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Great Buddah
Great Buddah
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Challenge: Postcard (Classic Editing*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G1
Location: Kamakura, Japan
Date: May 3, 2003
Galleries: Still Life, Travel
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2003

Daibutsu, or Great Buddah. A very popular tourist attraction.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 106
Avg (all users): 6.3077
Avg (commenters): 7.3636
Avg (participants): 6.2875
Avg (non-participants): 6.3400
Views since voting: 1454
Votes: 130
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)


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05/16/2003 01:32:16 PM
~ Critique Club Comment ~

Composition : Extraordinary... The positioning of Buddha's head on the "rule of thirds" grid is achieved with a certain something that makes it look very natural and un-contrived. The rest of the frame is filled with interesting curves and lines. Wonderfully done!

Exposure / Lighting : I think the people that mentioned the lack of light on Buddha's face have a point. That may have been the "little extra" needed to escalate this shot to the top. I have never had the pleasure to visit this site, so I'm not sure if a different time of day would have given you better lighting or not. But if you have an opportunity to spend more time here, you may want to shoot a few at different times of day. Particularly early morning or late afternoon, depending on which direction he is facing.

Focus : Flawless.

Post Processing : Extremely professional looking border. Very well done.

Challenge / Wow : The challenge is certainly nailed here. I could easily imagine this shot on a postcard at a vendor. A slightly better lighting situation would have truly nailed the "wow" as well.

My opinion : Great shot! One very small nitpick and I'm not even certain I'm right... Is the title misspelled? I thought it was "Buddha"... I could be wrong and it doesn't make much difference either way :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2003 06:18:58 AM
I really enjoyed your submission, it should place well in this week's competition. 8 Morgan
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05/10/2003 06:56:39 PM
Good job capturing the highlights and shadows. Good representation.
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05/10/2003 12:27:35 PM
Nice composition, I do wish the Budda's face were better lit..
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05/09/2003 08:06:19 PM
I would have loved a bit more light on the buddha's face. Otherwise, super composition, I like the greenery in the background.
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05/08/2003 02:33:47 PM
Very postcardy, and technically speaking a beautiful shot. The only thing that kept it at 9 and not 10 for me was a lack of a certain spung, that magic 'Wow!' spark. But I have to save 10s for *something*, right? :-> Great composition, and nice curvy shapes echoed all over.
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05/07/2003 02:51:51 PM
I like this a lot - it makes me want to visit!
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05/06/2003 12:57:31 PM
This is lovely. Good composition and color. The text is nice too.
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05/06/2003 12:11:16 PM
Beautiful Buddah. I especially like that rich green in the background. Too bad the sculpted flowers were not able to fit into your frame.
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05/06/2003 10:38:42 AM
Typical postcard shot, well done. The composition/cropping are ideal and the framing and text fit well to the image. Not too sure about the magenta tint in the clouds tho.
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05/05/2003 05:06:30 PM
This is one I would buy!!! Love the composition, love the lighting!!
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05/05/2003 11:09:12 AM
Great....just love this ...bit dark, but good.
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05/05/2003 12:27:27 AM
I really like this picture and I think the text color is perfect with the black border, overall just love it. Well done.
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