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Morning Rain
Morning Rain
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Morning (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 55-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II USM
Location: University of Kent
Date: Oct 10, 2006
Aperture: F/14
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1"
Galleries: Abstract
Date Uploaded: Oct 14, 2006

I was quite surprised when this shot turned out exactly the way I had envisioned it. I believe that one of the things which give the image its painterly aspect is the high amount of noise - the image was shot as ISO1600. The orange-green contrast was quite unexpected, the red surface is black pavement.
In retrospect I might have cloned some structure into the blown-out bit in the umbrella.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 188
Avg (all users): 5.9336
Avg (commenters): 8.0667
Avg (participants): 5.6962
Avg (non-participants): 6.0758
Views since voting: 2040
Views during voting: 399
Votes: 211
Comments: 55
Favorites: 37 (view)


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03/18/2009 10:41:59 PM
Awesome seems to be the word. It definitely is. Love it!
03/18/2009 10:11:39 AM
That is just awesome
11/10/2007 11:06:11 AM
awesome colours. they almost punch you in the face.
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11/10/2007 10:58:40 AM
I still love this. The colors, the abstraction, the sense of movement ... well done!

Message edited by author 2007-11-10 10:59:01.
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11/10/2007 08:27:28 AM
brilliant use of colour...
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11/01/2007 07:16:39 PM
Very nice. Feels like a blend of Van Gogh and Ernst Haas.
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08/31/2007 09:26:01 PM
I think I have commented on this before, but in case I havn't....
This is one the of most unique, beautiful shots on this website...
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07/21/2007 11:15:52 PM
Just ... beautiful. Abstract and yet it tells a story. Well done!
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06/06/2007 09:57:57 AM
This is pure art! outstanding image...
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11/16/2006 09:26:00 PM
Yes! This is certainly remarkable! Really super work.
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10/24/2006 05:00:20 PM
Adding to favs. Didn't vote, but saw this in thumbs and loved it. Post-10 from me.
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10/24/2006 04:15:23 PM
so in coming back to this one i like it much more than i did when i voted on it. my vote was higher than you avg but i think it may have been to low. the image and overall conept is very good and well done. as i said in my original comment the image doesn't say morning which i think acounts for some low votes. If this was in the free study i could see it getting a 7+ easy. congrats on a great image.
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10/23/2006 01:18:00 PM
Fantastic image and a criminally low score :-( Look how many 10's and 9's you got for an image that didn't even break 6...
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10/23/2006 11:36:16 AM
i didn't vote in this challenge but if i had, this would have been a definite 10. happy to see that so many have faved it. gives me hope for the DPC voters. :)
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10/23/2006 10:45:19 AM
This was my top choice for the challenge. Evocative - I can feel the rain and air. You have communicated the whole atmosphere of this morning in your photo. Simple beautiful composition and colors. Well done! The only 10 I gave in the challenge.

