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Westward Shadows
Westward Shadows
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Challenge: Black & White IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Lens: Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
Location: Finley, Washington
Date: Apr 3, 2011
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2011

 LOL. Have never sweated out a choice like deciding which pic to submit for this challenge. Had two great pics, and they were so close I wanted to scream. Opinions from friends seemed split as well. . .But, I really liked this one. So here goes nothing. The Model is a pro barrel rider, and a friend. One of the last true western cowgirls.

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Place: 87 out of 230
Avg (all users): 5.6284
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6404
Avg (non-participants): 5.6102
Views since voting: 844
Views during voting: 231
Votes: 148
Comments: 7
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 04/11/2011 12:30:47 AM
Originally posted by franktheyank:
Very nice image Mike. The composition is great, love the play of the striped shadows. Also congrats for being your second highest score. I do think that some of the highlights are a tad blown out though. Did you use the recovery slider in camera raw?


No, I didn't. I tend not to convert from RAW. . .I probably blew a some of those areas myself during processing with over use of dodge. I really appreciate the kind words, been trying to learn my camera and the software simultaneously. It was really cool watching this one spar with my top two entries until voting finished. LOL.
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 04/11/2011 12:11:17 AM
Very nice image Mike. The composition is great, love the play of the striped shadows. Also congrats for being your second highest score. I do think that some of the highlights are a tad blown out though. Did you use the recovery slider in camera raw?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
04/07/2011 10:17:14 AM
Busy, but nice
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Ricoh GR III
Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR
 04/05/2011 12:04:59 PM
I really like this. Nicely executed.
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Nikon D3
 04/05/2011 09:13:16 AM
Ok
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Nikon D3s
 04/04/2011 09:52:43 PM
Nice image!
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 04/04/2011 01:24:30 AM
There is SO much going on in this image. I really want to love it because it's got some killer shadows, interesting textures, and the woman's stance is very intriguing. But I'm a bit on overwhelm here. Maybe a less busy shirt would have helped.
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