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Somewhere Over the Back Yard
Somewhere Over the Back Yard
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Challenge: Rainbow II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Date: Nov 11, 2009
Aperture: F/13
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Nov 11, 2009

 The weather was crap the day I took this shot, I was actually thinking that I had a better chance at capturing a real rainbow. However I was set on this idea. I got lucky and got some blue sky which the entire portion of the sky that was blue is in this photo the rest of the sky was greyish black overcast yuk! Set up a SB-600 on a tripod with a SU-4 wireless remote controller. Mounted a SB-400 to the camera and angled it upwards about 40 degrees, Had my wife hold the ends of the rope up over here head tight enough to keep the clips upright and snapped as many shots as I could before her arms got tired and she totally lost intrest in helping me which as usual didn't take very long.

PP: Opened in Camera Raw, Cropped, Adjusted Exposure, Contrast and Hues, Vignetting, Sharpness, and Vibrance. Opened in PS CS4 used adjustment layers for Levels and Curves, Highlights and Shadows a little burn around some of the hotspots from the flash. Resized, USM, Added Border, saved for web.

I have no idea how this will do, Hoping it will score well. I purchased a new monitor this week and realized that for the past year or so I have not been doing a very good job processing photos. Amazing what a difference a good monitor can make, Haven't had a decent monitor for a couple of years and have been doing most of my processing on a laptop screen so I suddenly feel refreshed.

Thanks for the votes and especially the comments. My score was 6.1 before rollover but dropped to a 6.0 usually it goes up a little not down. Kind of disappointed that I got so many 3's and 4's for this image with no critique to go along with them. But I suppose that is to be expected here.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 86
Avg (all users): 6.0814
Avg (commenters): 7.9000
Avg (participants): 5.5227
Avg (non-participants): 6.2734
Views since voting: 918
Views during voting: 320
Votes: 172
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/23/2009 12:05:35 AM
I had you pegged as a blue ribbon...such a wonderful vibrant display of color
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/22/2009 11:49:33 PM
this is quite the impressing picture...very, well done
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/20/2009 12:53:20 PM
Great take on the topic. Love the colors, comp, and focus/DOF. Good job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II
 11/19/2009 08:52:55 AM
Simple. Well taken. Nice!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 11/19/2009 05:25:33 AM
I like the idea and technically it looks ok, but there is something that lacks to me that I don't feel that I want to give 9 or 10. I think maybe it's how the they are lit. Anyway, it's a really good photo that I gave a 8.
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Canon EOS-7D
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 11/18/2009 08:06:00 AM
Simple, graphic, fun. This has commercial appeal!! I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 50mm f/1.4
 11/17/2009 03:18:59 AM
very good idea, maybe not so original, but well realized... compliments.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D60
 11/16/2009 11:05:37 PM
I LOVE THIS!! 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-W7
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/16/2009 02:37:47 PM
Love the bright, pretty colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7100
Nikon AF-S DX 18-105 f/3.5-5.6 ED VR
 11/16/2009 10:21:31 AM
I like this concept very much, but would have like to see it with more contrast.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/16/2009 07:16:18 AM
nice clarity and lighting
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