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kirsty_mcn


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Challenge: Desolation II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 40-150mm f/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital
Location: -
Date: Jun 13, 2006
Aperture: f3.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60s
Date Uploaded: Jun 18, 2006

Taken at my brother's school play. Felt happy entering it as all the children are unrecognizable

Didn't take this for the challenge, but really needed to get a submission in again 'cause I've got slack. Hope I don't regret it because of this, thats what would normally happen.

Nevermind, if it sucks I've got my critique trading group to tell me why :P hehe, thanks guys!

Editing:- a lot more than usual
-Pushed +1.4ishEV in RAW
-Combined a little of the original exposure just to darken the rightmost person.
-Serious cropping
-NeatImage for the Noise
-Levels
-Hue/Sat to decrease saturation
-Dodge, Burn a little
-Cloning a little (a finger sticking out of the dark clothes, a nose just on the edge of the frame)
-USM & Save for Web

I struggle to get the whites whiter without losing detail, but they're definitely not white. hrmmm

Statistics
Place: 107 out of 197
Avg (all users): 5.5109
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.2500
Avg (non-participants): 5.7300
Views since voting: 775
Views during voting: 345
Votes: 184
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0


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07/02/2006 10:51:49 PM
hello again,

i think you probably got dinged cause it is softish. not like oof. just like softish.

the concept is good. i did read somewhere, though, (unsure ifn it is true) that when including more than one try to use odd numbers. not really sure that is important or when or why or anything about it. just something is supposed to be more pleasing with odd numbers for some reason. unsure that helps.
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07/02/2006 06:44:56 AM
I suspect that you may have been graded down by some for the infamous DNMC comment, but I disagree with that assessment - if in fact that was the reason for the 1 - 3 scores. To me, this photo is a very creative and artistic expression of "desolation" - desolation of the soul. I like the technical aspects of the image and the lighting. I also like the positions of the actors in relation to each other. While I suspect you just captured what was offered on set, I don't think you could do much better if you staged the shot yourself. I was not able to vote in this challenge because of my trip, but I would have given it a 7 or possibly an 8. I think it is well done...as do those who took the time to comment.
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06/30/2006 12:17:48 AM
Trading Post - Interesting shot. Maybe not totally fitting in to the challenge description at first glance but it does leave a slight unsettling feeling to it after a bit. I think some burning to have it so the bodies really disappear into the blackness would have been nice - not being able to see the pants and lower waves of some of the shirts. Maybe, dare i say, a little bit of film grain to add to the artsy feel to it. Not a bad shot in a very tough challenge.
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06/27/2006 05:51:35 PM
Trading post...
Very nice submission. I like it more now than I did when voting. Technically it is very good, lighting and whatnot. And I guess it would be very disconcerting to be faceless. It just reminded me more of depression (which I guess is a form of desolation). I know I'm rambling. Sorry :) Good job!
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06/26/2006 08:17:23 PM
Trading Post comment:

I like this picture quite a bit. The masks are very well lit for my taste, and you can see just enough of the heads and eyes to know they're real people, yet the bodies blend into the darkness, which is intriguing. Position of the masks/faces in the frame is very well balanced. I love the shadow of the eyelashes on the mask to the far left. The more I look at this, the better I like it. It's one that probably wasn't well served by the 2 second vote, and probably suffered from the "this isn't desolation to me" vote. It really is a pretty darn good picture!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/25/2006 11:13:59 AM
Great shot
9
Fantastic idea and very well taken.
good luck

Kev
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06/23/2006 07:05:51 AM
WEll thought of.
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06/21/2006 03:35:28 PM
Where do i get a mask like these? I like the uneven posing.
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06/20/2006 01:18:40 PM
Creepy, but cool :)
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06/20/2006 09:07:57 AM
Excellent, and should do very well, as it really does suit the challenge.....
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06/20/2006 12:29:22 AM
great photo,creepy image
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