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Field of Dreams
Field of Dreams
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Landscape III (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Near Brenham, Texas
Date: Apr 15, 2007
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Landscape, Rural
Date Uploaded: Apr 17, 2007

5 images used

Main image is the field with the bales of hay
Cows from an image taken a few minutes later
balloons were taken from almost the same spot has the hay bales
Blueebonnets from an image taken later in the day
Clouds were taken a day later as there were no clouds in the original image

Many. many layers, adjustments, cloning all in an effort to make it look as real as possible.

At first glance I think it looks pretty good, close inspection reveals the flaws.

Statistics
Place: 48 out of 308
Avg (all users): 6.4249
Avg (commenters): 7.0588
Avg (participants): 6.1170
Avg (non-participants): 6.5866
Views since voting: 1224
Views during voting: 578
Votes: 273
Comments: 64
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/21/2008 07:36:15 PM
Field of Dreams? Shouldn't there be baseball players somewhere there? Really, I quite like this composite. ;-)
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04/26/2007 08:15:57 PM
Nice effort.
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04/26/2007 12:52:23 AM
Initially, I had this at an 8, though I lowered it to a 6 (probably should have ended at a 7). I love the composition and I think all the elements are placed very well in the frame. However, on my 2nd pass it didn't feel right. I think it was the lighting/contrast. Not sure if I can put my finger on it for sure. It jumps out at you at first, then the lighting feels a little unnatural. Way better than I could ever do in PS though. I still really liked how everything is composed and combined for a very high interest picture. Congrats on the great score. Comopositionally a 10!
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04/25/2007 10:44:02 PM
Fantastic in every sense. Go, cows!
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04/25/2007 12:52:06 AM
I thought this would be a little higher up, I think it was the first image I had to vote on and being a procrastinator, I think I looked at atleast ten times before I started voting, nice work with some stiff competition.

Message edited by author 2007-04-25 01:19:36.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/24/2007 11:35:50 PM
Fun to see someone go with this kinda fun composite :)
Few nitpicks, the light on the cow and calf seems a bit harsh when compared to the bails of hay. And the top bails closer the left dont blend in as nicely into the field as the ones in the front.
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04/24/2007 10:53:32 PM
I love the fantasy aspect of this, its simply a lovely image, 10 from me on this one.
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04/24/2007 09:24:43 PM
This is funny
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04/24/2007 08:09:37 PM
umm can you say hello ribbon? 10 because this photo just screams look at me, ive got a lot to say. :)
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04/24/2007 07:25:03 PM
i thought "that cant be real" then i realised it is expert editing... nice job! :)
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04/24/2007 05:49:27 PM
Very unrealistic, but nice!
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04/24/2007 05:08:32 PM
I like this shot alot. Its very pretty and has good composition. 8
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04/24/2007 04:25:10 PM
lol, how much can you cram into one photo.
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04/24/2007 03:37:39 PM
poor job on the sky and clouds. Things just do not match.
04/24/2007 01:30:03 PM
Cute
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04/24/2007 01:03:05 PM
Too cute. This is very well conceived & executed! Good luck in the challenge. 9
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04/24/2007 12:44:32 PM
Methinks a bit of expert editing was used on this one! It's very subtle, but it definitely feels like several different elements mushed together. Don't get me wrong, I like it, I just think that it's a tiny bit too much. Still a 6 from me.
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04/24/2007 12:30:13 PM
Very nice colour, clarity, and contrast throughout. Well timed shot, capturing the look of both cows. At first I thought there were too many subjects, but it's not over-complicated at all. Well done.
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04/24/2007 11:26:06 AM
Sorry but post processing a bit over the top for me, especially the pasting in of the flowers, they just look really out of place and don´t match up to the rest of the scenery, I would have opted to skip them as they only steal attention from the baloons in the backround wich look much more believable.

