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"Day Tripper"
"Day Tripper"
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Challenge: Beatles Song/Lyrics (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
Location: San Pedro, Calif.
Date: May 29, 2006
Aperture: F/25
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.6 Sec
Galleries: Abstract, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 30, 2006

Not the image I wanted to do at first but I had to submit something to this challenge.

Rear Curtain Sync with a .6 Sec exposure and a zoom-out using a 70-300 Nikor Lens. Opened NEF in PS-CS, levels adjustment, and cleaned up one dust spot with the Band-Aid tool and removed light-spots in the eyes. (No other post processing done to image) Resized and saved for web.

Statistics
Place: 238 out of 273
Avg (all users): 4.6742
Avg (commenters): 5.7143
Avg (participants): 4.2581
Avg (non-participants): 4.8966
Views since voting: 819
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 267
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
06/07/2006 05:05:47 PM
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
"Not the image I wanted to do at first but I had to submit something to this challenge." In this case, the technique was cool, but subject was wrong. Maybe a stereo speaker would have worked better ;-)

Composition:
Move the cat's head to the top right corner of the shot and it'd like it better.

Subject:
Technique is getting in way of subject here. The photo is dominated by the zoom blur. A little less would have gone a long way.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
Color: For what you were going for, more saturation and gradient mapped colors probably would have worked better.
Focus: A little shorter shutter speed would have given the cat's face a bit more focus.
Light: A tad over-exposed once again a little shorter shutter speed would have helped.

To grow its vote?:
Some voters kill cat/dog photos with DNMC votes. That's how it goes here at DPC, not that it SHOULD be that way. Also, the technique is over-powering in this photo. I like the technique of zoom blur, but tone it down a bit.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/06/2006 10:49:28 PM
Very unique take on the song. For all we know, this is exactly what a cat sees. Love it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2006 04:29:50 PM
cool "trip" wish the subject would have been different
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/05/2006 12:39:12 PM
To me the blurring doesn't really convey the effect you were going for...
06/03/2006 10:33:53 PM
A super cool entry invoking memories of carlos castaneda. Bump!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/03/2006 04:39:08 PM
Interesting zoom effect, but I don't see the connection to the title or to the challenge.
06/03/2006 09:24:13 AM
Fun, I like it. I'm guessing it's not doing well here tho. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/31/2006 06:26:29 PM
Certainly gives me that feeling. Thanks for making me smile.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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