Focused Attention to Task
by hahn23

Comment:
Nice expression and pose in photo 1 (left)
I assume the intention was to show the subject "in action", but camera angle and composition in photos 2 and 3 are not doing the job. Side and back takes are difficult.
It would have been great if at least one of the photos shows the face and a relevant "painting" element, such as the canvas or the brush to convey pictures of a painter....6

Enlightened Words
by banmorn

Comment:
congrats on the HM Robert!

Freedom
by yura-akrobat

Comment:
awesome capture
perfect dof and very nice bokeh
I think you marked the wrong lens though...this must be your 300mm

Yet it Moves...
by ikopanas

Comment:
Very unique long exposure and color effect
I think it deserved a higher score
Keep up the good work

Passing Squall, Herring River
by Bear_Music

Comment:

Originally posted by Bear_Music: Originally posted by LevT: congratulations, Robert! The first place could get away with a 4s exposure at 800ISO, and you needed 66s at 1600. Rural life is harder :). I was about to comment on that, over there :-) Not only that, he was stopped down a stop and a half more. It really has me scratching my head, mainly over how he managed a blue sky... I mean, if the sky's lit by ambient reflected light, wouldn't be a much warmer color? CF my clouds... It's all a mystery to me :-)

Hi Robert (and LevT), excuse me for commenting about my entry, which is not as good as yours, but I thought it could be useful to clarify: As compared to mine, ambient light for your shot was close to zero. I think that is why my settings: faster shutter speed, smaller aperture and lower ISO, did the job for me but they would not work for you.
About exposure: You did not have thousands of light bulbs within the frame as I did, so I had not to overexpose highlights too much (in mid and background), leaving some room for balancing exposure during pp. The easiest way (only way in basic editing) was to underexpose on a single shot, and then rescue the shadows in pp. A better way would've been to make a multiple shot HDR, but I was not sure if it was advanced or basic editing, it was too cold for the pg to stay still, and my tripod and me were standing on a not so steady ground. Foreground ambient light was way less intense and firing the flash a few times was necessary to fill that area.
About color: Too many kinds of artificial light temp's within frame, from extremely warm to cold bulbs, and used automatic WB. Sky came out dark blue, even darker than yours.Then, in raw processing, I found that approx. 2500K WB provided a good color balance, which added a cooler blueish hue to sky. Rescuing exposure of shadows made the sky a bit lighter and the whole image looked more balanced. The rest was usual advanced editing ..... I hope now it is less of a mystery :-). If you have any more questions please feel free to ask.

Message edited by author 2010-11-10 20:38:13.

Early Morning at the North Sea Coast
by bubeltrubel

Comment:
nicely done
congratulations on the ribbon

Clean, Green and Organic
by Chandi

Comment:
congrats on your first ribbon and PB!

Winter Moon
by h2

Comment:
Congrats on the well deserved ribbon Oliver!

04:10
by SaraR

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon Sara!

Resting in Calm Waters
by louinsd

Comment:
lovely picture
congrats on the HM!