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Rainy Day Optimists
Rainy Day Optimists
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Florence Italy
Date: Mar 30, 2007
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/80
Galleries: Cityscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Mar 6, 2009

Photographer’s Notes
This was taken in Florence Italy, looking down from the top of the Campanile. It was a cold and rainy day which did not deter the occasional pack of tourists. As I’ve traveled around the world, I’ve found that tourists tend to travel in packs for mutual comfort and support. This one was so colorful and I liked the shape of the group and how the umbrellas made a kind-of dollar sign. It is a favorite image.

My best? I don’t know. I have taken probably 100,000 digital pictures and I have many favorites.

Post Processing
• Crop (Bicubic Sharper)
• Contrast (Curves Layer)
• Dodge & Burn (Overlay layer)
• Remove Small Distractions (Clone Layer)
• Contrast (Masked Curve Layer)
• Saturate (Hue/Saturation Layer)
• Resize (Genuine Fractals)
• Sharpen (USM)
• Save for Web (PSCS4)

Camera Data
• Date: 2007-03-30
• Camera: Nikon D200
• Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikor 24-120 f/3.5-5.6G VR @ 50MM
• ISO: 400
• Aperture: f/8
• Shutter: 1/80

Statistics
Place: 143 out of 1129
Avg (all users): 6.2615
Avg (commenters): 7.1923
Avg (participants): 6.2687
Avg (non-participants): 6.2192
Views since voting: 1439
Views during voting: 729
Votes: 501
Comments: 84
Favorites: 9 (view)


