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WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
edited December 28, 2010 in The Dgrin Challenges
A couple of ideas. Do they say silver or gold to you? Does either have a wow factor? Any nits?

#1 Inflection
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#2 Reflection
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    sweetharmonysweetharmony Registered Users Posts: 405 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    I like #2 better than #1, if that helps! Would love to see #2 with a simpler background....
    Leah

    My Smugmug Photos
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    konomaniackonomaniac Registered Users Posts: 335 Major grins
    edited December 19, 2010
    15524779-Ti.gif 100%
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    Pentax K-x and assorted lenses
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    Thanks, SweetHarmony and Konomaniac! I'll play with it a bit and see what I can do. This was a found setting, so I don't have control of the BG, but maybe I can tweak it in PS and tone it down.

    I also have a couple of other ideas. Are either of these better?

    #3 Flood
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    #4 One Happy Golden
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    #5 Airborne
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    bf2015bf2015 Registered Users Posts: 523 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    I like pan. Maybe clone out the powerline. Definite potential IMO. :)
    Brian Friedman
    www.bf2015.smugmug.com
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    lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    I really like 2 and 5, but could you bump the color levels/curves so they are more golden? If the browns in #2 were more golden, that shot would be my choice. Otherwise, in #5 the retriever looks more white than golden, so bumping the golden color on the dog would make it much stronger for the theme.
    ~Lillian~
    A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
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    dlsdls Registered Users Posts: 385 Major grins
    edited December 20, 2010
    lkbart wrote: »
    I really like 2 and 5, but could you bump the color levels/curves so they are more golden? If the browns in #2 were more golden, that shot would be my choice. Otherwise, in #5 the retriever looks more white than golden, so bumping the golden color on the dog would make it much stronger for the theme.

    15524779-Ti.gif
    Also, maybe cropping out the homes at the top of the photo on 5 might make it stronger?
    - dan

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    angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2010
    I bout died when I saw Numba 2~ That darned thing is awesome!

    Then I bout Spewed my drink with "One Happy Golden" (thats a good Thing!), only prob is, He is not Golden!
    tom wise
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 26, 2010
    Thanks for the great feedback, Brian, Lillian, Dan, and Tom! The Golden Retriever in #4 and 5 was not very gold, and he got blown out in #4. I might give a go with #5 just to see what I can do tomorrow.

    I think I'll also give a shot at HDR for the pano and see how it comes out.

    I played with #2 to tone down the BG and change the color. What do you think?

    #6
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    Same subject - different take
    #7
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    Same subject - different angle
    #8
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    angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2010
    I still like #2 from first post best! Also with maybe a hint of golden tint~
    tom wise
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    lkbartlkbart Registered Users Posts: 1,912 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2010
    I really like the golden color in these last 3, unmistakeably gold! But I really like "whole" of the original shot - are these crops? If you do go with one of these, make sure the crop is straight - these three seem to look like they lean a little to the left (but the one you entered looks very straight).
    ~Lillian~
    A photograph is an artistic expression of life, captured one moment at a time . . .
    http://bartlettphotoart.smugmug.com/
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 27, 2010
    Thanks, Tom and Lillian! They are not crops, but separate shots. I will probably stick with my current entry, but had a couple of other ideas.

    What do you think?

    #7 Sun Kissed
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    #8 Silver Bells
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    angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2010
    Love that Silver Bells photo! And love natural flora! But the orig.thumb.gif#2 does it for me!
    tom wise
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    WhatSheSawWhatSheSaw Registered Users Posts: 2,221 Major grins
    edited December 28, 2010
    Thanks, Tom! I think I'll post Silver Bells to the mini - or maybe another from a different angle.
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