Challenge:Time Capsule (Basic Editing III) Camera:Nikon D70 Location: Wellsville, Utah Festival of the American West Date: Aug 5, 2005 Aperture: f16 ISO: 200 Shutter: 1/30 Galleries:Vintage Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005
Yes, I really do know how to spell "Rendezvous." somehow I get caught in the end of the alphabet on that word.
This image was taken at the "Festival of the American West" which has been held for many years in Logan, Utah and now is a few miles away in Wellsville. The front teepee belongs to my father, who painted the design based on a dream. The canvas teeppee are in keeping for the trapper period of 1865 - 18880. Material (fabric) was being traded and used. American flags were used by trappers and natives alike, as were other military items.
Nikon D70
2005/08/05 20:07:17.1
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 28-70mm F/3.5-4.5 D
Focal Length: 28mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto*
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/30 sec - F/16
Exposure Comp.: 0 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Landscape
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-S
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Normal
Sharpening: Medium high
Image Comment:
Noise Reduction: OFF
Editing, Crop, Levels, Hue/Saturation, Resize, USM, Noise, Frame & Save for Web
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Place: 24 out of 298 Avg (all users): 6.0261 Avg (commenters): 7.4286 Avg (participants): 6.0853 Avg (non-participants): 5.9831 Views since voting: 1040 Views during voting: 420 Votes: 307 Comments: 19 Favorites: 1 (view)
I would have liked this a lot more if there were more contrast in the foreground. However, I understand that since this was a basic editing challenge, increasing the contrast of the entire image may have blown out the sky too much.
Good job Becky on your top 50 finish! I didn't get around to commenting on this during the challenge; I gave you an 8 during voting though. ;-) I love the sepia tones here, and the lines that you captured draw your eye into the shot. Sun rise is a tad burned out.
4 - Again the quandry, but it's a game and there are rules/guidelines. Definitely a 7 with just the year. And yes, a photo of this put into a time capsule would depict this era for future generations. I like the sepia(?), especially to tie in with the year/era, but I still wonder how well the color would have worked, especially as it likely brought the mountains into play more. edit:typos
This is a great composition and a wonderful idea for this challenge. My suggestion (and keep in mind I'm only learning about B&W/Sepia myself) would be to have something almost pitch black and something as white as it comes. With two-tone images, anything with both of these will add a lot to your score - and to the overall image.
I like the feel of this photo. The colour tones make it feel like an old time shot. Composition is okay and the graduated light is cool. Fits in the challenge. Good job.
Great idea, a bit too dark for my liking and to-days tee pees are all canvas sewn together with commercial sewing machines unlike the real 1865 one. (animal hides/usually buffalo)
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