An old gate by our barn. This is in my backyard behind the house. I like the evening sunshine and the pattern of the shadow it made. Rotated the canvas slightly, USM, and ran through OptikVerve Labs "Romance" filter. Hope everyone enjoys it.
Stephen
Nikon D50
2006/06/10 18:33:58.8
JPEG (8-bit) Fine
Image Size: Large (3008 x 2000)
Lens: 50mm F/1.8 D
Focal Length: 50mm
Exposure Mode: Programmed Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-Pattern
1/100 sec - F/5
Exposure Comp.: -0.7 EV
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Optimize Image: Vivid
White Balance: Auto
AF Mode: AF-A
Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
Auto Flash Comp: 0 EV
Color Mode: Mode IIIa (sRGB)
Tone Comp.: Auto
Hue Adjustment: 0°
Saturation: Enhanced
Sharpening: Auto
Image Comment:
Long Exposure NR: Off
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Place: 64 out of 154 Avg (all users): 5.6526 Avg (commenters): 7.0833 Avg (participants): 5.5200 Avg (non-participants): 5.7391 Views since voting: 1055 Views during voting: 264 Votes: 190 Comments: 13 Favorites: 0
First impression and overall look:
First things that came to mind was: nice colors. Maybe a tad oversaturated, but apparently that does well on DPC. Second thing that came to mind was: hey! this is actually a picture of a shadow! Well done. Then came the rest. I like the late or early lighting. It does give that romantic feel that you were going for. I like the light on the leaves on the top. It frames the picture well. What I would have cropped out is the tree on the left and the bush on the right. And since this is an advanced editing challenge, I would also have cloned out the dirt mound at the back. It's distracting and doesn't add to the image.
Technical and post processing:
OptikVerve did a good job. The colors are indeed very romantic, and there is a softness in the image that many will find pleasing. The fence is a bit dark. Maybe a soft fill-in flash could have brought back some detail. Personally I might have tried a layer mask to blur the trees in the a bit more.
Meeting the challenge:
Yes it does. There is a pretty shadow, which is also the main focus of the image.
How to raise your score:
A neater enviroment could have helped you, although I realise that it would be hard to grow some grass quickly on the trodden down path. A better crop could have given you some extra decimals, but in the end I think the picture is just not interesting enough to score high with the DPC voters.
It's hard to resist taking photos of such pleasant sights and sensations. But it is hard to frame them well and remove the unimportant elements. I think you did pretty well.
I really like this photo. Shows how shadows can be used to balance a composition in the same way that reflections are usually used over water. And great colour too.
Most people may not notice, but I like how your focus was actually on the shadows and had a soft blur to the actual fence. Especially since the challenge was supposed to focus on the shadow. Good job.
Very pretty!! I just love the leaves at the top, they add so much to this photo with their glow and the pretty framing. The only thing I don't like is the angle of the gate. It's neither straight nor diagonal, just off at some weird in-between angle. 8
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