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Autumn's Offering
Autumn's Offering
Jutilda


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Challenge: Celebration (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3000
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Oct 8, 2005
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 8, 2005

Our lawn is still vivid green, yet the oak trees' leaves are falling. The temperatures dropped about 25 degrees yesterday, so I raked up a huge pile.

Adjusted colors, applied a PS7 COI filter, dodge and burn, unsharp mask, crop. Frame, save for web.

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 137
Avg (all users): 6.1095
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 5.9722
Avg (non-participants): 6.1812
Views since voting: 1453
Views during voting: 324
Votes: 210
Comments: 52
Favorites: 9 (view)


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11/13/2007 05:38:44 PM
I love the editing here! Superb shot!
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11/18/2005 03:19:16 PM
This is one of your best photos to date. Something so simple, captivated so artistically. The filter adds to the feel and sentiment of the photography. Nice.
11/10/2005 12:41:34 PM
Wonderful fall image. The rake adds much interest to this image. It is so much nicer than your typical fall leaf image.

Message edited by author 2005-11-10 12:42:01.
10/21/2005 07:53:47 PM
Nice photo and finish. (I think you're on to something...the voters like that filter! Of course, you had to start with a great photo.)
Congratulations!
10/20/2005 05:11:29 PM
congratulations judy,beautiful shot !
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10/20/2005 05:04:38 PM
Hey Judi: Congratulations on your top 20 finish with this lovely understatement. Keep following your instincts.
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10/19/2005 12:08:49 AM
Way to go with the top 20 Judy!!!! Excellent image and beautiful rake! :)
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10/18/2005 06:08:12 PM
WOW! This is AWESOME! Congrats on such a high finish, it's perfect.
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10/18/2005 06:34:03 AM
Loved the vivid colors Judy! One of your tens is from me :)
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10/18/2005 12:52:14 AM
Quality stuff, Judy :)
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10/17/2005 08:15:27 PM
Congratulations, Jutilda, on a top twenty with this glowing and colorful autumn image! Beautiful!!
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10/17/2005 07:48:25 PM
I would have loved to have seen this in at least the top 5 but still a good place(and much better than mine) congrats~~!!!
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10/17/2005 04:45:57 PM
Woo Hoo! 15th! You ROCK!!!
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10/17/2005 04:10:50 PM
Gorgeous shot Judy - congrats!
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10/17/2005 12:52:11 PM
Nice job Judy. I was afraid this one may suffer because of the challenge title but it scored well. Congrats on a beautiful shot and a top 20!.
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10/17/2005 10:26:18 AM
WTG Judy!!! Great shot & terrific finish! :-)
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10/17/2005 09:54:08 AM
Awesome photo! and I think your rake is oh so much better than chit's :)

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10/17/2005 07:42:21 AM
Way to go Judy! This is a stunning picture, and a WELL DESERVED top 20 finish!!

