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The Plunge
The Plunge
xianart


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Simple Pleasures (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Date: Sep 3, 2006
Aperture: f9
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Sep 3, 2006

very very basic.
convert from raw
hue/sat
selective colour
noise ninja
resize
save for web

yeah, i know his feet are missing. sadly, it was a throw away candid, and in hte next shot he was airborne.

Statistics
Place: 30 out of 266
Avg (all users): 5.9626
Avg (commenters): 6.5000
Avg (participants): 5.6901
Avg (non-participants): 6.0979
Views since voting: 1092
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 214
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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11/30/2007 03:56:01 PM
Beautiful picture!
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09/14/2006 02:01:12 PM
Critique Club Review:

Exposure, lighting and contrast are all good in this piece. Focus and depth of field are done very well.

I wouldn't have amputated the diver's feet. He's going to need them. The person in the water is a distraction where (s)he is. Either a different camera angle, or relocating the swimmer so that it looks like the diver is taking the plunge to join the swimmer, would have worked well. I would not remove the swimmer. For me, the swimmer helps tell the story as to why the diver is taking the plunge. However, at this angle and distance, the swimmer tends to pull the eye out of the frame.

Although this was a basic edititng challenge, were I going for an advanced challenge, or going to print the image for my wall, I would have removed the small island in the background. It breaks up the smooth flow of the shorline a bit, and without it the solitude is magnified.

Overall I like the photo a lot. It tells a story, and captures the feeling of the title. Good job!
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09/13/2006 11:45:46 AM
I didn't vote in this challenge, but nice shot! look how the ripples in the water form perspective lines. exciting picture.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/11/2006 09:32:30 AM
this is not a plunge
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09/08/2006 08:24:23 PM
i like the composition and the contrast of the figure against the ripples in the water.
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09/08/2006 10:43:46 AM
Nice...the guy stands out well. I wouldnt crop of his feet but instead the other person swimming, its bit distracting from concentration of main object.
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09/08/2006 01:34:01 AM
Clean shot and nice tones. Good luck!
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09/07/2006 09:52:31 AM
Anticipation is indeed a nice part of life. 8.
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09/07/2006 09:38:45 AM
Great setting, and good idea. Here's what I think would make it better: nobody in the water, model's arms in the same angle, and probably, in colour, and shot more from behind. Just my thoughts.
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09/07/2006 05:57:06 AM
including all of his feet would make this image stronger
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09/07/2006 05:18:42 AM
very nice photo
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09/06/2006 12:46:32 PM
this is beautiful. love the black and white nuances! 10
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09/06/2006 11:35:25 AM
Very nice b.w. study. 7 on first pass.
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09/06/2006 08:55:35 AM
good choice of color.
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09/06/2006 03:31:35 AM
I find the crop too tigh: I think such a shot could be improved keeping the feet in the crop
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