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Secluded Oasis (Take Two)
Secluded Oasis (Take Two)
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Challenge: Take Two (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-45mm f/3.5-5.6 Zuiko Digital ED
Location: Austin, Texas
Date: Jun 3, 2006
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2006

I love this spot.In the city, can hear the traffic, but try to meditate it out. Neat Image, hue & saturation adjustments, levels,Curves, slight blur to soften image, resize for web.

Statistics
Place: 132 out of 161
Avg (all users): 5.3631
Avg (commenters): 6.1818
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.4330
Views since voting: 1416
Views during voting: 202
Votes: 157
Comments: 13
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06/13/2006 03:48:05 AM
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
Fantasic improvement .. not only in the scoring but in the shot itself.

Subject:
Meets the challenge very well.

Composition:
I think that the change from portrait to horizontal has worked incredibly well ... the reflections are clearer .. and the colours are brighter. The fallen branch also adds to bringing interest to the shot and giving the eye a really neat focus point.

Technical (Colour and light):
Less grain (tick) better lighting (tick) .. I think this was achieved through a different time of day or season ... and capturing it this well second time around is great. But it is still an extremely busy shot . .and there is little you can do about that.

To grow its vote?:
Minor cropping changes ... I think you hvae done well and maximised this shot ...

Summary:
Great work .... and a fantastic improvement.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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06/13/2006 01:13:17 AM
Incredible improvement, with the change in lighting and improved processing. Great work! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/12/2006 09:29:50 PM
Wow! great reflection.
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06/11/2006 05:54:51 AM
This is obviously a beautifull place. I find that my eye is drawn directly to tree trunk and its reflection, and it is difficult to move off this powerfull anchor. Perhaps cropping a little off the left may help with this.
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06/10/2006 12:33:01 AM
Excellent reflections and use of the central diagonal.
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06/08/2006 01:30:18 PM
This version looks a lot better. It's sharper, has better color and the original's signal to noise ratio can't even compare to this one. So great job improving the technicals overall.

The composition is ok but doesn't really add anything to the viewing experience, IMO. I actually like the original's composition better and I did something similar with a photo of mine: //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=294261. If you notice I cut off the top part of the trees so that I could move the edge where the land and water meet off-center. I thought it came out much better that way so if you reshoot this in the future consider every possible shot even ones that may cut off part of what you are trying to capture.
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06/07/2006 08:49:46 PM
Lovely reflection...
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06/06/2006 11:34:10 PM
I remember your original image, though I can't find it now. It was really small and I remember downloading it to try to see what it was about. This one is much better. Love the color play in the water. Good choice to redo.
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06/06/2006 04:56:49 PM
Abit soft for me.
Very picturesque view though.
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06/06/2006 04:03:12 PM
Nice colors & good clarity in the reflection in the water. 7
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06/06/2006 02:33:23 PM
Nice reflection, good shot.
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06/06/2006 09:51:49 AM
a little too busy an image...I would have gotten closer to the tree across the water.
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06/06/2006 12:38:00 AM
The focus seems just a little soft to me. Nice reflection and lighting tho.
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