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And a River Runs Through It...
And a River Runs Through It...
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Challenge: Vintage (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX20 IS
Location: Springfield Oregon
Date: Nov 22, 2010
Aperture: F5
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Vintage, Rural
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2010

 Actually in Oregon, along the Oregon Trail... Wet, rainy, what can I do!

The Extension gave me an opportunity to shoot in slightly better light, AM vs. PM... Included the river view for better or worse... Good luck to all that had the extra day! ;)

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Place: 117 out of 139
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 11/30/2010 06:12:55 PM
You wouldn't believe how many man-made objects were surrounding that wheel! One more day extension, and I would have had the below snow-dusted photo that hid the grate, but you can see the boat dock, and the electrical pole. If I adjusted the composition to block one thing, something else would show up, or the river wouldn't be viewable at all! Is I hal'f pressed my shutter so the light exposure would be correct at the river, I lost focus on the wheel!

Live and learn. Things to bring next time... tripod instead of monopod, camouflage netting, manual focus, and a dusting of snow! ;)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/28/2010 10:31:46 AM
Cute idea of using the old wheel as a frame. It's really quite unfortunate that the metal grate is so visible, that's taking away from the vintage feel.
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 11/23/2010 03:30:31 PM
The old wheel might have been a better subject for this photo than the river, as indicated by your title. But since the river is getting the focus by the camera and the title, I have to assume that was your intent. I'm not sure why you chose this path though...
 11/23/2010 10:11:25 AM
Great idea. I do have some criticisms though. I'm not voting, just popping around making comments. The wheel needs to be sharp. It dominates the frame and since it's out of focus it hurts the entire image. With the wheel in focus and a small aperture to maintain clarity in the river, this photo suddenly jumps from a good photo to an excellent scene.

I see the rock just beyond the hub is crystal sharp and likely where auto focus pinpointed. So either that was simply the center of the frame or you missed focusing on the hub by the smallest of margins.

The grate detracts a little as well, and maybe some creative composition could have helped a bit but it's not a big deal.

Overall a well spotted scene and a ton of potential, just slightly different execution. Of course I'm not a good photographer, so read this at your own risk.
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