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Challenge: Road Signs Revisited (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Bucks County, PA
Date: Jan 19, 2003
Aperture: f4
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2003

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Statistics
Place: 70 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.5700
Avg (commenters): 6.3750
Avg (participants): 5.5913
Avg (non-participants): 5.5412
Views since voting: 1059
Votes: 200
Comments: 11
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01/28/2003 10:55:22 PM
Critque Club:

Meeting the challenge: This couldn't have been achieved any better!! Great job of keeping the focus on an otherwise boring road sign and yet coming up with a very lovely photo.

First of all, this photo impresses me with the lines in the composition as well as the nice [b]contrast[\b] between the snow and the darkness of the lettering, buildings, fence and stone wall. Also, there is good contrast within objects, until you get to the trees. I don't know if there was any other interesting angle you could have shot this without the powerlines visible, but if possible, I would have changed that in the composition, or cropped out the top of the photo as I don't think the trees and sky really add anything to it. The lack of coloring helps make this photo resonate with a cold feeling, well done in that area, too.

Technical Quality: Focus and dof are very good. I like the soft lighting that leaves no harsh shadows and helps to improve the contrast of the darker objects against the always bright snowy road.

Creativity: As noted above, a very nice shot of what would have been a boring sign. This was a tough challenge for many, and you did very well discovering and submitting this shot.

Overall: A very nice shot in general, the only thing I would have changed is the powerline, although it is still a minor flaw given the challenge this week. I would have given this photo at least a seven, too bad others didn't see it the same way.
01/28/2003 06:15:57 PM
Thanks for the nice comments:)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2003 11:12:42 PM
great, great, great photo. I really like the black and white
01/23/2003 10:23:13 AM
nice black and white . Good tone
01/22/2003 01:05:46 PM
Nice BW shot, well composed.
01/22/2003 05:38:55 AM
Very nice clear pic. Good DOF. Why B&W? - Inspzil
01/21/2003 08:08:37 PM
Wonder why. Just a thought. Would have preferred this in color. The blue sky would have added to it. Also might have kept the woods from being just a maze, by interjecting some color thru the limbs. Just my opinion. Still a nice photo. It's a 6.
01/20/2003 11:07:02 PM
A little hazy but nice.
01/20/2003 07:40:39 PM
Lovely black and white. You have positioned the sign perfectly (a composition I probably wouldn't have thought of trying myself). Focus and exposure are lovely. Good work.
01/20/2003 04:58:08 PM
Great shot. The poewer lines draw my attention a little, but in general I like it.
01/20/2003 10:06:45 AM
since there was no color contrast you might have tried black and white to heighten the light/dark contrasts


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