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02/08/2008 05:37:12 AM · #51 |
298 of 426; 5.2606
Every time it rains a "lake" forms on my apartment's grounds. I've taken countless photos of it over the years, but this is the first I really like. There was a brief break in the clouds between rain storms, so I was able to capture a hint of sun highlight in the water. The trees were still dripping with big drips, so I was able to capture nice deep ripples. I love the reflection of the tree branches in the wake of previous drops. It's just a very calm and soothing image to me. The title "Revelation" seemed to fit it perfectly. |
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02/08/2008 05:54:04 AM · #52 |
I also quite expected the low score, but I was also a little sad at the lack of comments... I really like the moment I captured, but I'd love to hear more feedback on it!
Message edited by author 2008-02-08 09:12:16. |
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02/08/2008 10:02:45 AM · #53 |
I really love this shot. Though if you check Deb's comment, this is the reason it didn't score well. I didn't expect it to be a great score, but I did think it was better than what it got. It's a shot that you really need to look at to appreciate too. BTW - this is from the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
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02/08/2008 10:07:28 AM · #54 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
I really love this shot. Though if you check Deb's comment, this is the reason it didn't score well. I didn't expect it to be a great score, but I did think it was better than what it got. It's a shot that you really need to look at to appreciate too. BTW - this is from the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
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02/08/2008 10:09:44 AM · #55 |
Well, here's mine:
I spent some time trying to describe what I like about it - but in the end, I felt like I might influence the viewer's perception if I get too specific. This shot is a gut-level "like" for me - the aesthetics just appeal to me. |
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02/08/2008 10:12:50 AM · #56 |
| Can I join in....I loved my shot and it scored 5.2786. |
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02/08/2008 10:35:03 AM · #57 |
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I really love this shot. Though if you check Deb's comment, this is the reason it didn't score well. I didn't expect it to be a great score, but I did think it was better than what it got. It's a shot that you really need to look at to appreciate too. BTW - this is from the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
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Why do you love the shot so much? |
It is quirky, exciting and fun! These are people seizing the day, enjoying life! There is joy and motion! There is so much going on (though I realize for scoring that's a bad thing). To me, it's the type of image I enjoy sitting down in front of and finding all the different things in it. This is also an unexpected shot, I was actually trying to get the line of marchers and this guy saw my camera and ran in front of me just as I clicked. I also realize it's a regional thing, but anyone who's ever gone to a Mummers parade knows the excitement. |
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02/08/2008 10:37:37 AM · #58 |
Originally posted by Kelli:
Originally posted by cpanaioti:
Originally posted by Kelli:
I really love this shot. Though if you check Deb's comment, this is the reason it didn't score well. I didn't expect it to be a great score, but I did think it was better than what it got. It's a shot that you really need to look at to appreciate too. BTW - this is from the Philadelphia Mummers Parade.
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Why do you love the shot so much? |
It is quirky, exciting and fun! These are people seizing the day, enjoying life! There is joy and motion! There is so much going on (though I realize for scoring that's a bad thing). To me, it's the type of image I enjoy sitting down in front of and finding all the different things in it. This is also an unexpected shot, I was actually trying to get the line of marchers and this guy saw my camera and ran in front of me just as I clicked. I also realize it's a regional thing, but anyone who's ever gone to a Mummers parade knows the excitement. |
I grew up in the Philly area, Kelli, I know just what you mean about the Mummer's Parade - I've also never had any success explaining to newcomers the appeal of the phenomenon. :D |
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02/08/2008 10:38:14 AM · #59 |
Why do I like it?
I find it incredibly humourous. Of course, being from the mountains, we see these sights a lot. Also, it is not "antiques" that he sells, but pure junk. I did think the balance was pretty good, and I like the dof between the sign and the building. |
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02/08/2008 10:43:54 AM · #60 |
Originally posted by karmat:
Why do I like it?
I find it incredibly humourous. Of course, being from the mountains, we see these sights a lot. Also, it is not "antiques" that he sells, but pure junk. I did think the balance was pretty good, and I like the dof between the sign and the building. |
Karma, is this the shot you are going to use for your themed free study "Desperado" series? "Popcorn Sutton" will make a great Desperado! |
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02/08/2008 10:47:54 AM · #61 |
Ok, I'll toss mine in the mix. One of my lowest scoring images here at DPC over the years, but I still like it and don't regret anything except maybe the decision to add grain. May reconsider that next time. :-P
My wife and son were reading a book and I enjoyed the scene. Couldn't help but grab the camera. After looking at what I'd captured I liked the natural light coming in from the windows, the happy content faces, and the motion of the turning page.
I was torn about which way to go with this processing-wise. Did some experimenting with recently acquired filters. The nikEffects B/W filter gave this a nostalgic look I like (color was too busy, knew I wanted B/W) and the grain option of the filter seemed like a good idea at the time. He-he.
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02/08/2008 10:48:01 AM · #62 |
Okay, here's mine. This gorgeous lake gives me countless opportunities and views on an everyday basis, and this one is just a little different than the usual moonlight/reflection/sunset/fog images I get.
I love the cold beauty and almost colorless tone of it.
I guess why I like it is the quiet beauty of the snow.
I pretty much expected to hit a 5.3 and the voters didn't disappoint me!....8>)
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02/08/2008 11:24:30 AM · #63 |
Here's mine:
I was trying to make a point of isolation, of being alone in the sky with just the light and the clouds, to almost capture some motion with a slight touch of blur on the tail, but with only enough detail in the bird to, well, know it was a bird, with wings and a beak. I got what I wanted (though perhaps a touch more contrast might have improved the point, though most likely would have led to even less detail in the bird, which probably bothered the voters more). I don't mind the lack of bird detail; this wasn't about this bird, or any one bird, but about flying alone in the great big sky. I don't think you need to be able to "look at" (as opposed to "see") the bird to do that, but the voters wouldn't likely agree (which I knew when I submitted it).
