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Autumn Grit and Autumn Glory
Autumn Grit and Autumn Glory
Artan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Image Grain (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Whitminster, Gloucester, UK
Date: Oct 23, 2005
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2005

 Played with a little with contrast, colour balance, hue/sat and curves
added a little noise
spot edited a little on the leaves
cropped and added border
sized for DPC.

Some will say the border is a too large
(I chose this size to add strength to the image)
some will say that there is insufficient grain
(that's a personal choice)
and some will think this is mediocre
(again that is a personal choice)

I just hope that like me, that some think that the grain gives this image some grit and life providing an almost abstract feel.

I have taken a number of different images and tried to get the effect I was looking for working with B/W.
Unfortunately this is a medium I have not got to grips with at all. So it's stick with the more vibrant colours for me.

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Place: 70 out of 274
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Google Pixel 2
 11/03/2005 12:57:20 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Hello! This is a wonderful image and I love the colors and the composition and symetry (hope I spelled that right)

The lines that lead you in and out and in and out are just wonderful. But you said so yourself in the your notes, the lack of more grain, the large border are all things that will hurt a shot during a challenge, especially one that calls for grain. I had to really look at the shot to see the grain and knowing the average voter they didn't take the time to do that.

I personally would take this, clean it up and put it back up as a print or even leave it as it is and put it up for a print! ;)

Great shot! Good luck in future challenges!

Deannda
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Apple iPhone 15 Pro
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 10/29/2005 09:13:26 AM
beautiful capture. 7
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/24/2005 01:58:32 PM
An excellent picture, but I was hoping for waay more grain. The colors and composition are wonderful, so there's no way I can give a low score, but it also isn't going to get a top one. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/24/2005 12:42:09 AM
Great colors, a shot to be proud of.
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