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what lurks in the unknown shadows?
what lurks in the unknown shadows?
nlghttrain


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Shadows III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
Location: home
Date: Jun 7, 2006
Aperture: f4.64
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/250s
Galleries: Abstract, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2006

I had been atempting water splashe again, and still was not mastering them, but when i took this image into photoshot I found a whole new take on it.

Post:levels, brightness / contrast, invert image, crop

Statistics
Place: 133 out of 154
Avg (all users): 4.8409
Avg (commenters): 5.5882
Avg (participants): 4.6429
Avg (non-participants): 4.9717
Views since voting: 906
Views during voting: 279
Votes: 176
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)


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08/05/2007 11:52:41 PM
This is simply breathtaking. Score was severely understated. A one of a kind image. Terrific.
06/23/2006 03:55:19 PM
---Greetings from the Critique Club!---

Very interesting photo. I've looked at it for 5 minutes now and I keep seeing new things.

Meeting the challenge - I think you've basically met the challenge. This is surely shadowy. Some voters might have knocked it down a notch because the shadow is not a focal point of the photo. Most of the high scores were for photos that made the shadow the main subject or at least a major element in the photo.

The blues and blacks work very well. Perhaps a bit too much in the black void on the right side; especially when contrasted against the blown out whites in the upper left.

The composition works well as the eye moves across the image area. The only negative is that the end of the drop is not very sharp. The eye follows it up the arc only to get lost in the end.

The photo does a good job of creating texture and mood. This might have scored higher in a different challenge.

I hope this was helpful. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

David
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/17/2006 04:00:59 PM
shadows too dark, or maybe the use of negative space is too great and does not work for me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/17/2006 11:01:18 AM
Interesting shot, has me looking at it to try and figure out what, exactly, it is.
06/16/2006 11:33:55 PM
best waterdrop shot ever! :)
06/15/2006 05:25:34 PM
Interesting abstract forumulation - you've at least avoided the DPC temptation to go all bright and shiny.
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06/15/2006 09:09:23 AM
I like the whole abyss look.
06/15/2006 07:03:06 AM
Wow...very creative.
06/14/2006 07:42:03 PM
Sorry to have to wonder... but, what is this? Water with hair hehehe... Well it looks good as an abstract, has good colors and some shadows... so ok :o)7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/14/2006 08:27:06 AM
Not sure if this is strictly a shadow, but I like it!
06/13/2006 11:22:45 PM
well done. I believe it would be very difficult to get a photo that looks like something should be there but the viewer can't figure out what. you made it interesting enough that I keep looking for something but still all I see is shadows of some unkown thing(s)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/12/2006 11:25:54 PM
I'm not sure what I am looking at. A water drip?
06/12/2006 07:21:17 PM
Can't quite make this one out.
06/12/2006 05:55:37 PM
Very interesting image, I like the tones color texture...all of it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/12/2006 11:46:18 AM
Would be nice abstract, but it's a bit too chaotic and very busy. It's hard to look at it for long.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/12/2006 10:32:08 AM
I see the shadows, but the picture is hard to decipher and seems kind of formless.
06/12/2006 03:24:04 AM
nighmarish well seen and photographed
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/12/2006 01:06:07 AM
I can't figure out what I'm looking at and whether the dark parts ARE in fact shadows.
06/12/2006 12:52:37 AM
very confusing, can't make it out???


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