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Rain Collecting on Glass
Rain Collecting on Glass
Elaine


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Challenge: Water II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Springfield, MO
Date: Mar 20, 2006
Aperture: f10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/25s
Date Uploaded: Mar 20, 2006

 This may not meet the challenge to some, but it would not have been possible without water on the table. My kids are on spring break, it is raining and 37 degrees. They are playing Xbox, I am taking pictures.

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USM

Statistics
Place: 272 out of 287
Avg (all users): 4.5275
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.4528
Avg (non-participants): 4.6316
Views since voting: 1031
Views during voting: 250
Votes: 182
Comments: 5
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 04/03/2006 01:29:34 PM
I gave you a three, and here's why...

I thought the idea was fantastic, and their are aspects I really liked. The swirls, texture, etc.

That said, there was a feeling of blurriness that made it hard to focus. And was compounded by a lack of subject. I found myself peering out of a window of ice only to see what...a tree trunk.

Had it peered out to a tree branch with a bird? or perhaps to see a flower budding up out of the ground. Or even the sun thru the tree branches. If there was a strong subject to catch my eye upon peering thru, then this shot would have received a good solid 6+ from me.

- Saj
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
 04/03/2006 10:49:57 AM
A lot of blur will ALWAYS score low. Also, I don't find trees, bark or plain skies that interesting. The image has a tremendous deal of noise which is uncommon or odd for day shots where you should have had plenty of light and the ability to use a low ISO (100-200).
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 04/03/2006 10:45:15 AM
Hey, don't feel bad about this. It's taken me forever to figure out what makes a high scoring image. The worst part is that, now I know what they look like, but I keep submitting bad shots anyway.

Some things that are important are composition, focus, lighting, depth and interest of subject matter. You might study the challenge winners and see if you can figure out what makes them stand out.

You have a good camera, but you may want to work with the settings. This image has a lot of noise, which can be minimized by working with ISO and shutter speed.
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
 04/03/2006 10:16:56 AM
It is not a very appealing image. It is hard to have a good image when the majority is not in focus. Even the tree is not in focus. The limbs in the back ground appear to be somewhat in focus.
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Apple iPhone 13
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/28/2006 10:36:19 PM
Reminds me of my first entry at DPC, it did horrible, hope this one does better
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