I do like this shot with the exception of the flowers, sky maybe a bit flat contrast wise though.
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04/24/2007 08:51:29 AM
great shot, a lot going on. Love it. 9
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04/23/2007 11:27:21 PM
wow! this is neat! cow seems a little overprocessed, but everything else seems to stand out with color, nice job!
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04/23/2007 10:53:13 PM
This is nice. I love the cow and calf but not the hotair balloons. 5
04/23/2007 03:55:39 PM
i can not stop looking at the image. not sure if its because its too busy and or the edits are ovious. cow and calf are perhaps the most.
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04/23/2007 02:33:33 PM
this looks a little too fake for me
04/23/2007 09:11:56 AM
WOW - this has it all. Must be in Texas. ;~D
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04/22/2007 03:58:17 PM
10!
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04/22/2007 03:53:39 PM
This reminds me of a funny ad for, I dunno... something. But it has a rather "happy" feeling to it.
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04/22/2007 12:02:17 PM
haha! It looks too fake for me, but it made me laugh and it is an 'Expert Editing' challenge so I have to give you credit!
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04/22/2007 06:44:30 AM
hard to tell if this is a good use of expert editing or just one of those right place, right time shots. well done in both cases. 9
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04/22/2007 03:32:22 AM
well done
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04/21/2007 10:20:30 PM
you forgot the puppy :-)
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04/21/2007 09:55:07 PM
you should have added Mt. Fuji in the background.
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04/21/2007 11:20:23 AM
Thanks for putting a smile on my face. This is wonderful!!
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04/21/2007 08:16:14 AM
Clearly a winner. What a capture! I am sorry to give you a 10 for the scale is not higher ;)
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04/21/2007 05:49:24 AM
I like the feel of this one...
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04/20/2007 06:39:11 PM
Very nice composite, My top pick.
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04/20/2007 06:15:03 PM
This is actually a great idea and, viewed purely from a compositional standpoint, the image is very strong. However, the collage elements don't blend together well and the whole comes across very artificial. (If it's not a collage, then I amend my comment to say: the pp creates a very artificial collage effect).
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04/20/2007 05:19:09 PM
Excellent composition (though most everything is on the left half), color, cow/calf attention contrasting with hot air balloons. Good shot.
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04/20/2007 01:42:11 PM
the balloons gave this one away...
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04/20/2007 08:28:54 AM
OK...what can I say, and I want to be kind...the PS work isn't great...5
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04/19/2007 07:45:13 PM
this is just surreal.. Its a beautiful image, but is it One image? hmmm
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04/19/2007 07:20:55 PM
Good thinking for this effect,IMHO should have taken the field of flowers back to the trees,and boosted the background with some more contrast...6
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04/19/2007 05:04:03 PM
very well put together
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04/19/2007 04:07:42 PM
A lot of things going on, but I like that. Good job.
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04/19/2007 03:22:37 PM
Beautiful! How great that you caught that perfect look of the cows' faces with the balloons behind them! The only thing I might have done would have been to brighten the colors to bring out the beautiful flowers, sky, and colorful balloons.
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04/19/2007 03:19:52 PM
Not much real
04/19/2007 02:27:38 PM
Those flowers look like water! Nice
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04/19/2007 08:50:43 AM
Wow. There sure is alot going on here~! I am undecided as of yet what to think if this one. It seems that there are waaaay to many things fighting for my attention. I mean, really, what is this photo about? But overall, I think its very creative.

From a purely editing point of view, the lighting on the cows and the hay bales looke like they are different strengths and coming from slightly different directions.
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04/19/2007 04:37:43 AM
A lot going on, but really nice.
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04/18/2007 11:50:45 PM
This is awesome! The colors are great, and it is in perfect focus. Those balloons are great. Wow!
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04/18/2007 11:21:36 PM
I am in love with this photo. Cows, fields, flowers, and balloons! I'm loving every bit of it.
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04/18/2007 10:43:26 PM
Cool.... I like the sense of surrealism
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04/18/2007 08:52:20 PM
very interesting and great colors, quirky subjects and composition. I like it.
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04/18/2007 06:41:00 PM
Wow. Beautiful shot.
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04/18/2007 04:54:00 PM
Good editing!
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04/18/2007 04:00:13 PM
Pushes the envelope, but tastefully
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04/18/2007 03:04:22 PM
nice attempt, but it looks pretty poorly composited to me.
04/18/2007 02:07:18 PM
Wow, very visually interesting. 7
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04/18/2007 09:06:08 AM
Haha, this is funny, sweet and cool at the same time, I love it.
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04/18/2007 03:18:11 AM
Is this really real?? :)
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04/18/2007 01:54:10 AM
haha...
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04/18/2007 01:45:21 AM
Wow, incredible capture! Nice execution and composition. Good luck.
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04/18/2007 01:07:55 AM
Yiy! Overprocessed.
04/18/2007 12:22:29 AM
To be quite honest, this photo is too rich. I bet without the balloons it would have been perfect. I really like the mountains in the distance fading away. Very cool.
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