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 This image was disqualified from the Dirt challenge.
Dirt to life
Dirt to life
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dirt (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: london, england
Date: Dec 9, 2006
Aperture: f4.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Rural
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2006

 Photo taken at the local allottment, for the dirt challange, I was hoping to get a shot of somone digging, but the place was deserted, bright sunny day, natural light, sharpen, crop, color adjust, clone out some small stones and blemmishes,
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/20/2006 08:30:23 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club! I have been assigned your photo to critique and here are my thoughts:

Personal Reaction: I like what I think you are trying to do here but execution falls just short of pulling it off. The strength of this photo could have been the juxtaposition of green life and dark dirt.

Composition: Composition is fine.

Technicals: Focus is fine. DoF is fine although a little deeper or a little shallower might have strengthened the photo by making the leaves stand out more. Exposure is fine. What would have improved this for me would be greater contrast, especially on the leaves and more saturated colors. This would have made the leaves really stand out and make the statement of life juxtaposed against the dirt.

Overall: One thing to think about is how well the concept fits the challenge. Although the photo contains dirt, the subject strays from the challenge theme. I sometimes have trouble in this area so I am sensitive to the issue and how it can drag down scores.

As always, these are my personal observations. Feel free to PM me if you’d like further dialog about the photo or my critique.
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Nikon D3s
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 12/13/2006 11:51:42 PM
plants from burned out charcoal brickets, amazing. more dirt
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/11/2006 03:15:00 PM
I wonder if a polarizer would have added some saturation to the leaves and dirt? Fairly static composition. 4
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Nikon D80
Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Nikon
 12/11/2006 10:33:43 AM
10 !
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