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Sad at Cinco de Mayo Festivities
Sad at Cinco de Mayo Festivities
EducatedSavage


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Cultural Events (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Date: May 5, 2007
Aperture: F 1.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/40 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Candid
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2007

 Okay, I\'ve been practicing my candids and I\'m entering this one. Odds are good it won\'t do well but I found it striking.

Steps: resize, curves, contrast, sharpen, hue/saturation

Statistics
Place: 79 out of 90
Avg (all users): 4.5977
Avg (commenters): 4.8889
Avg (participants): 4.4474
Avg (non-participants): 4.6239
Views since voting: 738
Views during voting: 355
Votes: 256
Comments: 9
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
 05/14/2007 11:18:29 AM
I like the blurred out background of the people walking away and focus on the two people facing the camera. Nice effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-H2
 05/14/2007 11:11:25 AM
rich in color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 8700
 05/11/2007 01:45:22 PM
a little noisy
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
 05/10/2007 02:10:33 PM
This must have been a tough shot to get.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D100
Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/10/2007 11:12:23 AM
saturation is high, light levels are imbalanced, blownout white lights distract from image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 05/09/2007 03:34:15 PM
Blurred?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D200
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 05/09/2007 01:45:04 PM
I don't get it ?
Kodak C875
 05/09/2007 11:09:51 AM
the background is a little too distracting and this is a little blurry, but nice idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 05/09/2007 10:14:03 AM
motion blur hurts this one
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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