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Dawn deliveries, by torchlight
Dawn deliveries, by torchlight
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Number 10 (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Waiatarua, Auckland
Date: Jul 6, 2006
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60 sec
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2006

 This was actually taken in broad daylight - the weather was very overcast, so no strong shadows. I used the "lighting effects" filter in Photoshop to create the circle of light with a tungsten tinge, and to darken and blue the periphery.

A couple of trivia points:
1. The postie usually comes around 11:00am, not at dawn.
2. Victor thought it was hilarious that I wanted to take a photo of his mailbox, for people around the world to review.

Statistics
Place: 163 out of 219
Avg (all users): 5.0050
Avg (commenters): 5.2500
Avg (participants): 4.7059
Avg (non-participants): 5.2281
Views since voting: 683
Views during voting: 286
Votes: 199
Comments: 4
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
 07/11/2006 08:00:10 PM
Wow our mail doesn't come until 3:00 P.M. Very clean and nice, but missing something that really draws me in. 7.
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Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 07/10/2006 10:54:24 PM
Interesting... I think just a slight pan round to the right would have given the number more dominance here, but nicely done nonetheless - 6 :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 07/10/2006 03:29:09 PM
On the first 15 pictures I see, I'm looking for a full 30 seconds and leaving a comment...I think it was a creative attempt, but in the end the picture fails to capture us. The blue tones of the sky give us a nice impression of dawn, but the rest of the picture is too murky and muddy. The flashlight also could have been pointed at the 10 since that is the "subject". Although I'm giving this a 4, I encourage your creative approach.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 07/10/2006 08:52:47 AM
I think this could have been really effective had you worked with brightness and contrast, and perhaps applied a black and white or sepia filter. As it is, it is kind of flat. I'd make sure the subject isn't centered, and possibly shoot it from a slightly different angle. Hope you find this helpful. ;~D
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