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sigh... I wish he'd stop clowning around...
sigh... I wish he'd stop clowning around...
rdebruyn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Clowns (Basic Editing)
Camera: Pentax K100D
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 Di LD Macro 1:2 for Pentax
Location: Fletcher Garden in Ottawa
Date: Jan 5, 2008
Aperture: f/9.5
ISO: 800
Shutter: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2008

I took this at the pond at Fletcher Garden in Ottawa. I wasn't thinking of this challenge at the time. I liked the reflections in the water and kept shooting.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 52
Avg (all users): 4.3333
Avg (commenters): 4.4242
Avg (participants): 4.0370
Avg (non-participants): 4.3563
Views since voting: 843
Views during voting: 661
Votes: 375
Comments: 33
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2008 06:11:26 PM
Severe purple fringing let this image down a lot, the quality / clarity isnt there either. I realise these are technical rather than artistic criticisms, but they can both be reduced past the level presented here, if not in postwork but in use of whatever camera you have. Nice out of the box concept but doesnt really say "clown" to me unless you read the title which is infact an idiom, so is only related to clowns in an abstract manner anyway.
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01/15/2008 06:05:56 PM
Funny shot! - But it feels as if it was shoehorned into the challenge. Also, the focus is off.
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01/15/2008 01:39:49 PM
Haha! I love your title and your picture! IMO though i don't really think this fits the challenge. Good picture though!
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01/15/2008 08:53:30 AM
Noisy reflections, blue fringing and not particularly sharp let this down technically. Artistically this is well composed although only connected to the brief through the title and so is a little weak in that respect
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01/15/2008 07:01:21 AM
I dig the reflection and the framing. The chromatic aberrations (snow will do that to you) are pretty severe, the image seems a touch "soft" and it is a stretch for the challenge.
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01/15/2008 12:42:27 AM
Focus is not sharp, and only meets requirements by title.
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01/14/2008 10:09:55 PM
DNMC, blurry, background blown out (reflection is actually in focus though). Looks over-processed.
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01/14/2008 09:06:06 PM
Hah, ha, hah! You get a point for a creative title. For me, had the overall quality been a bit sharper, I would have scored it better.
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01/14/2008 01:37:09 PM
good timing!
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01/13/2008 12:40:49 PM
Too bad the focus isn't better. The general quality of the image is not very good either (e.g. the blue fringe around the ducks' heads). It's a good idea though.
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01/12/2008 10:54:19 AM
really like the shot and the composition but way too much noise. looks like you over satted
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01/12/2008 12:00:01 AM
too soft
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01/11/2008 07:40:36 PM
A bit washed out at top, but the reflection is very nice.
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01/11/2008 06:54:40 PM
Nope, nope, nope.
01/11/2008 03:10:27 PM
LOL! Fresh take on a tired subject!. I like it a lot! 10
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01/11/2008 08:57:16 AM
Very cute.
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01/10/2008 11:13:55 PM
Very cute take on the subject.
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01/10/2008 01:28:53 PM
The focus seems to be a bit off.
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01/10/2008 01:01:49 AM
7 just for your title. Technically the picture needs some work but I'll give you credit for shoehorning!
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01/10/2008 12:06:38 AM
Sorry - seems to 'shoehorn' for me.
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01/10/2008 12:00:38 AM
I like the thought, not real sharp though. The reflection is great.
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01/09/2008 11:44:03 PM
Nice try but a bit overexposed. 7
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01/09/2008 10:10:48 PM
Interesting in its own right, but a stretch for this challenge.
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01/09/2008 08:07:49 PM
I love your title. I wish the ducks were in sharper focus.
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01/09/2008 03:31:06 PM
Interesting take.
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01/09/2008 03:19:09 PM
Good timing on this shot. I think the focus could be a little sharper to allow us to focus on the subject more.
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01/09/2008 10:35:13 AM
LOL!!!! love how the reflection turned out. 9
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01/09/2008 10:10:19 AM
Nice pose and interesting alternative challenge interpretation. Image itself is not quite as sharp as I'd like.
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01/09/2008 06:35:43 AM
does not meet challenge
01/09/2008 04:40:25 AM
Nice idea
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01/09/2008 02:28:15 AM
doesn't quite meet challenge, but nice photo.
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01/09/2008 01:58:55 AM
LOL! Great shot and reflection. I'd like to know how you got the white background.
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01/09/2008 12:36:34 AM
funny idea but teh picture looks over exposed and a bit oof.
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