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Testing the Waters
Testing the Waters
cloudsme


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Stock Photography II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Kodak DCS Pro SLR/n
Location: Vestal, New York
Date: Mar 19, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/250 sec
Galleries: Family, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Mar 19, 2005

 Raw. Kodak Photo Desk Hicolor hold. PS levels, crop, curves on water selection, clone out piece of garbage on ground, removed some dust spots from sky, new mask layer with channel mixer for desat, masked out child, burned snow, levels, and levels on snow,usm, border.

Statistics
Place: 187 out of 258
Avg (all users): 5.1065
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.9767
Avg (non-participants): 5.2989
Views since voting: 968
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 216
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0

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Kodak V803
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 03/30/2005 08:26:34 PM
*** Greetings from the Critique Club ***

That looks like a really cool place to be. It just seems like it's lacking dynamic range -- some cool lighting (before sunset/at sunrise) or maybe a better angle could have done better. As far as a stock image, it could probably find its place out there somewhere, but the purchaser would be more inclined to buy a full color pic and then desaturate what they want themselves. It just doesn't leave a lot open. If it would appeal to a broader range of purchasers possibly you would have scored better.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D50
 03/24/2005 08:14:47 PM
Haha I know where this is! Is this you Doc S?
Nikon D200
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/24/2005 06:42:24 AM
You concentrated too much on the colors of the child's jacket...contrast is lacking in other parts.... nice angle though
Nikon Coolpix 3100
 03/24/2005 12:17:38 AM
Nice job of selective desaturation. Needs a little more contrast in the background. The tones are so close together, some of the details are lost.
Nikon Z7
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 03/23/2005 04:43:05 PM
I think you did a good job on this, but it doesn't hold a lot of interest for me. I might have like the shot more without seeing the back of the kid.
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Nikon D80
 03/21/2005 01:35:21 AM
What's the stock message here....testing the waters? I am sorry but I just can't see an agency picking this up.
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