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Jewel Of Autumn
Jewel Of Autumn
JunieMoon


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XIV (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A100
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Location: Crandall Pond
Date: Oct 3, 2006
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 1/200
Shutter: 1/80th
Galleries: Nature, Water
Date Uploaded: Oct 18, 2006

Camera settings - macro, 70mm focal length, dro set at landscape, aperture priority. Post processing done in Photo Impact. Brightness and contrast, levels, spot sharpening on leaf, dodging of water around leaf (highlight set at 50, shadow set at 53) cloning out dust flecks around leaf, saturation adjustment of reds, cropping, resize.

Statistics
Place: 76 out of 625
Avg (all users): 6.2618
Avg (commenters): 7.0769
Avg (participants): 6.2353
Avg (non-participants): 6.3684
Views since voting: 1240
Views during voting: 292
Votes: 191
Comments: 16
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/20/2008 12:47:26 PM
What a great fine and captured so well. Excellent photo.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2006 05:00:05 PM
just my kind of shot - like the simplicity and tones -- one of my favorites this challenge
11/06/2006 05:28:38 PM
Simple, but elegant. I especially like the motion in the water around the leaf from the surface tension.
11/06/2006 11:00:16 AM
this was and image i kept coming back to, i love the shape of the water as it deforms around the leaf. great colour aswel, excellent shot.
11/05/2006 11:33:21 AM
great shot
11/04/2006 03:13:18 PM
lovely shot.
11/04/2006 03:52:19 AM
a nice jewel indeed!!
11/02/2006 11:42:56 PM
Love the leaf against the water....
11/02/2006 07:41:41 PM
Nice job capturing the simple beauty of nature. I particularly like the way the leaf is hugged by the water.

I have a couple of editing suggestions although you may find them too "fine artish" or too cliche. Anyway, one is to desaturate the background since there isn't much color there to begin with plus a grey background may give this a more classic feel. The second thought is to do a little burning around the edges of the frame. Nothing heavy just enough to compliment the way the leaf is naturally burned by the shadows around it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/02/2006 02:02:56 PM
This is gorgeous. A little too tight on the bottom for my tastes but that's the only flaw I can see (I'll ignore the dust specks although you could have cloned them out).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/02/2006 11:28:11 AM
I would have been interesting to see how a Polarizer filter would effect this picture. I think without the reflections it would have done better
11/02/2006 07:17:18 AM
Very nicely done.
11/01/2006 03:29:17 PM
I like how the leaf rests in the water. I'd be almost tempted for a tighter crop and maybe bring more shadow, less light into the picture. Still highly rated.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/01/2006 01:06:57 PM
Much nicer!
I am able to remain impartial and voted it fairly.
(great title by the way)
11/01/2006 11:53:46 AM
Very pretty. Love the surface tension in the water.
11/01/2006 10:50:30 AM
Subject well focused and focal point: 2
Lighting: 2
Composition: 1
Background: 1
First impression/ Wow factor: 2
Total: 8
Nicely done!


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