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Challenge: Action Shot II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Sigma 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF HSM for Canon
Location: Caesar chavez park, Berkeley, CA
Date: Jul 27, 2006
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/400
Galleries: Action, DPChallenge GTGs
Date Uploaded: Aug 1, 2006

 Shot at the Berkeley Kite festival/ Bay Area GTG.
can you spot the DPCer in the backround?
Shot in RAW, brought up EC and sent to PS, uppedsat, shadow highlight filter, selective color, usm, Ni, save for web, usm.

Statistics
Place: 64 out of 279
Avg (all users): 5.9609
Avg (commenters): 6.8636
Avg (participants): 5.8182
Avg (non-participants): 6.0357
Views since voting: 1433
Views during voting: 397
Votes: 256
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 08/08/2006 11:36:36 PM
This is one of the better images in this challenge, and I really like this one.....
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Nikon D300s
Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon
 08/08/2006 07:15:12 PM
I don't know who that shaggy guy is on the left side of your photo, holding what appears to the trained eye a Nikon D50, is but for me it really makes the photo, LOL. I hope voters don't think the candy is monumental sensor dust:p I like all the action you got and perfect timing on the candy drop.
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Sony DSC-P73
 08/07/2006 11:09:34 PM
My favorite so far!!!! Maybe its the kids and how you caught their expressions or maybe the colors throughout, but I LOVE IT. The candy in midair is AWESOME. The kites are phenomenal. Definately a 10 in my eyes!
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 08/07/2006 01:08:46 PM
I like the composition.
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Nikon D200
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 08/07/2006 12:32:29 PM
Very unique and fun photo. Nice job. White balance looks a little blue maybe?
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/07/2006 05:22:43 AM
I hope this makes top 10. This is such a playful image, you really captured this scene well!
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 08/06/2006 04:16:24 PM
flying squid!neat.
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Nikon D50
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 08/06/2006 09:19:07 AM
Lots of action. 7 from me....
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM
 08/04/2006 09:40:20 AM
I really like this and it fits the challenge very well. I'm not even quite sure what is going on but I love the kids faces and actions!
I would say it could use a bit more saturation and contrast. Otherwise, great compostion and photo!
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 08/04/2006 02:00:34 AM
Well, I know this wasn't Joe's -- I can see him back there! ;-) Very nice composition and lots of great colors and action.
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Nikon D40
 08/03/2006 06:07:24 PM
I really like this, bright and colourful, lots ging on, something different than the usual bird/sport shot. Hope you do well. 8
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 08/03/2006 02:38:36 PM
Great subject and good timing! ;^)
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Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+
Canon TC-DC58B 1.5x Tele Converter
08/03/2006 08:31:53 AM
I don't know...it's scarry...I can't look any longer...those things are freaking me out! I'm afraid they are spooking the flying octopuses!
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Samsung GX-10
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 08/03/2006 07:33:11 AM
That's a great capture! It really conveys a feeling !
Maybe more vivid colours would have been more in tone with the subject, but its a very nice one.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 08/03/2006 02:24:24 AM
very fun picture great action
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 08/02/2006 11:47:32 PM
There is a lot of action stopped in this - a good freeze frame.
Those kites look like squids!
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 08/02/2006 09:56:10 PM
Love the subject. Just a tad washed out and soft focus. But very fun original pic 7
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 08/02/2006 09:17:47 PM
i like the shot... can or could a better crop or angle have help?
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 08/02/2006 01:44:06 PM
Iwant a kite...looks like fun. Good job
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 08/02/2006 12:32:00 PM
cool shot.
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Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 08/02/2006 11:44:03 AM
Very nice and colorful action capture.
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 08/02/2006 09:14:21 AM
An exciting event nicely photographed. 7.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 08/02/2006 09:06:52 AM
this looks like a lot of fun from a great vantag point
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC for Canon
 08/02/2006 09:05:59 AM
Some of the looks on the childrens' faces are hilarious. Would have been great to get some separate close-ups, but I suppose this all happened rather quickly! Nice job, one of the more original entries in my opinion. Some critique: would have liked the 'kites' to be composed a bit more uniformly so maybe a crop, and some PP to make the colors pop a bit more.
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