Flukes* by Canon DSLR Challenge


25-MAY-2006	mlynn

A dead gray whale washed up on a beach in Oregon.
Some university folks took tissue samples, I took pictures.

Sony DSC-F828
1/200s f/8.0 at 7.1mm iso64 full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Jun-2006 22:21
Thank you for revisiting. Yep, I tweaked it a bit. --Melanie (mlynn)

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Jun-2006 07:33
not sure if I am seeing things, but it looks like you did a little tweaking since I last saw this photo. it feels like there is the slightest bit more punch and doesn't feel so flat, which I like a lot. The rhythms of the water and sand show better, as well as the reflected clouds. I understand where you are coming from. if this were a print, subtle would work great I think. For the web and for this challenge, punchier is good.

Canon DSLR Challenge		13-Jun-2006 00:08
Thank you for the comment. Hmmm, I honestly don't know. I think perhaps my monitor is different from most people's, and things appear brighter to me than to others. I liked the subtle detail in this one and didn't want to take things to extremes, but perhaps I should have tweaked it more. I actually liked it better when there was a hint of toning to it--before it went completely greyscale. --Melanie (mlynn)

Canon DSLR Challenge		12-Jun-2006 06:16
amazing find. can't believe nobody has commented. would dodging and burning help to dramatize the photo a bit?

Canon DSLR Challenge		04-Jun-2006 03:27
Under the new Greyscale rules, this excellent photo will need to be reprocessed to remove all traces of color. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Jim H.