i'm on 2 week vacation without battery charger for my camera !
how wicked is that :-S
anyways ... this was taken one evening while walking with family around
exif:
Model Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Date/time original 20.07.2006 20:26:46
Shutter speed value 1/45 s
Aperture value f/5.6
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Exposure bias value 0.00 eV
Metering mode Average
Flash Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
Focal length 55 mm
White balance Auto white balance
postprocessing:
shadow contrast +100
highlight contrast -100
curve 0,1.03,153
saturation +100
vibrance +6
small burning of clothes
usm
noise reduction
voila ! :-)
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I love the composition and colors of this shot. The only thing that bothers me is the pink hills in the background. It makes it look like you manipulated the colors to get the gold. Whatever...I gave it a 9
The pink hue on the hills in the background is very distracting to me - it really doesn't seem to fit with the rest of the image at all. Also I think I might have been inclined to crop more of the shadowed pier in the foreground as that also detracts from the silhouetted figures.