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Hoops In The Park At Dusk
Hoops In The Park At Dusk
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Challenge: Sports III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: New York, New York
Date: May 8, 2007
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 50
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: May 8, 2007

Opened in Raw in Aperture Software:
Boosted exposure, saturation, brightness and contrast.
Exported to PS2:
Cropped. reduced noise. Saved for web

Statistics
Place: 207 out of 230
Avg (all users): 4.3785
Avg (commenters): 3.7333
Avg (participants): 4.2667
Avg (non-participants): 4.4388
Views since voting: 633
Views during voting: 288
Votes: 214
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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05/16/2007 11:31:19 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

I like the randomness of this shot (perhaps candidness is the better word), the angle from which the shot was taken (very interesting, not just straight on), and the fact that you have caught some motion blur showing the action. These things work together to indicate that this shot has a lot of potential.

I agree with several of your commenters that it is dark. As a result, it is difficult to see everything that is going on, and makes it less than pleasing to view. I see some noise/grain, especially in the green of the courts, which could be the result of the saturation/exposure boost. I think using a higher ISO would have helped with the exposure issue. There may have been some noise as a result, but you have the noise anyway. So with high ISO you have slightly better exposure and noise, and without it you have bad exposure and noise.

Again, good shot. If I need to further clarify or explain myself, please feel free to contact me.

karma
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2007 11:59:15 PM
Nice shot, but even though is at dusk, is still too dark for my taste. I know there are ways to manipulate the camera in order to bring an early nighttime effect to the shot without losing definition and clarity because of the darkness.

Otherwise.... great shot. Loved the angle from which you took the shot...wouldn't have had anywhere near the impact if you had been on level ground or even below the line of sight.

Great job! I would have given this an 8 but for the darkness I dropped it a point. This decision will haunt me...
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05/15/2007 03:31:05 AM
good catch of that dusk light
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05/14/2007 05:04:00 PM
It’s a shame that the picture is so dark. It would have been nice, with a blurry background, and the players standing sharp out of the picture
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05/14/2007 02:26:04 AM
Photo is too dark and seems very busy with no center of focus on a subject.
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05/12/2007 04:15:45 PM
Interesting shot, very grainy which is a bit distracting in the colour. I'd have been tempted to bring in the crop at the top and make it B&W, play up the contrast and grain.
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05/12/2007 01:10:18 AM
too dark..
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05/11/2007 06:50:56 PM
even though the attempt to name it was made to explain te darkness. the photo just is too dark and lacks detail.
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05/10/2007 01:39:06 PM
Challenging light situation here. You compromise shutter speed to gain light.ISO at 1600-3200 would help, but then you'll worry about noise. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/10/2007 10:30:35 AM
too dark for me
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05/10/2007 02:57:51 AM
way underexposed
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/10/2007 01:02:55 AM
dark
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05/10/2007 12:51:17 AM
Nice study but the cropping is a bit off and it does look underexposed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/09/2007 03:24:49 PM
I felt that this photograph is underexposed and need more cleanup.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/09/2007 10:47:46 AM
Underexposed and the action is blurry IMHO
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05/09/2007 10:02:14 AM
Image is dark and has alot of noise. Maybe would like to have been closer to the action as well.
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