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#209 Silhouette
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1st - AvanBroek: SandHill Cranes - Staten Island CA
2nd - A.N.Other: A wet dog is a happy dog
3rd - NEAT: Golden hour
4th - Mepo: Moon set
5th - ysal: Great Egret
6th - SteveBee: Sweet Gum Balls
7th - claire hintze: say cheese!
8th - babysister: Eagle
9th - jomari: To Sunshine
10th - aoc46: Heading Home Under a Hazy Sun
11th - rd52: gina at sunset
12th - davemisunas: Two Photo Op's
13th - RobertLavker: Lilly
14th - ladpupmoe: Burning trees
15th - Lo: Snowbound Silhouettes
16th - cookiejar: Parsley Tree
17th - alis nocturnis:
18th - Old Finn: Birch catkins
Sweet Gum Balls
©2018 SteveBee
Panasonic DC-G9
6th
place,
106
points
1/5s
,
f5.3
,
ISO 200
,
492mm
,
Normal Program
,
Pattern
,
no flash
Post-Processing:
Raw file developed in LR with basic global adjustments. Increased exposure, shadows, clarity, and vibrance. Decreased highlights and contrast.
Extra Info:
Sweet Gum trees have spiky seed pods or gum balls. I silhouetted them against the Thanksgiving full moon as it rose. I underexposed by 2 stops to keep the moon from being blown out.
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jomari
Dec 4, 2018
Congratulations on 6th place. Lovely shot with a quirky character.
ysal
Dec 4, 2018
Congrats on your top ten finish. This makes me smile every time I look at it.
RobertLavker
Dec 3, 2018
I loved this shot. Thought it would have done better.
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mrsawyer
Dec 3, 2018
This brings back childhood memories of rolling the sweet gum balls in dirt to make ammunition to throw at boys on the "enemy" team. Amazing we didn't put an eye out.
Love the colors and the framing.
Mepo
Dec 3, 2018
I like it better, cropped tighter from the bottom left corner and maybe darken the branch to black. Still in my tt.
evaan
Dec 3, 2018
Really nice positioning. This photo really draws me in. I feel like I am right there. Nice. My top 3.
Lo
Dec 2, 2018
Nice timing and composition.
Old Finn
Dec 2, 2018
In my favorites. Maybe I would have cropped a bit more.
RobertLavker
Dec 2, 2018
Great idea. I love this image. Perfect for the theme. High in my TTs.
aoc46
Dec 1, 2018
A striking image - well spotted, composed and shot. Nice work.
ysal
Nov 30, 2018
Oh, those gumballs make me smile!! So cute, great composition to catch that!
jomari
Nov 29, 2018
Very nicely done. From the thumbnail the moon appears to have a face. Good tip about underexposing because I always end up with a blown out moon.
cookiejar
Nov 29, 2018
Clever placement of the balls and the moon.
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