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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Even (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Florida, USA
Date: Nov 22, 2005
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/160th
Galleries: Abstract, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Nov 22, 2005

Printed 2 black/white glossies for bg and base, placed candles and burned em for about an hour until they got to the right height :P

PS to make black black and set levels. Neat image for noise.

Statistics
Place: 35 out of 152
Avg (all users): 5.7468
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 5.3919
Avg (non-participants): 5.8571
Views since voting: 1405
Views during voting: 424
Votes: 312
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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11/30/2005 06:19:28 PM
Well I like it ... not quite as much as mine, but I like it :p

Really - this a great photo and deserved the early scores you got - not the angry-voter-scores from the end of voting. IMO - with a couple of advanced edits this is a wall hanger, basically just the definition of the flame on the black candle, spot edit some bright spots on black candle ... and I like the idea of black glass for white candle. Overall, imo, this is a well well well over 6 photo.

Now if you could incorporate Lexi somehow ... :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2005 07:40:51 AM
dramatic and good balance
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11/28/2005 03:35:34 PM
would have been perfect if the graphics where more balanced and even
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11/27/2005 03:39:39 PM
Well executed. Very creative idea - 7
I wish the bottom elements (bases) lined up.
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11/27/2005 02:39:01 PM
Nicely composed and shot.
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11/26/2005 08:28:31 AM
I like the strong simple composition
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11/25/2005 05:35:53 PM
Very cool idea. I wonder if as your title says "grpahic balance" was sought, why not line up the b&w squares? Also, what kind of impact did it have if it wasnlt quite so hot on the lower left?
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11/25/2005 03:58:36 PM
nice concept, execution could have been better IMO!! lines for "walls" could have been aligned better - and to me to make it better, black glass candleholder should have been used for the white candlestick, overall I do like it though
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11/23/2005 09:38:13 PM
would work better for me if the candles weren't lit. the flame gets lost on white side, and throws off the balance. Really cool creative 6
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11/23/2005 03:56:11 PM
Nice picture and illusion! The illusion almost makes it seem "uneven" though (no points off for that!). Bummer about the black candle wax dripping. I like the pic!
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11/23/2005 02:14:14 PM
I like this photograph.
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11/23/2005 02:12:28 PM
very intersting how you did this...i think the black candle (if it was a bit more slick) would have been better
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11/23/2005 01:55:25 PM
I like this shot except for small two things... the gap between the two black rectangles, and the wax drip on the black candle. Throws off the evenness.
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11/23/2005 12:57:06 PM
Ribbon material ... however, a detail or two gives you an 8 vote from me. My main hangup are the wax drips down the black candle. Shaving those would have made this a stronger composition in my opinion.

Also, the slight glare on the black and shadows on the white take a way (not dramatically) from the image.

Overall, it's a great compostion and I believe it will ribbon. 8
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11/23/2005 08:14:21 AM
Too bad you couldnt get a black flame on the right...you could with advanced rules, of course. ;-)
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11/23/2005 07:26:44 AM
I love this. The only thing I would have preferred would be for the black and white to line up where it changes at the bottom. Great look at the challenge topic. 8
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