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Dunster Cottages
Dunster Cottages
temba


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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Lens: Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
Location: Dunster Village, Somerset
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Aperture: f3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Landscape, History
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 Taken in the beautiful village of Dunster on a day of sun and showers. I would ideally have liked to have taken the classic shot of Dunster Castle but roof repair work is going on at the moment so it's sadly marred by scaffolding.

Dunster is the stereotype English country village with a castle, water mill and many old medieval buildings.

This was shot in RAW and converted using Olympus Master. I did some straightening to correct the angle of the shot, levels, curves and shadow/highlight adjustments. A bit of cloning on the sky, added a thin black stroke border, expanded the canvas in white and added text.

Statistics
Place: 95 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.0094
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.9143
Avg (non-participants): 6.1019
Views since voting: 952
Views during voting: 319
Votes: 213
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/30/2006 07:40:07 AM
Hello from the Critique Club,

This image brings back fond memories for me, as I've have the pleasure of traveling through the UK a couple of times on holiday. You did a very nice job in post processing this image, as the colors and contrast are nicely done. I found the comment from GrayGhost very interesting, as there definitely are some wide-angle effects on the left side of the building but they weren't really noticeable to me until after I read his comment. All in all, I don't think a perspective correction would have changed your score that much, as it is the charm of the cottages that grab the viewer's attention.

I'm glad this scored over a 6, as it is a very lovely image and deserving of such a fine score. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique.

Tim
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2006 04:22:57 PM
Very pretty cottages, makes me want to go and that is the whole idea! 8
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 11/26/2006 12:59:43 AM
My mum says "Life is a box of chocolates, this picture should be on it..."
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 11/24/2006 10:48:59 PM
Nice cottage. Seems to suffer a bit from UW perspective - square up the verticals and crop, either in camera or with software, or back up a bit with a longer focal length and crop.
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 11/22/2006 04:59:09 PM
I really like the lighting here.
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 11/22/2006 02:55:21 PM
Where is this? I absolutely love this shot -- the subject, the composition, the lighting, and the colors.
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 11/21/2006 09:14:42 PM
Nice! :)
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 11/21/2006 04:42:33 PM
Lovely image, simple border and text benefit it.
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 11/20/2006 10:46:31 PM
IMO this photo would have looked much better it taken at dawn or dusk.
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 11/20/2006 10:02:20 PM
Nice angle - I like the diagonal line from the treeline on the left through the roof's peak.
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 11/20/2006 05:29:47 AM
very pretty
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