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03/18/2009 10:17:24 PM
Post challenge I've come back to visit this gorgeous capture. I really like the person in the middle checking if its still sprinkling. Still love the breaking the border at the bottom...genius move, IMO. I also think the extra blank space at the top of the image was a great idea.
Congrats on a fantastic image.
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03/18/2009 12:53:05 PM
Congrats on your high finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2009 11:18:16 PM
Great vivid colors!
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03/17/2009 11:03:43 PM
This was one of my favorites in the challenge. I like your POV and the great colors of the umbrellas against the dark,wet grey of the plaza. The exposure is marvelous and the detail wonderful. Almost reminds me of a DPC GTG but I'll be darned if I can find any evidence of camera equipment. Good luck!
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03/17/2009 10:38:55 PM
terrific!! Love the colors - great eye.
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03/17/2009 07:52:46 PM
Cool shot from above. I love how different the umberellas are.
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03/17/2009 05:35:17 PM
lovely study
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03/17/2009 02:37:22 PM
Great pop of color against the grey stone.
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03/17/2009 02:09:38 PM
Really like the colour in this shot, makes a rainy day cheerful.
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03/17/2009 11:54:56 AM
that's a whole gamut of colors. nice capture
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03/17/2009 07:43:57 AM
I love the random splash of colour. Almost modern art if you squint a litte. One of my favorites for the challenge.
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03/17/2009 04:41:50 AM
I love all the colors in this.. and the way you have the one umbrella at the bottom not in your border line is neat, almost gives into the movement of the people.
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03/16/2009 10:36:51 PM
This is right up my alley. Great capture. I love how you cut the group at the bottom.
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03/16/2009 10:31:46 PM
Like paint colors.
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03/16/2009 09:32:49 PM
Sweet piece of street photgraphy. Very interesting photo. Nice job.
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03/16/2009 04:35:16 PM
Great shot...love the color. I really like to see all the randomness of the shot. Great catch
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03/16/2009 04:04:12 PM
in an odd way this really appeals...the gray stones with "splats" of colors...very nice...good focus, excellent colors
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03/16/2009 01:34:14 PM
Great POV, colors, composition. 10
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03/16/2009 09:37:14 AM
Cool photo. Love the rain/bright color comparison.
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03/16/2009 07:05:07 AM
Great colors and composition. I love it. Well done.
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03/16/2009 03:10:42 AM
like the all the different colors in this
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03/16/2009 01:34:15 AM
Nice capture, very colorful.
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03/16/2009 01:22:34 AM
Background brings out the color nicely.
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03/15/2009 11:44:10 PM
great use of colors
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03/15/2009 10:13:31 PM
Great capture!!
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03/15/2009 08:12:48 PM
Great shot, I like the burst of colours!
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03/15/2009 07:40:00 PM
Love your title. I am a raining day optimist as well; get out and enjoy it, dang it!!
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03/15/2009 04:58:47 PM
Beautiful colors on the rainy street.
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03/15/2009 03:42:02 PM
Really cool, fun and well composed image. 8
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03/15/2009 11:58:22 AM
I'm not a big fan of adding borders, but I can see why you did it here. makes that last umbrella pop.
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03/15/2009 10:17:03 AM
Love all the colours contrasting with the grey day
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03/15/2009 10:08:22 AM
How cool! What a great angle you took this from, excellent candid street photography.
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03/15/2009 05:42:20 AM
well done
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03/15/2009 12:00:35 AM
I'm guessing you didn't arrange these people, but they are do form a nice colorful crowd. Good job with the processing to bring the focus right on them.
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03/14/2009 11:44:01 PM
lol...great
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03/14/2009 10:36:12 PM
Great colours against a perfect backdrop. The only spoiler is the bottom umbrella and the border. 7
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03/14/2009 10:14:17 PM
Nice job. All the bright colors on a dreary day.
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03/14/2009 09:23:34 PM
LOVE IT!! And I like the break the border move with the bottom umbrella. Beautiful. Favorite
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03/14/2009 08:51:50 PM
great find, but oh, for a tighter crop! high marks for the find and the capture.
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03/14/2009 06:33:30 PM
Great perspective and colors. I like the person walking into the picture at the bottom, fun!
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03/14/2009 05:14:03 PM
Great street image... 8
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03/14/2009 04:48:29 PM
Fabulous colors against the slate. Very rich image
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03/14/2009 01:12:47 PM
Great perspective and I just love the colours.
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03/14/2009 11:59:08 AM
All those brightly colored umbrellas are in extreme contrast with the dreary weather. Nicely seen and wonderfully captured.
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03/14/2009 10:52:29 AM
Colors stand out against the grey. The errant pink umbrella seems stuck in the border. Why to it?
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03/14/2009 08:56:06 AM
My kind of shot!
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03/14/2009 01:53:44 AM
This is fun. I forgive you for the border, especially as you've allowed the tartan umbrella to breach it. 7.
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03/13/2009 07:11:03 PM
what a cool assortment of umbrellas, great perspective
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03/13/2009 05:43:49 PM
This is kind of like e301 in color. ;) I like it!
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03/13/2009 03:32:19 PM
amusing, colorful and well captured. its kind of like a rainbow on a dreary day - smil inducing. :) 8
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03/13/2009 12:17:44 PM
I love all the color against the grey squares of the ground
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03/13/2009 11:13:24 AM
I love the colours and viewpoint here, I'm not sure if you've destaed it or if that's the pavements natural colour but it provides a great contrast, well spotted and taken
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03/13/2009 10:13:11 AM
Great processing; I like the umbrella breaking through the frame into the image.
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03/13/2009 10:02:50 AM
i like your title, really complements the image. good capture with nice colors. the person in the red is feeling if the rain stopped
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03/13/2009 07:48:56 AM
interesting perspective.6
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03/12/2009 07:47:31 PM
This is a nice shot from above. I wonder if a 45 degree tilt would have added some additional impact.
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03/12/2009 04:11:17 PM
Nice shot against the dark stone.
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03/12/2009 02:28:10 PM
Love the idea and the colors. If this were a bit sharper then it would be even better
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03/12/2009 01:50:47 PM
great shot
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03/12/2009 01:27:19 PM
I don't know what it is about umbrellas but I love them in photos! I like the colors and I really love how you did the border!
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03/12/2009 01:10:09 PM
Very nice perspective and love the umbrella in the frame! Good detail and colors to.
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03/12/2009 12:12:15 PM
Was this a planned shot or did you just happen to find the most colorful rainy-day people out there! Cool shot! I love all the burst of color!
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03/12/2009 08:56:55 AM
One of my very favorites in this challenge. What is it about umbrellas that makes me happy? I don't know, but I know I love this image.
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03/12/2009 01:27:11 AM
If optimism were a color, this might define its lack of fixable essence...
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03/12/2009 12:14:00 AM
Great vantage point and excellent colors. Wonderful design effect! 9
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03/11/2009 11:29:37 PM
Beautiful colours. i love the contrast with the ground.
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03/11/2009 11:02:32 PM
Beautiful colorful umbrellas
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03/11/2009 10:27:58 PM
Love the colors - why are they all headed the same direction? What are they braving the weather to go see?
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03/11/2009 08:24:26 PM
Neat image, pov. Good.
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03/11/2009 06:46:24 PM
I love the colors againts the gray background.
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03/11/2009 05:40:04 PM
great shot, nice colors
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03/11/2009 04:51:08 PM
How wonderful they dressed for you with all that color and to be on such a great contrasting canvas! Lucky you - great eye!
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03/11/2009 04:50:43 PM
Neat shot, nice timing. Good colors, like the composition. Probably didn't have much chance to set the shot up, but maybe wish the shutter speed was just a little faster.
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03/11/2009 03:03:47 PM
In most cases I can find reasons why I like a photo. In this case I just do..
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03/11/2009 02:58:52 PM
love the color against the gray stone.
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03/11/2009 02:32:59 PM
Lovely pattern created by all the people and their umbrellas.
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03/11/2009 01:09:53 PM
Very, very nice shot!
I love all the colors of the umbrellas...don't know if I really love the bottom umbrella encroaching into/over the border though.
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03/11/2009 10:57:48 AM
nice composition and colors 8
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03/11/2009 10:07:44 AM
Great subject, saturation and POV.
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03/11/2009 09:34:03 AM
Awesome shot, great colours, great composition, great contrast. My fave so far.
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03/11/2009 09:01:51 AM
A rainy day doesn't have to be dull. nice and colourful.
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03/11/2009 08:40:29 AM
Neat color pallet
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03/11/2009 02:10:10 AM
Very nice.
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03/11/2009 01:24:19 AM
What an interesting shot!
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