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the Decayed and the Living
the Decayed and the Living
madhatter


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: D&L (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A95
Location: Cannon Beach OR, USA
Date: Aug 27, 2005
Aperture: F/3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Abstract, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 28, 2005

 this is a shot of a giant fungus that was growing on the side of a dead, rotten tree... the idea is that the tree has decayed and the fungus is living off of it... i dont think too many people will understand what the picture is however, which is semi-dissapointing... o well i had fun shooting it... lol

curves
d and b
crop
unsharpmask
s.f.w

Statistics
Place: 167 out of 200
Avg (all users): 4.8863
Avg (commenters): 4.7143
Avg (participants): 4.6825
Avg (non-participants): 5.0853
Views since voting: 746
Views during voting: 364
Votes: 255
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/11/2005 01:16:58 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is an interesting idea, and the colors are striking. Sharpness looks good to me, as does composition. The lighting and contrast present a bit of a harsh look, but they do present this as sort of an "abstraction" of the pattern, if that's what you had in mind.

The extra plant matter on top of the fungus isn't contributing to the pattern though. And the dark areas in this hight contrast shot are empty of any shadow detail. It almost seems like it's struggling in-between trying to be an artsy abstract, and a straight shot of nature. Perhaps pushing the envelope, and your design, one way or the other might move you up a few notches in the rankings and scores.

Keep shooting!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/02/2005 06:42:01 PM
Image is a little out of focus and the lighting seems a bit harsh. Not too crazy about the title.
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 09/01/2005 10:42:42 PM
A bit overblown lighting in the upper-right quadrant. While heavy in texture, the photo is a bit dull in terms of color.
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 09/01/2005 02:43:27 AM
Not too sure what's decayed and what's living, probably my bad, but i like the colr and the light.
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 08/30/2005 08:16:30 PM
Nice rich color. However, I would have liked to see some of the detail in the shadows.
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 08/30/2005 06:47:54 PM
I really like the range of reddish tones. The left and lower left of the image are a bit mysterious as they are so dark.
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 08/29/2005 07:14:53 PM
Very interesting, almost look like a canyon
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 08/29/2005 02:25:07 PM
Pretty good...blends a bit for me
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