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6.1
Drake


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Challenge: Guess Your Score (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D800
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
Location: Mackinaw City, Michigan
Date: Jan 26, 2015
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/2500
Date Uploaded: Jan 27, 2015

The mighty Mackinac Bridge, between Michigan's lower and upper Peninsula. This was taken a couple of hours before sunset.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 75
Avg (all users): 6.0000
Avg (commenters): 5.8636
Avg (participants): 5.8627
Avg (non-participants): 6.1429
Views since voting: 317
Views during voting: 237
Votes: 100
Comments: 48
Favorites: 0


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08/12/2015 03:15:27 PM
*Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*

An appealing image that meets the challenge

Your image is all about light, the quality of the light on the bridge here is excellent making it stand out from the background. It's a shame that bother towers aren't lit top to bottom in the same way as the foreground one. I like the way the spars, at least in the foreground, are well defined again through the lovely light. The plain sky and woodland acts a good neutral background to the bridge but the snow's shadow does rather nullify the effect of the lovely light. If you could selectively increase the exposure for the foreground snow I think this would lift the whole image.

I don't agree with your commenters that the image is flat but I think the foreground snow is influencing their judgment. I like your composition it fits the subject well, the frozen waters are an essential ingredient of the whole image and the frozens 'mountains' form an interesting detail of the foreground. All in all a pleasing result.

Your estimated score was quite an accurate assessment, I hope you were pleased, Sid
02/14/2015 06:21:29 PM
Very neat perspective on the Big Mac.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/08/2015 11:20:32 PM
Love the details in the water and the sun against the bridge. I'm granting this a six and predict the voters to come in pretty close at 5.85
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02/08/2015 10:06:45 PM
The light and clarity are nice. I like the tones. That said, this is not interesting to me. Went with a five. I don't think it will hit your guess. 5.6
02/08/2015 09:00:59 PM
wonderful light - the brilliant bridge and line of lit snow, and the blue lilac grey of the drifted minimountains. I predict something like 5 point 8 and a ton of suggestions to minimize the foreground. Ignore them. 6
02/08/2015 05:45:25 PM
I suspect that this might finish 5.99
02/08/2015 04:54:59 PM
Brr! I also say 6.1
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02/08/2015 02:03:59 PM
Prediction 6.0, and a 6 from me.
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02/08/2015 12:58:21 PM
no way jose 5.45
02/08/2015 12:04:23 PM
Interesting light and scene. 6.0
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02/08/2015 10:11:09 AM
Great shot. Just wish the bridge was a bit more in focus

My guess is 5.648
02/08/2015 04:42:32 AM
For me, this image is a good one, but one notch below the best images in the challenge. I expect it to do about 5.8
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02/07/2015 11:38:53 PM
A refreshingly different view. 5.4
02/07/2015 05:02:31 PM
I gave it a five. Guessing a 5.6.
02/07/2015 11:51:00 AM
I voted 6 so I think 6.1 is close.
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02/07/2015 11:28:29 AM
Nice mix of foreground and a background subject - I quite like it but I think you might be disappointed in your score. I predict 5.88
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02/07/2015 06:29:39 AM
Nice with the ice, the dark sky and the light on the bridge! 6.2376
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02/06/2015 08:20:41 PM
Nice light especially with the illuminated bridge against the grey background; good exposure. Tough one to call but my guess is a 5.89.
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02/06/2015 12:12:04 PM
6.3299 or higher.
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02/06/2015 04:15:20 AM
the light on the stilts is just wow - but that's not enough to reach your guess I fear. 6 from me and I predict 5.6
02/05/2015 11:52:32 PM
Wow awesome capture of the light its great! its sharp all the to the tops of the trees, the sun is on your team, (or you have the best flash in the world) I'll agree with your guess of 6.1 but I have to vote a bunch higher-eight from me
good luck
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02/05/2015 09:28:22 PM
great lighting 8
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02/05/2015 08:38:39 PM
Good light and composition - I agree, 6.1
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02/05/2015 07:00:47 PM
That's pretty cool (pun intended). Light's a bit flat on my monitor but it's an interesting scene. Guessing 5.98
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02/05/2015 03:20:23 PM
Nice light on the towers. Macinaw bidge? 6.05
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02/05/2015 02:16:42 PM
tja my guess is 6,,,,,,,, nice photo
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02/05/2015 02:12:02 PM
7
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02/05/2015 02:01:57 PM
I like the light, but I feel you've aimed bit too high score-wise for the shot. More like a 5.8- the vignette seems a bit unnatural.
02/05/2015 01:43:09 PM
It misses some power, Could have been processed better. 5.7
02/05/2015 10:40:47 AM
technical aside, the snow drifts are a bit too distracting in the scene, in my opinion
I figure a 5.68
02/05/2015 03:27:50 AM
I find this kind of flat and uniteresting, sorry :-------------)

I would of cropped most of the snow out, not pleasant IMHO, your guess is way too high. I reckon 5.45
02/04/2015 11:49:39 PM
Nice lighting with snow, which is hard to photograph. 6.2
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02/04/2015 09:48:16 PM
Wow that is amazing. I like the pov. A 7 from me
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02/04/2015 07:30:19 PM
Nice shot, seven from me. I predict 6.705.
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02/04/2015 07:22:54 PM
5.6324 Needs a bit more "oomph" to score really high, I fear. (I gave it a six)
02/04/2015 05:38:28 PM
I voted before looking at titles, now commenting.

I really find the sudden burst of light on the bridge to be cool. I gave you a 6.

My guess: 5.84
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02/04/2015 05:01:20 PM
I love the light bouncing off the bridge it is really pretty.. I love bridge shots,
The snowmound peeks up front really distracted the beauty of main bridge for me hence the 5..

I guess 5.1 for the dpc vote
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02/04/2015 03:56:38 PM
I am again in a dilemma as to the voters. Personally I am not too interested in this shot but obviously it has its merits
My guess 5.6
02/04/2015 02:06:42 PM
Some really interesting subjects here. Although it feels a bit flat to me. Perhaps approaching the shot with more foreground would add interest. 5.54
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02/04/2015 10:52:52 AM
5.2 I like how the towers catch the light.
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02/04/2015 10:12:21 AM
Beautiful scene but seems flat. Lovely light on the bridge. I think some light on the snow and in the sky would have been nice. I gave it a five. I predict 5.6.
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02/04/2015 04:50:30 AM
Feels a little flat to me. I wonder if another angle of the bridge would have worked better but appreciate you may not have had an opportunity to do so. I estimate 5.4
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02/03/2015 08:08:24 PM
Surreal scene, good composition. I love the light on the bridge but yearn for a little more light and contrast in the foreground. I scored higher than: 6.18
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02/03/2015 04:46:27 PM
nice scene 5.7382
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02/03/2015 02:36:57 PM
Hello, I voted a few days ago, now returning for comments. I think that you estimated your score well, I gave you a six and I predict that you will finish at 5,9456
02/03/2015 10:52:24 AM
Not too shabby I like how the bridge pops out.
I'm in right next to your guess.
Back to post my guess. 5.89
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02/02/2015 10:45:18 PM
This is very nice. I give you 7
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01/30/2015 10:35:35 AM
i hope you do get 6.1
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