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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Tamron AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 LD for Nikon
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Apr 24, 2005
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/2500
Galleries: Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2005

A plane, a bird, a tree and a man on Lake Michigan in Chicago on North Avenue and Lake Shore Drive.

Color adjusted, cropped, Neat Imaged, resized and USM'd.

Statistics
Place: 274 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.0980
Avg (commenters): 5.5455
Avg (participants): 4.8519
Avg (non-participants): 5.3924
Views since voting: 876
Views during voting: 479
Votes: 347
Comments: 26
Favorites: 0


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05/19/2005 07:28:37 AM
One thing that doesn't get a lot of attention on DPC is balance. This image has it, IMO. There is a triangle of subjects framed by balance blue water and sky. The blue may be oversaturated to some but it helps hold the eye in the center of the image. The wave is echoed by a streak of cloud, the tree is offset by the plane, the man pulls it all together. I think this image is weighted well. I believe this is one of those underrated images you find in every challenge.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 11:08:07 PM
The water looks unnatural. 4
05/02/2005 10:42:47 PM
great stillness and colors
05/01/2005 06:29:01 PM
What a strange blue color, I know it is made in a computer well chosen. I like unrealistic coloring now and then;-)
05/01/2005 02:42:34 PM
too much neat image or blurring on the sea... its a cool electirc blue color, i wish some sort of post processing color shifts were applied to the sky as well.
05/01/2005 12:16:21 AM
has this been neatimaged to death or is some of that motion blur?
04/30/2005 08:31:36 PM
great capture... i wish the plane was a tad bigger though....
04/30/2005 08:03:21 PM
Fits the challenge very well.
04/30/2005 11:50:38 AM
great use of space
04/30/2005 06:58:35 AM
Amazing color, and detail - 9 -
04/29/2005 06:49:36 PM
Larger subject.
04/29/2005 01:40:21 PM
Meets challenge description. 5 Not sure which element is the subject.
Meets the definition of Minimalism.....5
Technical......4 nothing seems to be very clear.
Artistic......7 I like the feel of this image....although I don't like vertical photoghraphs as a rule this image needs to be vertical. I can see a couple of different ways to frame this and believe you did a fine job projecting your vision. good work

Average score. 5
04/29/2005 05:44:41 AM
Good colours. But, IMHO, the blue colour of the sea is oversatured. And, the plane is a little bit distracting.
04/28/2005 10:41:32 AM
This is a beautiful shot, but I'm not sure where to look.... there's too many choices for me to sort through as to what the main subject is. Water seems a little oversaturated, even though it's a beautiful color.
04/28/2005 09:29:15 AM
This is a nice image. i love the different shades of blue seen in this image. nice work.
04/27/2005 10:40:54 PM
NIce. Nice colors.
04/27/2005 06:21:02 PM
that sure is minimal, the tree looks off, too much blue.
04/27/2005 04:53:37 PM
Was there a substantial filtering effect used on this image, or a physical filter put infront of the lens to substantially alter the image? Either that, or the change in hues or tints detracts from the idea of this image, which, and sorry for my lack of theory-based knowledge, is unclear to me. Is the plane supposed to be the subject, or the tree, or the person, which I think it is. There is an uncertainty that does not help this image. The subject should be clear and consise, and stands out from the rest of the image. Too blue. 2
04/27/2005 02:04:50 PM
too good a pic!
04/27/2005 11:52:24 AM
good idea, but it looks like the blue and cyan cahnnels are over saturated
04/27/2005 11:28:39 AM
very nice 8
04/27/2005 05:42:21 AM
What is the black spot Above and behind the aircraft ?
04/27/2005 02:28:00 AM
nice iamge sea looks so blue
04/27/2005 02:18:10 AM
I hold Minimalism to refer to a single point of focus, and I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be looking at the tree, the airplane, or the dark speck (insect?) here. Also, the water is surreally oversaturated, reminding me more of toilet bowl cleaner than ocean. The tree and waves are also somewhat fuzzy.

If this had been just the dark tree (sharper) against the lighter sky, with a deep blue (but not oversaturated) ocean, I think it would have been a much nicer shot.
04/27/2005 01:37:45 AM
nice level horizon
04/27/2005 12:46:41 AM
A little bit TOO minimalistic. Hard to make out the subjects. Interesting photo.


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