A solid 9 if it wasn't so hazy, but you'll have to settle for an 8
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Kaz
Canon EOS-10D |
08/28/2002 06:26:00 AM |
| Great idea. It would be a stronger shot if the rope was off to one side though. |
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myqyl
Sony DSC-F717 |
08/28/2002 03:17:00 AM |
| Did you try this with the rope not dead center? Just a thought... Nice shot! |
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malapropam
Sony DSC-F707 |
08/28/2002 12:40:00 AM |
| idyllic!! I wish I had one when I was growing up. |
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 alanfreed
Nikon D300s |
08/27/2002 08:38:00 PM |
| This was actually my first idea, and I actually dug a rope (and a tire, for a tire swing) out of the garage, and trudged through the woods along a river to get a shot of it. I just couldn't get an angle I liked, and besides I was getting muddy! You did a nice job of capturing what I was trying for. |
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mullany1957
Sony DSC-F717 |
08/27/2002 07:17:00 PM |
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Kavey
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
08/27/2002 03:23:00 PM |
Like this one a lot, but the rope really needs to be vertical within the frame. Keep tilting my head when I look at it :)
5, Kavey |
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 BAMartin
Canon EOS-40D |
08/27/2002 02:27:00 PM |
| Probably nothing says childhood more than the old swimming hole. The photo is also very well done, good lighting and compostion... great use of tree branches for framing. 9 BAMartin |
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andrewm
Canon EOS-300D Rebel |
08/27/2002 01:56:00 PM |
| Lovely Photo--real Tom Sawyer feel to it -just waiting to fill up with joyful children--andrewm |
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clink1833
Sony DSC-P9 |
08/27/2002 09:45:00 AM |
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shedevil
Olympus D-360L |
08/27/2002 03:45:00 AM |
| great photo... very clear. |
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TomNTexas
Nikon Coolpix 4300 |
08/27/2002 01:33:00 AM |
| I remember a place like this....thanks for bringing it back to me. On the technical side the only thing I'd like to see is the same photo, cropped to where not as much of the sky is in the picture. Other than that.....I like it. (9) |
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Heather-Mae
Canon EOS-20D |
08/26/2002 11:51:00 PM |
| Beautiful picture- makes me want to jump in the water (except I can't swim!) This could be a poster. |
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alex
Sony Mavica FD-71 |
08/26/2002 11:26:00 PM |
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byetko
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi |
08/26/2002 08:48:00 PM |
| That sounds really fun right now. Great composition and subject. 7. |
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sgtpepper6344 |
08/26/2002 08:38:00 PM |
this is an excellent shot for the contest and otherwise!
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shutterfly
Canon EOS-5D |
08/26/2002 08:27:00 PM |
| looks like fun!! where is this? |
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stonecreek63
Sony DSC-F707 |
08/26/2002 06:28:00 PM |
| makes me want to peel'em off and take the plunge |
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camelotnorth
Nikon D70 |
08/26/2002 06:15:00 PM |
| looks very tempting..lovely shot and colors. |
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normw
Sony Mavica CD200 |
08/26/2002 06:01:00 PM |
| This shot makes me want to go swimming. I wish I was there now!! I used to swim in a place just like this. (8) |
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HBunch
HP PhotoSmart 315 |
08/26/2002 05:23:00 PM |
| Well congrats, as of right now, so far, I have only one 10 in my basket, and it's you. This photo is absolutely wonderful. The lighting was perfect, angle and frame filling are perfect and the colors are beautiful. Focus is great. Excelent photo and good luck in the challenge. |
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snie
Olympus C-720UZ |
08/26/2002 04:13:00 PM |
| Gorgeous! The dark tree branch at the top stands out nicely. 9. |
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liltool
Kodak Z650 |
08/26/2002 03:41:00 PM |
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guoshou
Nikon D200 |
08/26/2002 03:31:00 PM |
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tee tah
Canon PowerShot A50 |
08/26/2002 03:30:00 PM |
| I remember a swimming hole like this one... |
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CynSeaSure
Sony Mavica FD-71 |
08/26/2002 03:21:00 PM |
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MagsCoyote
Sony Mavica FD-92 |
08/26/2002 02:47:00 PM |
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DougPaz
Nikon D40 |
08/26/2002 02:30:00 PM |
| Set up well. I really like it. Did you hit the rope and drop in for a dip after the shoot? |
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hypoStiller
Minolta DiMAGE 7 |
08/26/2002 01:45:00 PM |
| Nicely balanced nature picture, color-wise. It's very inviting. The title makes perfect sense and does remind me of childhood, but something doesn't work for me about the hanging stick ... a better choice might have been a wet tire swing -- though of course I understand completely that you may not have had the chance to manipulate the environment. |
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emorgan49
Olympus E-3 |
08/26/2002 12:07:00 PM |
| my pet peeve, make the rope straight! Gravity would. |
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LindaLee
Canon EOS-40D |
08/26/2002 09:19:00 AM |
| Nice appealing shot that conveys the "childhood" message well. Technically speaking, the river/riverbank cuts the photo in half - but I don't follow the rules either ! lhall |
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2ndgear
Canon PowerShot G2 |
08/26/2002 08:55:00 AM |
| I fell in love with this picture when I saw it because it reminded me of my swimming hole..I think everyone who sees this will get the same feeling I did. |
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