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Gull in Reflection
Gull in Reflection
Abra


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Missed Focus II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Maianbar, Sydney Australia
Date: May 19, 2010
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2010

 Tried to photo gulls OOF but found they just look OOF by accident. I then slowed the shutter and got some interesting motion blur but didn't feel it quite met the challenge. Finally I decided to photo some birds flying over the water focusing on the bird leaving the reflection as the missed focus. I'm happy with the result but I feel there will be many great artistic shots this challenge and this won't compare too well. But hey, it was fun to try and get a missed focus shot on purpose!

Converted from RAW
Slight rotation
Cropped (heavier than I'm used to)
Adjusted curves & saturation (was planing a B&W shot when taking this but felt the contrasts from the blue worked better)
USM
Resized
USM
Saved for web.

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AuthorThread
 02/01/2011 08:38:30 PM
Originally posted by scooter97:
This works well as an artistic image. How about a 180 degree flip?




You know Scott that is a great idea. I wish I had thought of that during the challenge.
 02/01/2011 08:12:26 PM
Lovely!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/01/2011 08:10:28 PM
This works well as an artistic image. How about a 180 degree flip?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/29/2010 10:12:04 PM
The wavy reflection does obscure the image a bit, but the focus on that reflection appears pretty sharp. I do like it, however.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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