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Challenge: Image Grain (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: HP PhotoSmart R707
Location: Blackfoot Nature Reserve
Date: Oct 22, 2005
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/138 sec.
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2005

 Was surprised to find a coating of ice on the pond created by this beaver dam. The sun shining through into the shadows created a surreal feeling that I tried to capture with this shot.

Cropped, hsl, adjust brightness and contrast, monochrome, added noise

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Pentax K-30
Pentax SMC DA 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 AL WR
 10/31/2005 12:54:40 AM
Thank you so much for those of you who took the time to comment on my entry. I have revamped my photo to try and incorporate your suggestions. Any comments you might care to post on the new version would also be greatly appreciated. If you care to have a look it is posted at //www.dpchallenge.com/image.php?IMAGE_ID=251593
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 10/28/2005 11:37:56 PM
I like the top half of your photo. For me, I wonder how this would have looked if you cropped out more of the foreground?
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Sony Alpha a7 II
Sony FE 28-70mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS
 10/28/2005 03:10:40 AM
The rays of light are a nice touch to the photo. It is my favorite part of the image. The foreground seems to be very distracting, though. It also lacks focus especially on the background. There is a lot of competition going on between the two parts of the picture which makes it difficult for the eye to rest on what should be a restful scene. Maybe some sort of a polarizer would have balanced the strong lighting when you took the picture.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
PhaseOne P45
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
 10/25/2005 10:21:51 PM
*reads title
tehe, you're thilly
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
 10/24/2005 07:46:10 PM
This photo has a few things going for it. But as usual, there are a few things against it. As far as the challenge goes, at a low resolution setting on a monitor this shows a lot of image grain and also a lot of detail that is lost with higher resolution monitors. But at higher resolutions not only is the image grain lost, but the detail that is great at lower resolutions becomes too busy. The bottom edge of the photo appears washed out for some reason. Not sure why. A slightly different crop, like maybe 2/3's of the dam may have worked better. Could use a levels adjustment as well as a slight contrast boost to bring out the detail in the image. The rays are a boost. Overall it is a good capture. I think more detail in the crop and post processing would have made this a wow image. I also like the play on words with the title. Again, just would like to see it processed and cropped a little differently.
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