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Konica Minolta Users | all galleries >> KM Challenges Hall of Fame >> HOF C1 to C5 > 2nd: Cemetery visit * by umbro10
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07-MAR-2004 umbro10

2nd: Cemetery visit * by umbro10

Minolta DiMAGE A1
1/1000s f/5.6 at 50.7mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time07-Mar-2004 12:46:41
MakeMinolta
ModelDiMAGE A1
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50.7 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balanceincandescent (3)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Konica Minolta Users16-Mar-2004 03:25
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From John down under,

Another of my favourites too. Striking image that nails the theme. Even the trees seem to be dead, and form a guard of honour that frames and highlights the lone visitor rather than detracting from his isolation. I think B&W is the ideal choice for this one. I don't recall the original cropping exactly, but this is great. I agree with Barry that it would be useful to clone out the horizontal lines at the other end, although I don't see a car. Maybe you have already driven it away? LOL Well done!

Cheers, John
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Claudio Gatti14-Mar-2004 22:46
Great image! Another of my favorites. I haven't seen the original, but the new cropping works expremely well.

Claudio
Mihajlo 13-Mar-2004 10:23
Turned out excellent! Subject is now very strongly presented, contrast is good and loneliness is not just physical but felt which is more important. Great work.
Mihajlo
Guest 13-Mar-2004 06:41
I revised my entry by cropping it slightly on the right and taking out the car in the background. Thank you everyone for your comments and suggestions.
Barry 13-Mar-2004 06:16
Nice photo. I don't have strong feelings about the cropping .... maybe just a tad on the right, but I like the symmetry. What I would do though, especially for this theme is to clone out the car and the horizontal lines at the end of the tree tunnel.
Richard Bird13-Mar-2004 01:17
Very nice shot. I agree with the previous poster, cropping some on ther right might help - maybe get rid of the tree in the direct sun. Very nice exposure and shading. Works pretty well for the alone theme also.
Regards,
Richard.
Guest 12-Mar-2004 21:19
I think you are right about the cropping suggestion. I debated doing this with myself but I also wanted to get the arch effect of the trees showing but I think a slight crop is appropriate. When I saw the scene, I didn't have much time to set up the camera. As a result the photo was shot in Auto White Balance giving a very blue tint. I unsuccessfully tried to correct for the blue tint in PE2 but even though I got the white closer, the shadow of the trees on the snow still had a blue tint to it. I'm sure someone more experienced than me can get it to work much better. I even thought of entering the color version with a title like "Feeling blue visiting the cemetary".
Konica Minolta Users12-Mar-2004 21:08
Nice shot. Like ti very much.
José Medeiros
Steven Oostdijk 12-Mar-2004 17:30
Good composition and strongly relating to the theme. My advice: you could consider cropping a little from the right side to make it less symmetrical and I think that in color the picture would be even better...