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30-JAN-2009 Jim MSP

9th Place. A Family of Readers by Jim MSP

Aruba

A mother and daughters, they were the only ones on the beach who read like this.


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COAmature 09-Feb-2009 21:45
The amount of vibrance and color gives me more to look at then need be. -Doug
Guest 06-Feb-2009 02:22
Don't they know they can read at home? Why are they wasting that beautiful beach? Nicely seen and shot. ~dtallakson
Guest 04-Feb-2009 23:37
Nice candid shot. However it seems a little fake to me a bit too cartoony. HDR effect?
Jim B (MSP)02-Feb-2009 22:23
Thanks, k2. It was somewhat hazy, more like partial high clouds, the day I shot this - that's actually why my last attempt at pulling the clouds out was a tad over processed.
Jim
ctfchallenge02-Feb-2009 06:45
Nice picture. I wonder if I liked the heavier PP better, this got a little hazy? Qualifies as a candid, anyway, but easily fit more genres as well. An almost surreal feel to it.. or perhaps that is because it's midwinter where I am lol
-k2
ctfchallenge01-Feb-2009 23:29
This looks very inviting - I want to go there right now! :-) Nice shot Jim. CJ
Jim B (MSP)01-Feb-2009 18:33
Thanks to all for the comments.
Now that I am home, I looked at the photo (esp the small one posted here) on my large monitor and saw the "noise". I over processed the sky to bring out the clouds, and couldn't see the artifacts which were then enhanced by reducing the final image in size and to a jpeg. The problems I have with a small monitor on my portable pc!! Anyway, I corrected it with a little less processing and an application of Noise Ninja to the final jpeg. This is the result.
Jim
ctfchallenge01-Feb-2009 12:42
Well the mother seems to have passed on more than her book reading habits - Nice colours but even I see the noise in the sky - Debi
ctfchallenge01-Feb-2009 04:31
That doesn't even look comfortable to me, very interesting shot Jim. Must be miserable down there in Aruba ;-)
~Brent
sue anne01-Feb-2009 02:48
Nice row of readers. And I like the umbrellas too.
Rod 01-Feb-2009 02:34
I tried it in B&W, I think this colour one works best.
Rod 31-Jan-2009 22:27
Very well spotted Jim as they are doing the same thing it makes this picy quite unique. Well done mate. I don't know if it will work as the beach colours go so well with the picy but I wonder how this would look in B&W to focus us more on the readers.
ctfchallenge31-Jan-2009 21:39
Nice shot! It's so cold here that I didn't even venture outside today so I'm feeling rather jealous. I guess this must be a family because they all look alike (lucky mom)
Penny Street
Guest 31-Jan-2009 17:06
I don't think photos such as this should be allowed - especially as I'm freezing my ***** off in London, :(
Great capture - I hope they get sun burn :)
YB
ctfchallenge31-Jan-2009 15:24
A good one Jim. You have a good weather in January in Aruba !
May be it is my monitor but I think the picture is a bit noisy - specially in the sky. Strange to see it by ISO100. May be it is really my monitor ?

Konstantin