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Challenge: Fire II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S1 IS
Location: Matosinhos, Portugal
Date: Aug 13, 2006
Aperture: f/3.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Interior, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 13, 2006

A candle, tamed fire for human use.

Cropped, levels, NI (3x), levels adjustment, color corrections on the orange candle, add border.

Prediction: a 4.9...

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 160
Avg (all users): 4.5337
Avg (commenters): 5.2727
Avg (participants): 4.3415
Avg (non-participants): 4.6757
Views since voting: 1061
Views during voting: 261
Votes: 193
Comments: 11
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08/18/2006 04:22:24 PM
Nice simple image, I like the color of the candle and the way it contrasts from the background. I think I'd prefer if the background was all one color and if it was that light greenish portion, that'd really set off the tangerine of the candle. The main issue here I think is the focus. The wick seems to be fairly focused but the wax of the candle is much of a blurry lump that distracts me. If the entire, or really most of the upper portion of the candle were tack sharp this would've scored much higher for me. I feel the candle being such a large part of the image has a huge impact visually and thus requires more sharpness. The lighting both from the candle and from other sources (looks like more than one light source at work) is perfect. Everything that needs to be seen is visible. The composition is good, I really like that you have the candle coming out of the corner of the image. The border is a bit distracting, perhaps thinner or just purely black wouldn't draw my attention to it and away from the subject. Overall I gave a 5
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08/18/2006 01:31:57 AM
Great title. I love the colors as well as the horizontal background and the overall composition. I think I like the candle being soft... maybe others would prefer it in sharper focus, but I think this image works really well when viewed in a more abstract way. There's a little bit of haloing that I notice around the candle - should try a larger file size if you can. I really like this image.
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08/17/2006 08:55:56 PM
Nice close-up in the candle - I only wish the background was a single colour so I fully concentrated on the candle
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08/15/2006 08:35:52 PM
Nice usage of thirds. Curious what this would like with a solid complimentary color for the background. Great job.
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08/15/2006 05:37:29 AM
I like the composition but the focus seems a little off and the flame a little blown out (MHO)
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08/15/2006 02:50:01 AM
this feels a smidgeon over exposed, though it might be the background that gives that impression - just feels to light and bright really. there's also weird artefacts along the edge of the candle... i like that the wick is nice and sharp, and it does work to focus the eye on the flame in the first instance. but then my eye wanders around and there's not a lot to absorb. just doesn't really grab me, i'm afriad. sorry. 4.
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08/14/2006 10:29:59 PM
This could be nice if shot a notch or two further to the right. This exposure is a bit too bright and the colors are dull.
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08/14/2006 07:31:29 PM
Just a candle. The image is soft (OOF) and the background color in not nice. It doesnt complement the orange of the candle. But it does meet the challenge. 5


Wazz
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08/14/2006 05:38:50 PM
seems a bit cloudy or lacks contrast. nice composition though. 5
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08/14/2006 10:54:19 AM
a darker background would have helped this photo, the horizontal line is distracting to my eye ...
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08/14/2006 08:16:08 AM
I like the colours and the complementary pastel blue/green...it's nice, bumping up
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