My enthusiasm has been low all month, so I didn't shoot anything for the challenges this week. I did have this semi-decent shot of an otter though, so I'll submit it in case my WPL team needs a 4th score. I don't expect it to reach my average, but who knows.
Processing: Convert from RAW, Channel Mixer (for saturation), USM, Photo Filter Orange> Fade, Photo Filter Sepia> Fade (to knock down the blue cast), HSL, Levels, Curves (for contrast).
WOW! What a surprise! I went from "This probably won't reach my average," to a 6.6 throughout the week to a 5th place finish. Then, two shots in front of me get DQ'd... resulting in an otter-matic ribbon. W00T!
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Place: 3 out of 306 Avg (all users): 6.7887 Avg (commenters): 8.2222 Avg (participants): 6.7500 Avg (non-participants): 6.8230 Views since voting: 7848 Views during voting: 324 Votes: 213 Comments: 37 Favorites: 12 (view)
What the heck happened, I didn´t know otters could do the magical bunny hop and jump up two places :P
Congrats mate, that means you are currently in 1st place for ribbons this year but don´t get to comfortable, as fences and centered composition are the last two challenges posted in 2006 that are still open I plan to get a ribbon in one of them and dethrone you!!!
I sure hope you don't win the brown (ribbon) any time soon because then that means about 100-200 DQ images will have to be made. :P Congrats on your otter pic!
wow this is an incredible shot, I love it, I missed voting on this challenge, I am glad you ribboned or I would of missed it, lovely tones and textures
congrats
Hey Shannon! This is the ONLY "Brown" Ribbon You'll ever see lol! Happy New Year and Congratulations on your 1st Ribbon of the year, wishing you many more
charmayne
This should have ribboned. It is an excellent capture.
Edit: What happened?! No sooner than I write my comment, than it gets promoted to a ribbon. What a power - I should try commenting ona few of my own submissions! Anyway, well done on the entry.
Hi shannon, congrats on ribbon. Healing 2-3 small stones on the beach of "Browny Morning" take away my ribbon but I am happy that my one of favorite photogrpher gifted honour to ribbon again.
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