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Dancing Across Monet's Canvas
Dancing Across Monet's Canvas
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Challenge: Impressionism II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF HSM for Nikon
Location: Botanical Gardens, Melbourne
Date: Sep 6, 2007
Aperture: F4
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Animals, Water
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2007

 THE IMAGE: Shot in the Botanical Gardens early morning on the way to work. Took 300 great images, but felt this had the look I wanted. I don't know if I will get a heap of DNMC votes, but I really am not bothered about that. The water movement is all natural and yet it looks like a Photoshop filter was applied. I would have liked a better composition as I think it feels awkward. A little more of the bottom, a little more behind the bird...

THE EDITING: Levels, USM, colour balance, contrast adjustment...noise ninja, another adjustment layer for more depth, another run through noise ninja. I cloned out a few dust spots on the water...

PREDICTION: 6?
From Wikipedia:
Characteristics of Impressionist painting include visible brushstrokes(NO), open composition(I Guess), emphasis on light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage of time)(YES), ordinary subject matter (A PLAIN DUCK AND WATER), the inclusion of movement as a crucial element of human perception and experience (YES), and unusual visual angles (YES)... see how we go...




Statistics
Place: 23 out of 206
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 09/13/2007 03:13:15 PM
Love the colors in the water, well done
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/12/2007 11:52:10 PM
the water seems oily, which I take as a visual pun on oil painting. The water itself looks painterly. it looks pallette-knifed. you've nicely straddled the photographic and the painterly. and it's a plain great photo, regardless of challenge.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/12/2007 11:14:28 AM
I love the brilliant colors and super sharp subject. I do wish the duck was swimming towards the camera, but what can you do? The subject does seem to be completely overpowerd by the crazy water though. 7
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Nikon D70s
 09/09/2007 07:47:13 PM
real stunning colors..great shot.
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 09/09/2007 09:08:31 AM
Vibrant colors and nice interpretation of the challenge.
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 09/09/2007 12:31:56 AM
Nice.....Duck details too sharp for an impressionistic look?
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 09/08/2007 08:39:08 AM
gorgeous treatment of the water & its reflections...colors lovely
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Canon EOS-60D
Sigma 85mm f/1.4 for Canon
 09/07/2007 10:39:29 PM
Love the colors...I really hope you aren't getting dinged for the clarity of the duck, this is certainly a nice fit for the challenge.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 22-55mm f/4.0-5.6 USM
 09/07/2007 10:08:42 PM
I like yout title. I also like the water in the foreground. The duck itself seems a stark, (overly?) sharp contrast, but it a nice image overall.
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Nikon D80
Tamron SP AF 90mm f/2.8 Di for Nikon
 09/07/2007 06:34:53 PM
I like your creative interpretation. It's also such a refreshingly crisp shot compared to the stricter impressionism approach.
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 09/07/2007 05:47:22 PM
Lovely colors and effects of the water, has great sence of motion.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 III
 09/07/2007 05:40:33 PM
An artistic Mallard. lol 6
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 09/07/2007 05:06:20 PM
Well done. A nice interpretation of this challenge. 8.
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Olympus E-510
Olympus 50mm f/2.0 Macro ED Zuiko Digital
 09/07/2007 03:05:06 PM
Nice sharp shot of the duck. It does however ruin the impressionism for me.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 09/07/2007 12:41:19 PM
Unique! What lovely motion and rhythm in the ripples!
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