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Challenge: Sun in Frame (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Albuquerque, NM at the botanical gardens
Date: May 4, 2008
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/320 sec
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: May 6, 2008

 More fish OMG!!!!1!

Family trip to the botanical gardens time! I actually took this shot with this challenge in mind. I wonder how many people will DNMC me because my sun is just a reflection.

Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure

PS:
Crop
Curves
Selective Color (blacked up the blacks)
Resize
USM
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Statistics
Place: 111 out of 161
Avg (all users): 4.9912
Avg (commenters): 6.1000
Avg (participants): 4.7925
Avg (non-participants): 5.0517
Views since voting: 1116
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 227
Comments: 14
Favorites: 3 (view)

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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
 01/25/2009 12:55:42 AM
This reminds me a lot of Vincent van Gogh's Starry Night.

As others have said, I love the water texture and the glowy fish.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 05/14/2008 09:48:18 PM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!

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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 05/14/2008 12:36:31 PM
i went for a reflection too... voters didn't buy it :/
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 05/13/2008 11:44:15 PM
Love the tone, great job!
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Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 05/13/2008 06:42:48 PM
I wonder how many shots it took to get this composition, fish are just not the most cooperative models. Your post processing lends to a painted feel.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di VC LD Aspherical(IF)Macro
 05/12/2008 08:39:30 PM
nice use of the blur on some of the fish, but the overall image seems confused and not clear; hard to discern the bright section in the water is actually the sun
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Kodak CX4230
 05/12/2008 09:32:01 AM
awesome shot, great concept.
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Nikon Coolpix L6
 05/11/2008 04:13:02 PM
Good reflection upon the water, with nice movement.
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Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z20
 05/09/2008 10:05:12 AM
I like the fish and how the sun show the green color in the water
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Canon EOS-30D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 05/08/2008 06:01:07 PM
This is really amazing! The fish in the middle looks like it's glowing. 7
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 05/08/2008 01:43:27 AM
nice way to incorporate the sun in the frame...the halos around some of the fish are interesting
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f1.2 L
 05/07/2008 11:40:02 PM
is that the sun or a reflection of some type of light?
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/07/2008 07:07:46 AM
Nice detail in the water. I think a slight crop on the top (and maybe the right) might keep the fish from getting lost in all that space.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/07/2008 03:35:18 AM
I like the abstract, painted quality of this shot.
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