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Challenge: High Contrast (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5500 Zoom
Location: Chain Valley Bay Nsw Australia
Date: Sep 4, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2005

 A Fungus growing on a dead tree in a section of forest that was killed by salinity.

Statistics
Place: 318 out of 343
Avg (all users): 4.5447
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4437
Avg (non-participants): 4.6989
Views since voting: 602
Views during voting: 315
Votes: 235
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
 09/17/2005 10:31:44 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

I like the bright color of the fungus against the gray tree background. You were contrasting the live fungus against the deadwood of the tree, which certainly is one way of meeting the Challenge, but was a bit subtle for our voting membership. That probably brought down your score quite a bit.

The image is sharp, and detail is good. The Composition is not particularly exciting; a stronger diagonal might have helped and/or an angle on that fungus that wasn't 'sraight-on' would be something to consider.

Finally, it is quite important to put the aperture, ISO and Shutter speed number on your entry. It's really the only way we can help you analyse your image.

You live in a beautiful State. I enjoyed my visit to New South Wales some years ago.

I'll look forward to seeing more of your work on DPC.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 09/11/2005 12:45:20 AM
While there is some contrast, I don't see as much as with other entries in this challenge. Good closeup though.
Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 09/10/2005 01:24:15 AM
Wow very differnt. Nice contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 09/08/2005 05:22:33 PM
Love the close up and the detail it gives. Would have like to have seen a little more vivid colors, but a nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 09/06/2005 04:20:04 AM
Actually, I think this could use more contrast...even if this was not a high contrast challenge.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 09/05/2005 12:16:22 PM
Yes, there's some contrast here, but the subject matter/composition just isn't very interesting to me personally.
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