Shades of Blue (*) by ctfchallenge

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04-AUG-2005	aam1234

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
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aam1234		08-Aug-2005 05:16
Thank you Gerald, glad you liked it. pfehlauer, the tight crop is intentional as less cropping will introduce another color (the sand). Agree with you Techo. For some reason the girl got higher contrast after cropping. I'll try to fix that. Thank you all gentlemen for your comments and suggestions.

Guest		06-Aug-2005 13:34
Very nice... * for moy taste, the crop is too tight at the bottom...

ctfchallenge		06-Aug-2005 11:07
Well done. The tight crop together with the placement of the girl near the lower right corner makes the shot very interesting. The square format works well with this shot. -Gerald

aam1234		06-Aug-2005 10:41
Yes you are sounding too picky, and you still have a fever :)

ctfchallenge		06-Aug-2005 03:26
Looking good :) but I liked how the shadows wheren't as dark in the first crop. I hope I'm not sounding too picky. -Techo

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 19:21
Thanks Yvonne. This is yet another semi-planned photo. Was shooting for this challenge and CSLR one, that's why I used the 100-400. Then when viewing the photos, noticed the little girl happened to wear clothes similar to the sea water color.

Guest		05-Aug-2005 19:08
I like it better with the feet and the colors work well for this topic. Yvonne

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 17:30
Thanks Lee. Also, I think the sand (as suggested) makes it look better.

Canon DSLR Challenge		05-Aug-2005 16:32
I like this better with feet. theFly

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 09:23
Done cropping as Techo and Jim B suggested. Thanks again for the help.

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 08:11
Thanks Techo and Jim B. And I agree, a "silver" of the sand looks much better. Shall re-crop soon.

ctfchallenge		05-Aug-2005 02:47
I prefer the shot with a "sliver" of sand. Jim B

ctfchallenge		05-Aug-2005 01:00
Which ever crop you decide at the end is what you should post. -Techo :)

ctfchallenge		05-Aug-2005 00:58
Yes, Preferebly so. But just a tiny sliver of sand if in your mind will make a better shot then why not. You can crop it so tightly it wouldn't make much of a difference. It's still mostly blue on blue -Techo :)

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 00:47
Thought it's color on color. All have to be the shade of the same color. No?

ctfchallenge		05-Aug-2005 00:32
Now why would I do that :) I like the post processing in the crop but just a little more contrast would do. Why not leave a little sand on the bottom, I don't think that would make the photo off topic if the blues are more than 90% of the crop. You can always easily clone out the little shadow of the pole? that would remain. -Techo

aam1234		05-Aug-2005 00:02
Yes it would. But don't embarrass me Techo. Ok. Here's the original:http://www.pbase.com/cslr_challenge/image/47205137

ctfchallenge		04-Aug-2005 23:57
Great catch! Any chance the full crop shows the shows all of the girl? -Techo :)

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