Edited to add: This also seems to represent a minimalist side of my shooting that I really enjoy . . .
Message edited by author 2008-02-08 11:25:13.
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02/08/2008 12:26:34 PM · #64 |
I shot this same gazebo roof while shooting a previous challenge (complimentary colors, so it wasn't quite the right shot, lol). I went back and shot it again for Architecture, but wasn't sure how it would do w/ the DNMC police.
I loved the wood grain (which is why I didn't go B&W, although I was tempted), and the motion/dizziness/optical illusion effect. The previous shot was just barely out of center, so I was very careful about that here. I still had to adjust my crop a few times to make up for ir being not perfectly square.
I probably shouldn't complain, though. Hitting the 55th percentile on my first Free Study can't be too bad. I just want to be able to improve. |
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02/08/2008 12:37:24 PM · #65 |
Here is my image. I submitted this image largely because I really like the high key look and the eyes in this shot just scream for attention. The look Sarah is showing also just seemed to say DPC!
Anyway, I have already received some good comments. I added my response to questions regarding the blown highlight as a comment.
Anymore comments would be appreciated!!
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02/08/2008 01:04:31 PM · #66 |
yeah i really do love this shot, as it represents the style of photography i'm trying to built up on and improve in the future.
i know the score of 6.2 is not bad at all, and the positive comments and favorites show that it was well appriciated by others, but i still thought it'd do better. and also seeing the score constantly fall from 8.0 after 5 votes to 6.6 after 40 votes and down to the final score was a little painful, too. ;)
edit to fix link
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02/08/2008 01:16:58 PM · #67 |
I guess I was hoping more than thinking this would be a 5.5 shot, but I just love it. I suk at Photoshop and there was very little that had to be done to this one. I totally lucked into this, thus the high ISO to capture it and the fact I had no tripod.
I love my shot because of the naturally subtle, yet vast array of colors and the beautiful reflection in the water. It is NOT HDR and heavily processed to get the details and colors. The detail isn't lost in a burned in sunset and it just felt very calming to me. I know the horizon is centered, but that is because of the value of both sky and reflection. The sun is not centered which I thought gave it more interest. Guess it isn't interesting enough...or in Iceland, lol! |
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02/08/2008 01:49:53 PM · #68 |
Originally posted by bergiekat:
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It's a very neutral shot and frankly is probably very accurate to what it would have been actually standing there, seeing it first hand.
As a suggestion, take that shot as it appears on this page, and try this in Photoshop:
Open, Image, Adjustments, Exposure, then leaving the top two sliders alone, take the bottom one (Gamma) to the left until it's 1.35
The shadow detail is still there, yet overall is a bit richer without being overdone. Kinda' like clicking the shutter with a -0.35EV exposure compensation (guessing), or even do that exposure compensation in DPP during the RAW conversion. Adding a little warming filter has great effects on the overall soothing aspect as well.
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02/08/2008 01:52:55 PM · #69 |
Put me in a group, and I'll mine and comment on some others over the weekend.
Message edited by author 2008-02-08 13:53:25. |
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02/08/2008 05:15:21 PM · #70 |
Well, I like my shot. People seem to think it's not sharp. The eye is sharp or at least I thought it was. :)
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02/08/2008 05:21:59 PM · #71 |
I love my shot of an old historic hotel in the almost ghost town of Superior AZ. The Magma Hotel began to crumble a couple of years ago. Neither the owner nor the town as the money to pay for a proper demolition, so the area around the hotel has been blocked off, and the citizens just watch it fall apart more every day. I am so grateful I got a chance to photograph it before it started to fail as well as to document it now that it is in danger of disappearing any day now. I will soon post more photos o9f the entire town, as it truly is the town that time forgot.
This is probably my all time favorite photo to date. I do not care that it did not do better in the challenge.
Message edited by author 2008-02-08 17:22:50. |
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02/08/2008 05:30:10 PM · #72 |
Score: 5.5
Forgot about this thread.
I love this shot for the moment captured, but also for the processing. Now I understand that any extreme processing is going to have friends and enemies both. However, I was taken aback that this did not do better. I still love it and would not do anything different about it - except take a better photo if I could shoot it again. |
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02/08/2008 07:51:30 PM · #73 |
 score: 3.8
I love this shot because it gives me a happy feeling and makes me smile. I love the colored bokeh on the wing in the background and the twinkly eyes. I think the lighting, composition, and focus are decent. So I am surprised by the number of people who think it is a bad photo, as the nine 1s and nine 2s in the rating indicate. |
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02/08/2008 09:15:39 PM · #74 |
Left comments for  desertoddity, hipychik, bergiekat,  jmritz, redjulep and juliboc. Several others already got comments from me during voting.
Here's mine:
Score: 5.68
I'm not a car buff, but I seem to do pretty good photographing them.
I thought I had captured the elusive wow factor on this, and it will be one of my favorites of my own shots. I've got the perspective, swoopy clouds and strong but not oversaturated colors. I think I did a pretty good perspective shot, especially for a camera that does not have a wideangle focal length.
None of the in-voting comments were negative, but the overall average and modest amount of comments tells me it was good, though not outstanding.
If the people who handed out all the 4's gave me some feedback, I could probably learn a lot from this.
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02/08/2008 09:47:37 PM · #75 |
jasonlprice now added to the last group - be sure to check out and comment on his submission:
Cheers guys, and thanks very much to those who have commented on my image so far :) |
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