DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
The Circle of Life
The Circle of Life
shutterphunk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Cemetery (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Location: Asaba, Japan
Date: Mar 23, 2005
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Mar 25, 2005

 I saw this cemetery the day I was taking photos of tea fields for the "Lines" member challenge, and stored it in my mind for a future photo shoot. I was glad to see the "Cemetery" challenge come up - nice to have a definite place in mind as soon as you see the theme.

I was able to do the whole shoot with no one coming to visit their departed one, which was a relief for me because they would have really wondered what I was doing taking pictures in a graveyard, and I would not have wanted to continue shooting if someone was there. Seems too invasive to me. I really hurried, running back and forth, into the image and back to set the camera.

For post-processing, I did some rubber-stamping to get some power lines out of the image, which improved it already immensely. Levels, to brighten up the image. Then used the Linear gradients tool to darken the sky a bit, which had gotten way too bright during Levels. After that, took down the saturation, but painted the flowers and skin tone back to normal color. Oh yeah, the hills in the distance, too. Then, I wanted a bit more texture in the stone circle, so I played around with Curves, and again the Linear gradient tool. Looked good to me, so did some Unsharp Filter and called it a day.

Statistics
Place: 46 out of 281
Avg (all users): 5.7811
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8160
Avg (non-participants): 5.7237
Views since voting: 1032
Views during voting: 305
Votes: 201
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ35
04/01/2005 07:34:57 PM
Excellent perspective and concept; title is perfect. A tiny bit soft and and cast with gray.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-210mm f/4.0-5.6D
 03/30/2005 08:59:59 PM
This is my second go-around =) - I really like your idea and take on tehe challenge! I almost wish that you did not concentrate on the circle because I really like the background with the person... I think that should have been the focus. But still... I really like you photo. Great job
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon PowerShot S230
 03/30/2005 02:22:22 AM
I like the balance and symetry. The green tree and cut flowers add a warmth of colour.
Canon PowerShot SD780
03/29/2005 07:36:59 AM
I am making two passes on this Challenge. I will vote on your photo then return later(before voting is over) to comment on what I like and dislike about your shot. You can take the comments however you wish and I will try not to be mean. Just don't take it the wrong way.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nice. I think it is too busy with too many headstones in the shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-3
Olympus 50-200mm f/2.8-3.5 ED Zuiko Digital
 03/28/2005 01:08:49 PM
Nice concept
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 03/28/2005 08:11:12 AM
I love this except for the blue blob of sky on the right
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D2X
Carl Zeiss 35mm ZF f/2.0 Distagon T
 03/28/2005 12:25:00 AM
I like the human element but would've like to see the whole scene in focus. Your photo does a great job of telling a story.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2026 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 10/14/2026 02:19:22 AM EDT.