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Autzen Omens
Autzen Omens
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Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
Date: Oct 3, 2009
Galleries: Sky, Sports
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2010

Wherever this finishes, it is clearly the "Picture of the Year" for me. I managed to get it in front of the right eyes which has led to being able to shoot on the field and on the roofs during the Ducks games. I'm in discussion with U of O to have them sell copies. Woo hoo!

I snapped it at kickoff on the Oct 3rd game against WSU. Oregon won 52-6. While one would assume there was a ton of processing to make the sky look like it does (and there is some), it mainly was doing a manual HDR treatment which exposed the sky correctly to make the colors come out.

I'm a bit torn about putting this out there at 800 pixels, but I'm gonna go for it anyway.

Statistics
Place: 207 out of 445
Avg (all users): 5.8725
Avg (commenters): 6.5385
Avg (participants): 5.7817
Avg (non-participants): 6.2037
Views since voting: 1226
Views during voting: 439
Votes: 251
Comments: 35
Favorites: 0


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08/02/2013 06:39:27 PM
Originally posted by hihosilver:

Hmmmm...I'd like to see this one printed HUGE.

that's a distinct possibility ;-)
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02/24/2010 06:41:40 PM
Hmmmm...I'd like to see this one printed HUGE.
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02/04/2010 03:33:23 PM
I'm proud to say I was one of your 10's. Why this didn't get the blue is beyond me. The Mighty Fighting Ducks couldn't have a better photog, this is fabulous.
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01/29/2010 11:23:28 AM
I thought this was yours. Highly underrated in my opinion. 9 from me.
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01/29/2010 01:44:10 AM
You were right about the amount of detail in the shot pushing the limit for an 800 px wide image. I can see where this one would make a superb poster at full resolution.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 04:25:45 PM
wow!!!
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01/28/2010 07:12:49 AM
This is quite nice, but way too heavy handed on the processing, especially apparent in the cloud area.
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01/28/2010 07:02:16 AM
Heck of an angle. Something seems just a tad off to me with the light......6
01/28/2010 12:57:16 AM
There is so much I like here, especially the colors and the sky. The crowd looks a bit oversharpened.
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01/27/2010 01:32:44 PM
places me there without paying the ticket. Love the sky and soemthing special. Looks like a final of some sorts and I can feel the atmosphere/Tension
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01/27/2010 11:55:37 AM
Gorgeous work! This really shows the energy of those classic fall evening battles
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01/27/2010 09:03:45 AM
Wonderful perspective and detail.
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01/26/2010 10:37:01 PM
Love the clarity here. A little unrealistic , but did not affect the score, 8
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01/26/2010 06:40:29 PM
You've captured a lot of excitement here. The dramatic shy doesn't hurt things either.
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01/26/2010 02:41:35 PM
thats gorgeous. 6
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01/26/2010 11:47:10 AM
This s kinda awesome, but I just feel like the field should be centered. But that's me.
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01/26/2010 03:48:18 AM
great sky its really the focus point and from your title its so apt
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01/26/2010 02:30:48 AM
I think this is that guy who shot pictures at a football game and had a thread about it? Your pictures of the entire stadium including the sky are beautiful, about more than just football!
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01/25/2010 06:45:14 PM
Very nice Jason. Advertising/recruiting material. Betting this makes the sponsor quite happy!
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01/25/2010 08:48:18 AM
wow, great sky...
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01/24/2010 11:30:56 PM
whoa - that's a spectacular view! I've never been to a live game because I'm afraid of so many people but this, somehow, looks doable to me.
Excellent job with detail and color.
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01/24/2010 08:37:48 PM
Nice shot Doc. Quite the sky.
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01/24/2010 07:55:46 PM
this is a superb picture...such clarity in the whole picture...wow...really well done
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01/24/2010 12:18:02 PM
There is so much going on in the photograph its hard to appreciate it. I mean its nice...but, there isnt a "main subject" ...
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01/24/2010 09:49:19 AM
This could be better if you centered it. As is, it looks a bit off.
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01/24/2010 08:49:34 AM
Wow. Its a great scene, but looks slightly overprocessed
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01/23/2010 09:51:24 PM
love the sky
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01/23/2010 08:22:38 PM
IMpressive display... people seem too sharp but i'm not sure how they wouldn't look to sharp at 800 pixels. Hope you sold a bunch!
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01/23/2010 12:41:05 PM
plenty to luck at
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01/23/2010 11:13:43 AM
Yeah! Too bad about the end of the season but the season was good over all.
Go Ducks! You sure had a great view for this shot and no rain!! The colors just pop. Good good work.
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01/23/2010 09:21:44 AM
Normally I dont like HDR/Topazed shots that look unnatural, but I think it works well in this shot.
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01/23/2010 04:01:05 AM
Lacks cheerleaders. Seriously and this is obviously just my opinion, I think you overcooked it. Also at this size you lose so much. I'm sure this would look a lot better as a print.
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01/22/2010 11:21:00 PM
Over processed sky for my taste.
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01/22/2010 09:42:29 PM
Almost great stadium capture. But if you get stuck in the cheap seats, make sure you are on the centerline :-)
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01/22/2010 08:54:45 PM
That's a lot of people. Nice sky, good colours but it looks oversharpened to me.
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