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Concrete Wrapped in Fog
Concrete Wrapped in Fog
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Architecture IV (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: University of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Date: Jan 28, 2008
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/640 sec
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 29, 2008

The University of East Anglia, Norwich, England (the school newspaper is called Concrete, and it's pretty much what everything's made of).

Processed in Lightroom for levels, convert to B&W, then into PSCS3 for sharpening and toning, resize, border, save for web. Purposefully high-key to emphasize the harshness of the building material (and the fog).

Statistics
Place: 173 out of 247
Avg (all users): 5.0588
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 4.7681
Avg (non-participants): 5.2288
Views since voting: 888
Views during voting: 258
Votes: 187
Comments: 15
Favorites: 2 (view)


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03/09/2008 12:40:01 PM
Used to be the university with the highest suicide rate in the UK. A dubious claim to fame. From this stark concrete in-the-green-and-pleasant-land architecture on display in your photo, I can understand why. It's austere and you captured it.
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03/02/2008 11:56:48 PM
It's like a 1970s dystopia. :) Well done! And holy crap, look at that commenter score!
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02/07/2008 08:36:10 AM
Originally posted by amathiasphoto:

Also, the people are the darkest part, and with this supposed to be focusing on architecture, I think that there is to much focus on them.


Architecture is for people. To show people in an architectural space is of supreme relevance.
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02/07/2008 08:33:42 AM
Wow. That's tremendous. The composition and the processing put a lot of emphasis on the architecture. It's a classic architecture shot. And a painting as well. Beautiful to look at.
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02/06/2008 11:35:05 PM
I love the title! I love the photo! Man, think about it, perfect geometry of the buildings, and amorphos humans, yet chaotic, still there's a lot of space not to get lost. Good, very good... I could see this as a cover of a story or a novel...
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02/06/2008 08:57:09 PM
I really liked this harsh high key, gave it a 9. This is very well composed in the frame - glad to see it was one of yours!
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02/06/2008 02:19:23 PM
I really like the hard edge style. Very modern feeling and compliments the surrounding architecture nicely. I would have been proud myself to have taken such a photo.
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02/06/2008 02:18:55 PM
There's something eerie cool about this but I can't quite find a way to describe why I feel that way. I love how the walkway leads into the white unknown. The people look like stick figures drawn in, like this is an artists rendering and the added people give it some life. I like the details you can see on the wall there too.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/04/2008 06:07:29 PM
Looks very overexposed in the important parts to me. Also, the people are the darkest part, and with this supposed to be focusing on architecture, I think that there is to much focus on them.
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02/03/2008 03:31:42 PM
perfect.. i love the starkness of the shot!!! well done - 8
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02/03/2008 01:20:29 PM
Nice leading lines, good perspective. The overexposure bothers me a bit.
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02/03/2008 01:27:03 AM
I really like this shot, great leading lines and textures. Well done on the tone as well, one of my favs so far
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02/02/2008 06:07:35 PM
This is an amazing B&W image. Great contrast and strong leading lines.
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01/30/2008 05:15:13 PM
I really like this not only because of the interesting architecture but because of the people in it. such a simple image yet so much to look at.
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01/30/2008 02:47:37 AM
I like the fact this isn't pretty architecture - good job
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