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Challenge: Stars (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 LD Aspherical AF for Canon
Location: NJ
Date: Dec 14, 2008
Aperture: f/5.7
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Dec 14, 2008

 The star on top of my Christmas tree shot from a low angle. I hope this border is ok? It's just a layer of gold surrounded by a layer of black. The background is my ceiling and was already very dark from the settings, I finished it off with the baddreams filter from Xero.

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Place: 61 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.2129
Avg (commenters): 5.6875
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Views since voting: 660
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 155
Comments: 17
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Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 12/22/2008 04:04:32 PM
Kelli, it's clean, neat, & presentable......it doesn't grab me, though. I like the border, but maybe with a square crop not so tight at the top.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Samsung Galaxy S24, S24+, S24 Ultra
Sony Vario-Tessar T* FE 24-70mm f/4 ZA OSS
 12/21/2008 11:36:53 PM
This border is just destroying the image, sorry. I'm probably the twnetieth to say so...
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 12/21/2008 07:01:09 PM
imho, the border kind of over powers a really cool image.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 12/21/2008 06:55:28 PM
not a huge fan of the border, but i like that star, its beuaiful!
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Sigma DP1x
12/21/2008 11:00:44 AM
Nice. The frame is a bit much.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 12/20/2008 02:35:22 AM
Christmas tree star? It's a bit dark but interesting star.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/20/2008 12:19:39 AM
Nice but could have done with a touch more detail, perhaps a very light fill flash to bring out a little more detail in the decoration.
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 12/19/2008 07:17:07 PM
nice shot
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 12/16/2008 05:55:33 PM
Beautiful star, lovely colour and exposure.
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Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
 12/16/2008 03:39:21 PM
nice shot, maybe a bit too grainy though... and the border seems a bit too heavy.
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/16/2008 12:58:44 PM
a little dark?
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/16/2008 08:25:50 AM
Simple and elegant. The border really compliments this shot and dresses it up beautifully.
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Leica SL
Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/1.7 Aspherical MF Wide Angle - Black
 12/16/2008 03:17:15 AM
Nice shot. For me, I would've like to have either seen a bit more of the background or have pushed up the black point to obliterate it completely. The fact that is is just visible but nly in places is a bit distracting to the eye. 6.
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Nikon D7500
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 12/15/2008 11:08:09 PM
The focus of should be what's inside the border and not the border itself. This border is really distracting for me.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8
 12/15/2008 02:16:14 PM
I'm a big fan of symmetry. Love the shades of gold and brown.
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 12/15/2008 11:02:46 AM
A nice glow to this.
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Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S
 12/15/2008 07:04:52 AM
lovely low key - the richness of the colors really warms me up

and i really like the cool border here (but I am sure you are taking hits from the 'i hate borders' crowd
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