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Challenge: Pencil II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D5200
Lens: Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Nr The Poole
Date: Mar 13, 2016
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2,000
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2016

 Trying out new camera which is very exciting; but having to get used to a new settings layout! I had three variations on this and opted for the one with most striking DoF. Wonder if I should have left more in focus?

And then there was the light - wanted to catch it through the shaving but didn't manage it 'in shot'. Tried to bring it out on processing but then background became washed out. Any ideas?

The map is based on an area of England that I visited on a school biology field trip. If I'd left it at a wider angle you'd have seen the River Piddle flowing into Poole which as schoolchildren we found hilarious......

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Sony Alpha a1 II
Sony FE 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 G OSS
 03/21/2016 06:31:39 AM
Hello from the Critique club

An interesting image that meets the challenge well

What a lovely interesting map you’ve used it is a great background for the pencil. I have to be honest and say that I’m not really sure why you added the shaving I feel it rather detracts from the end result, but since you have and you have asked for advice regarding the processing if you applied local dodging to the shaving alone this would not have affected the background and woud have brought out a little more detail in the shaving itself. With regards to the depth of filed I think its perfect it focusses our attention on the Poole and pencil whilst giving us an appealing soft focus view of the other interesting detail in the map.

I can imagine the jocularity yer piddles and pooles caused as a nipper! Thanks for your entry Ellie
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 12-60mm f/2.8-4.0 Zuiko
 03/19/2016 04:57:16 PM
are you coloring this? if so nice job - for me this image isn't dynamic and while I keep looking at the pencil the image itself doesn't hold my attention.
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 03/14/2016 09:18:47 AM
I like the depth of field and the color scheme.
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro
 03/14/2016 05:08:22 AM
Good to see you are keeping within the lines.
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