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10/17/2005 02:44:09 AM
What a beautiful image! Congratulations Judy!
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10/17/2005 01:11:38 AM
oh i really LOVED this one.. congrats judy... i thought it was great.....
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10/17/2005 12:38:25 AM
Congrats on your 2nd consecutive top 20! fantastic colors here
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10/17/2005 12:18:50 AM
Congratulations on your top 15 finish!! This is such a nice fall picture!
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10/17/2005 12:15:36 AM
Congratulations, Judy, on your top 20 finish (and a beautiful picture).
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10/17/2005 12:06:45 AM
Way to go Judy!! I didn't get to vote...but I love it!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/16/2005 11:12:16 PM
Nice colours and contrasts here. You have done CHIT RABBINTON proud. Good Job!
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10/16/2005 07:25:32 PM
I like the colors and lighting. A very nice autumn photo. It doesn't necessarily give me a sense of celebration compared to other entries in the challenge, but it's a very well done shot. 6
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10/16/2005 01:59:39 PM
this is one of my faves. beautiful colors & detail and good framing & point of view.
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10/15/2005 09:23:07 PM
hi, yaar it's too good & very nice or preety pic.i am very impress to see this pic.
keep work "GOD bless u" khuda hafiz
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10/15/2005 04:40:14 PM
Nice colors! The soft blur/glow works well for me although some people might say it ditracts from the beauty of this image. I would lose the border too (rose border). it doesn't really add much to the image. Just stay with the black.
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10/14/2005 10:20:51 PM
I love the subject and the focus on the single leaf caught in the rake. Lighting is especially good with very sharp focus on the main subject - the leaf caught in the rake. While this brings up strong imagery of autumn it doesn't quite bridge the gap of connecting it to celebration. There is an element/object missing from the photo such as maybe a pile of raked leaves with the rake resting the wall next to an open window that holds a pie cooling (could be pumpkin pie or some pie which along with the pile of leaves makes us think of fall festivals or even the thanksgiving feast).....hmmm the image could even have a pile of leaves sitting there and two children caught in mid-air ready to jump into the pile of leaves to scatter them everywhere - and of course the expressions on the children's faces would show joy. I hope you see where I am going with the suggestions and examples - there is just something missing to the photo that would make a stronger connection of conjuring up celebratory events surrounding autumn.
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10/14/2005 10:07:15 AM
this is a nice photo. i like the colour of the leaf and its contrast to the grate/rake/whatever it is. i wish that the selective blur applied around the leaf was a bit more consistent. still, a nice job.
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10/13/2005 04:39:36 PM
Nice soft focus. I love the brilliance of the colors. I really want to learn how to do that... the dreamy effect
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10/12/2005 08:11:14 PM
What great colors and contrast, kinda glow effect, well done
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10/12/2005 10:04:50 AM
Nice job on the PP, I like the luminous quality of the lighting, 7 from me.
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10/11/2005 05:44:12 PM
oh. lovely. like this very much. great composition, color, and lighting. nicely done.
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10/11/2005 05:39:06 PM
Really nice-love the color depth, light.
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10/11/2005 03:49:09 PM
aaaaaaaaaaggggggggghhhhhhh... a a a rake ....

(nice color)
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10/11/2005 02:48:24 PM
nice colours and composition. the grate is well placed and the soft focus fits well.
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10/11/2005 01:58:38 PM
nice image. love the colors.
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10/11/2005 09:35:00 AM
this is one of the best fall macro photos i have seen in a very long time. very nice processing. gotta give this a 10 as i cant find a single thing wrong with it! CONGRATS on a wonderful image and i hope to see this at the top! :o) ~~Cher~~
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10/11/2005 09:20:19 AM
This has a beautiful warm glow that is so appropriate to the feelings associated with Autumn. There's a sad, mellow emotion involved; every season is its own particular celebration and always has been. Your photograph proves that you understand that very well. 7
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10/10/2005 10:13:13 PM
little too dark...
10/10/2005 09:59:27 PM
Beautiful picture! Great dof and color. Really captures the warmth of fall.
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10/10/2005 09:54:30 PM
Nice shot, the colors and the slight blur make this. Ordinary object shot extra-ordinarily.
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10/10/2005 09:20:29 PM
I am so ready for fall, it is a great reason to celebrate. What a beautiful oragnge leaf. I love the way a corner of it is sticking into the grate it makes for a very interesting composition. Great job technically.
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10/10/2005 04:36:29 PM
Beautiful Fall colors.....wow. I love the way the one leaf is trapped in the rake....Nice. 10.
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10/10/2005 03:41:28 PM
Very nice capture and great colors.
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10/10/2005 12:11:26 PM
Nice pic, but does it fit the challenge? I can't decide
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10/10/2005 12:04:09 PM
This is absolutely one of the most awesome pictures in this challenge! The colors and focus are out of this world! The composition is perfect. In fact, it's just an all-around perfect picture! Good luck! 10+
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10/10/2005 10:59:32 AM
Love the lighting & processing here! You've managed to turn something very ordinary into something quite extraordinary. The color tones are marvelous and I can almost smell the leaves. Great job.
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10/10/2005 05:05:09 AM
Nice one Chit, good to see you back ; > )
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10/10/2005 12:50:52 AM
i wish this had been in another challenge so i could give it the 10 it deserves


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