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A Darkened Day
A Darkened Day
KenzieKupcake


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-03 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: Hill Country in Boerne, Texas
Date: Mar 2, 2011
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2011

 I wanted to get some good shots of the Hill Country out where I live. It's all natural lighing. Edited in Photoshop; used the burn tool to darken the image for more effect.
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Sigma DP1x
04/08/2011 07:47:01 PM
Most surprising that this should finish last place. Not your typical brown ribbon by any stretch.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/08/2011 12:23:24 AM
Congratulations on your first entry and your first ribbon!

Ok, so it was the brown ribbon, but that leaves nowhere to go but up, and you did get some good feedback. Freestudies are always tough anyway, so you picked a hard one for your first challenge. In a freestudy, you have to totally blow some people away just to get them to say "eh, it's ok." Looking forward to seeing what you do in the future.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sigma DP1x
04/06/2011 06:11:05 PM
I like the alternating layers of darkness and light.
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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 04/06/2011 01:18:03 PM
Seems to be a very soft and unclear image to me, but it has a bit of a painting like quality to it, so I'm not sure if that aspect was an intentional artistic effect or not.
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Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 04/01/2011 10:16:19 PM
This photograph has quite a few issues that cause it to fall in line as one of my lowest scoring photos of this challenge. To begin with, there is no reason that everything in this image should not be sharp and in focus. The level of focus and sharpness in this image do not seem to indicate that it was intentional. Secondly, a landscape image needs to have one or more strong points of interest. This image lacks that element in my opinion. The foreground and tree are shaded and the field behind the tree is brightly lit which causes me to look in that area for the primary point of interest, which is never found. Better luck next time :)
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