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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Action Shot II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Pentax *ist DL
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Pentax
Location: Bells Rapids. Upper Swan, Western Australia.
Date: Jul 30, 2006
Aperture: f/9.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Sports, Action
Date Uploaded: Jul 30, 2006

 Competitors getting in some last minute training before next weekend's Avon Descent race. Slight adjustments to brightness and contrast, nudged saturation just a little, crop, resize, border, USM.

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Place: 45 out of 279
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Avg (commenters): 7.5000
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Views since voting: 1448
Views during voting: 337
Votes: 241
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/08/2006 11:30:06 PM
Another great action shot here.....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
 08/08/2006 07:25:09 PM
Beautiful color, great expression, good shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/07/2006 01:00:41 PM
You caught the action very nicely.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D750
Sigma 150-600mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
 08/06/2006 10:08:37 PM
Great picture. Really bright and vibrant colors along with good facial expressions and water texture. I really like this one!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D50
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.3-5.6G
 08/05/2006 08:49:38 PM
This is a little too candid, you subjects have odd expresions making the picture distracting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/05/2006 06:33:01 PM
nice color saturation
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix L3
 08/02/2006 04:08:03 PM
Nice clear shot but the guys look kind of bored.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus E-500 EVOLT
Olympus 35mm f/3.5 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 08/02/2006 01:16:57 PM
The front guy is like "YEAH!" excited & the one in back can't believe he got talked in to doing this!

Great catch on the expressions! 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 08/02/2006 11:37:04 AM
Great picture!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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