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Pulling Down The Sky
Pulling Down The Sky
hsolakidis


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Silhouettes III (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Park
Date: Aug 29, 2006
Aperture: F10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 29, 2006

 The flare was only visible in the green channel, but I had to include it in he final mix to seperate the grass from the lower half of the person. Blue was left ot mostly to give the sky the right mood. Cropping, curves, usm and channel mixer for this one.

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 352
Avg (all users): 5.9240
Avg (commenters): 7.2857
Avg (participants): 5.5532
Avg (non-participants): 6.1474
Views since voting: 842
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 250
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/01/2007 08:33:06 PM
great shot!
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 09/12/2006 02:53:51 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Charalampos,

Congratulations on your best score to date. Hope you break that 6 barrier next time.

What really works for me in this shot is the sense of movement and effort conveyed by your model. This sense of emotion is what helps the viewer connect with the image and holds the eye there. I like your general composition and setting.

I need hardly say it, but the sun flare seriously detracts from the over all impact of the shot. This is an area I am struggling with in my own photoggraphy so I can't offer too many guidelines just yet. I have found that centering the light source seems to decrease the effect.

I am reviewing this shot from work so my monitor is not calibrated. I've played around with the brightness and contrast settings to attempt to get your separation of the lower half of the body from the grass. I think you probably lost a few points to voters who just saw the top half of your silhouette. Perhaps a lower POV could have let you show more of your model silhouetted against the sky.

I hope my comments help and Good Luck in future Challenges!

Cheers
Paul
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/05/2006 03:02:28 AM
Good one expect for the (unavoidable) flare
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/02/2006 08:47:21 AM
Excellent. One of my top 3 in this challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/01/2006 10:11:25 AM
Nice idea, but the sun is so hot its a little distracting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/31/2006 09:04:35 AM
6
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 08/30/2006 10:26:56 PM
color in the sky would have added to the challenge yet, I love artistic shots which reveals color would have taken away from the shot.9
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 08/30/2006 08:39:15 PM
not sure of glare spot? or what over right above hand? gl 8
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 08/30/2006 08:22:41 PM
Not too fond of the sun glare
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 08/30/2006 07:38:45 AM
wow. love that photo!
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