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Challenge: Urban Landscapes IV (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Monroe, Louisiana
Date: Mar 13, 2012
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Date Uploaded: Mar 13, 2012

 The only editing that I did was curves and crop. Really simple and I liked it. I hope everyone enjoys

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 03/25/2012 11:00:42 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a decent shot but it lacks the WOW factor to really make it stand out. Good use of leading lines but your comp is very centred, and in this case the ruins in question just aren't prominent enough to show us how ruined they truly are. Those hedges don't look to be in bad shape! Colours are a little drab esp as this is an Advanced challenge. Even in Basic, you're allowed to pop the colours.

I'd suggest shooting from a lower angle to add more impact to your shot, and focusing more on one area to shoot. Here, I find my eye roving a little too much for a focal point. All those nice leading lines just don't lead to anywhere in particular, here.

Overall a very decent effort, I can see what you're trying to do here. Looks like you shot handheld and from average standing-up height; play around with things like shooting from a crouching position and hell, even from flat on the ground. Or even completely blind, with essentially your camera resting at an angle on the ground so low, that you can't even see through the viewfinder.

Hope these suggestions help, if you can reshoot or experiment, it never hurts.

Feel free to PM me,

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/20/2012 10:48:20 PM
beautiful picture.
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 03/17/2012 11:57:47 PM
The photos hopped in sky wasn't very well blended in and the colors are muted nothing really stands out about the picture.
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 03/15/2012 02:26:49 PM
Nice shot. Love the contrasting colors. The sky looks a little odd to me, and the focus doesn't seem to be quite right. But I really like the composition and idea behind it.
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 03/14/2012 09:25:08 AM
I appreciate the sophistication of the simple.
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 03/14/2012 07:07:28 AM
Great composition and feel to this.
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