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I come to the garden alone
I come to the garden alone
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Challenge: Elvis Presley Song/Lyrics (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D3100
Lens: Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
Location: South Africa
Date: Dec 18, 2012
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2012

 "I come to the garden alone" from In The Garden by Elvis Presley.

Song and title obtained from //www.poemhunter.com/song/in-the-garden-3/ - a comprehensive compendium of Elvis Presley songs.

Post-processing:

Image is slightly cropped and sharpened, pale gold vignette applied, white border, colours very slightly boosted.

Statistics
Place: 43 out of 67
Avg (all users): 5.4762
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.5172
Avg (non-participants): 5.4605
Views since voting: 506
Views during voting: 180
Votes: 105
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/28/2012 11:31:55 AM
Lovely image - I guess I like "soul-less" LOL At any rate, it spoke to mine :)
 12/26/2012 07:28:37 PM
Originally posted by DrAchoo:
I gave this a 6 which is my vote for a decent, but not overwhelming picture. The bokeh is nice and the subject provides a nice diagonal for the eye to follow. The color burning (I assume that's what it is) is a bit too peachy to my eyes compared to the overall tones of the plants. It's also borderline illegal, although I can never keep straight what is legal these days for vignettes.

The reason this didn't do much better is there isn't too much connection to offer the viewer. We don't get drawn into the image because of a story or because of interest or because of a human element. You see the majority of your shot's scores are 5 and 6. You didn't get many below because it was technically well done. You didn't get many above because it didn't have a soul.


Interesting comment and helpful thanks ... in my 'defense' (LOL) I don't take pictures of people or with people and I TRY to take pictures that people can make their own story from. I tend not to be 'in your face' with my 'story' in a photo. This one in particular the story is very subtle ... the fuller lyrics are:

I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear ....

and to me this image is very zen, very quiet, very still, very peaceful .... what speaks to you when you are alone in the garden?
12/26/2012 12:46:31 PM
I gave this a 6 which is my vote for a decent, but not overwhelming picture. The bokeh is nice and the subject provides a nice diagonal for the eye to follow. The color burning (I assume that's what it is) is a bit too peachy to my eyes compared to the overall tones of the plants. It's also borderline illegal, although I can never keep straight what is legal these days for vignettes.

The reason this didn't do much better is there isn't too much connection to offer the viewer. We don't get drawn into the image because of a story or because of interest or because of a human element. You see the majority of your shot's scores are 5 and 6. You didn't get many below because it was technically well done. You didn't get many above because it didn't have a soul.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/25/2012 11:59:38 PM
Just a gorgeous image - light and tones and simplicity of composition. A favorite.
 12/22/2012 08:07:29 PM
Sweet, lovely pastels. I love these weeds.
 12/19/2012 06:43:59 PM
Gorgeous muted colors and great depth of field.
 12/19/2012 09:57:40 AM
for some reason it doesn't feel like garden.


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