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10/23/2006 10:35:23 AM
As usual, these don't do well on DPC, but it's really great. I'm glad that you were strong enough to enter this. I've pretty much stopped entering motion blur on DPC!
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10/23/2006 09:14:08 AM
Oh, I really like this one. The colors are great and it does look like a painting.
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10/23/2006 09:09:48 AM
This was one of two 10s I gave in this composition. Way to be a photographer.
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10/23/2006 08:32:06 AM
I just come here to see what happened to this beautiful image. By the vote pattern I can see a lot of people, around here, which doesn't understand the meaning of Art Photography. Congratulations for this wonderful shot.
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10/23/2006 06:26:28 AM
I'm so happy to see that the votrs treated you well, becasue this image deserved it. Congratulations.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/22/2006 11:15:38 PM
Very neat - looks like a painting
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10/22/2006 05:23:02 PM
I think this is a winner! Congrats!
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10/22/2006 04:06:35 PM
I love it, I dont know how it will score...but I find it fascinating.
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10/22/2006 02:46:32 PM
I know that this is probably getting beaten to death in the scoring (and I really hope that I am wrong), but I just love these types of shots. The color and movement are superb. And you had the guts to enter a decidedly "Non-DPC" image. Good for you. The only gripe I would have is the pinkish stripe at the bottom right. Being advanced editing, that would have been easy to get rid of, as to me, it just doesn't seem to belong with the yellow & orange.
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10/22/2006 02:24:28 AM
I love this.. but then again I love abstract.. bet you will get blasted from all the anals on here though.. 9
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10/21/2006 11:30:11 PM
Nice! What an interesting image. The effect works incredibly well. One of my favorites.
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10/21/2006 05:21:18 PM
This is lovely and very creative. Looks like a painting. Everything is running together and out of focus...just like the morning! Back to bump you up to 8. Well done.
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10/21/2006 09:20:49 AM
I really like this shot. Very creative. I had to take off a little because, for me, it just does not totaly give me the sense of "morning"
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10/20/2006 11:44:44 AM
liked this one quite a bit. I like the OOF treatment, and the simplicity of the colors.
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10/20/2006 10:30:08 AM
Very abstract and nice colors. A good refreshing entry to all of the sunrises and coffee cups that everyone is submitting.
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10/19/2006 10:18:46 PM
I love this shot! It's by far my favorite for the challenge so far. I like the painterly feel of it, and the soothing colors and tones. Many on DPC might not like it, but know that it's a real masterpiece, written by someone who has won many awards and judged photos at many events. Super work. 10
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10/19/2006 04:14:45 PM
Simple is sometimes better. Four simple colors and the blurred combine to create an eye catching effect. I love it.
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10/19/2006 02:07:29 PM
This looks like a cat walking on the hind legs, holding a white umbrella.
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10/19/2006 12:26:21 PM
Sorry, but this is too abstract for my taste.
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10/18/2006 11:47:01 PM
I really like this and would be interested to see the original to know how you gor it here. 8
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10/18/2006 10:59:54 PM
cool abstract. love the colors
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10/18/2006 10:20:40 PM
very cool. It looks like a watercolor painting.
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10/18/2006 06:20:56 PM
An excellent motion image - strong feelings, accurate. You'll obviously suffer from the pedants, let alone the pin-sharpists, but your tonality certainly speaks of morning to me. Strong work.
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10/18/2006 01:55:46 PM
Exceptional IMO Hope this does well. Good luck!
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10/18/2006 11:40:28 AM
A weird effect that somehow works quite well. I guess it is the striking colours.
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10/18/2006 08:09:16 AM
oh that's cool - won't play well in this contest I'm afraid - but I love it.

If I'm the only judge you get the Blue!
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10/17/2006 03:38:42 PM
This is so cool, glad to see you trying something so unique, good luck. 10
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10/17/2006 12:29:27 AM
God, this is so very wonderful. I can't adequately express how utterly taken I am with your image. My favourite from this challenge and very likely, my favourite of all I've seen on DPC.
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10/16/2006 11:43:55 PM
I love photographic art that leaves me speechless. I find it most difficult to express my feelings on images like this one. Lots of great photographs I encounter allow me to write volumes. This proverbial cat has my tongue though.

I love impressionism and surrealism in photography. This feels like a painting in which I could easily get lost. Under my normal MO, I would prefer this in black and white, but the color in this image creates some additional tension that elevates the sense of urgency in the image.

This is the first challenge I have voted on in a long time and I'm glad I did. I cleaned out my favorites list a long time ago also, but I have decided to re-populate it, with this being my first selection.

Excellent work. I love it :)

John Setzler
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10/16/2006 08:36:42 PM
My favorite in the challenge. Love the impressionistic look and feel. This kind of effort doesn't usually do that well here at DPC. I hope it is different this time. ood luck! 8
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10/16/2006 05:10:38 PM
Nice shot. I like the colors. Maybe you should've cloned out the bottom right corner IMHO. Good luck!
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10/16/2006 04:24:14 PM
interesting. it has a very abstract painting feel to it. it doesn't say morning to me withou the title but and extra point for artistry.
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10/16/2006 03:16:23 PM
Awesome, great stuff, super color!
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10/16/2006 02:35:31 PM
I just love this.
So abstract, so artsy.
I bet you have a lot of comments like: this doesn't have to be in the morning, only the title refers to morning, blabla, but who cares?

I love this. bumping to 10 and added to faves :D
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10/16/2006 02:03:04 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Composition/Processing - 2
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 5
10/16/2006 09:31:02 AM
awesome! like a painting
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10/16/2006 08:51:44 AM
Real nice abstract...great colors.
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10/16/2006 08:22:32 AM
Wonderful shot - even though it doesn't exactly say "morning" to me (except in your title).
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10/16/2006 04:13:41 AM
very interesting approach, nice colors. the blown lights are distracting, though -6
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10/16/2006 12:51:55 AM
very cool, looks like a painting, I like it a bunch
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