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The Old Coal Plant
The Old Coal Plant
TommyMoe21


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Challenge: Abandoned Buildings IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: South Branch, Chicago River
Date: May 10, 2015
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/800
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2015

Shot in RAW. Via LR5, sent through Nik effects HDR as a single shot. Back in LR, grain added, cropped, vibrance, clarity, and sent to CS6. Resized, border added and saved as JPG.

Statistics
Place: 38 out of 50
Avg (all users): 5.2459
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2083
Avg (non-participants): 5.2703
Views since voting: 235
Views during voting: 157
Votes: 61
Comments: 5
Favorites: 0


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07/02/2015 04:18:01 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

We have run out of fresh images to critique at the moment, so catching up on some older ones from the queue.

For the challenge topic the building hits the mark, no question there. I find the composition could be improved a bit. The dull colour of the Chicago River does not really add any value to the image. It's not very interesting and I would have cropped a bit tighter to place a bit more emphasis on the building yet still retaining Similarly with the trees, I would have cropped some of those out.

I'm not sure about the grain (and neither I think were most of the voters). I totally get why you added it, but it feels a bit too artificial. Main thing for me is the flatness - I think a contrast boost would have helped a bit, quite often after using HDR software images tend to look a bit "flat" and I think this is one of those cases.

Take this with a pinch of salt, just one person's point of view, but maybe explains the 5.2 score.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/20/2015 01:31:10 PM
The grain is perfect. The smokestacks appear oddly flat, but it is probably a function of the processing and is really not a large fault. I like the leading line of the green trees to the subject. Well framed. Good composition.
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05/19/2015 11:44:09 PM
I love the grain.
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05/17/2015 09:57:27 PM
nicely composed - effect left lots of noise behind but that was your call - gl.
05/16/2015 04:17:53 PM
Adroitly handled, this massive structure is tucked behind the wedge of greenery and beside a large river to diminish its tendency to loom rather than participate in the whole. Now we can admire its implacability only partially diminished by its unfortunate (well, not to the environment) decommission. The grainy sky seems to be one last sooty fling. The background to the left of the coal plant adds a delicate frill to the almost pointillist scene. Has a subtle beauty.
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