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Challenge: Low Key (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Appomattox Courthouse
Date: Mar 19, 2006
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Interior, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Mar 21, 2006

 I ran around southern Virginia on Saturday, looking for shots for 2 sec. challenge. Ended up at Appomattox Courthouse at closing time. Got some good images, but all of them had too much light for this challenge. As it was being locked up, I slipped into the General Store and snapped this. It was a throwaway; I just wanted to remember what it looked like in case I went back. When I got home to edit, the potential of this image really spoke to me. I would have liked advanced editing but, for the challenge, this will have to do.

In RAW, reduced exposure, lowered brightness, increased shadow.
In PSCS2, crop, curves, sharpen, resize.

Hope you enjoy... Oh, its a still life display behind glass. The glass is reflecting the light and life from outside.

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Nikon D50
 03/28/2006 05:33:41 PM
nice idea, but very starnge and confusing light on the vase
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 03/28/2006 01:03:33 AM
the line of the door matching up with the line on the center of the pot is oddly distracting to me other than that I love it
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Nikon D300s
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 03/27/2006 08:37:51 PM
nice use of reflections
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 03/27/2006 05:21:44 PM
Great composition. Lack of shadow detail in darkest areas actually help focus attention on other areas.
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Canon PowerShot G6
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 03/24/2006 01:29:30 PM
The reflection is not placed very well. It cuts the picture right down the middle and is confusing.
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Canon R50
Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
03/24/2006 08:12:20 AM
What is that line that goes down the middle of the image? It almost looks like the crease in a magazine. Odd. But ayway, on to the photo....I like it a lot. Beautiful colors and acertainly low key. The sky and the tree silhouette are somewhat distracting to me. Perhaps cropping to just above the barrel (?) (to a landscape orientation)?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/23/2006 07:46:28 PM
Very nice but there seems to be a line down through the middle. This is confusing me.
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