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Life on the Edge
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Challenge: City Life II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: HP PhotoSmart R707
Location: St. Albert, Alberta
Date: Jan 3, 2006
Aperture: f/4.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/578 sec.
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2006

 Had beautiful frost coating on the trees out behind my house this morning so had to go and capture it.

Post-challenge comments:
Thanks to all who left comments. I live on the edge of a city. The fence that goes on to the edge of the horizon is 6 feet tall and is the dividing line between the start of city and the end of country, hence the title. The fence to me represents the barrier that some city folks put up not only to keep nature from encroaching but also between themselves to maintain a private space in a crowded world.

Statistics
Place: 116 out of 173
Avg (all users): 4.9764
Avg (commenters): 4.6429
Avg (participants): 4.6463
Avg (non-participants): 5.0667
Views since voting: 990
Views during voting: 488
Votes: 382
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/13/2006 11:39:38 AM
You know, a 4.97 with 14 ones and 12 twos is a pretty good score. Obviously there were a fair # of people who thought DNMC. What can you do? I do think this pic needs a little kick and have two possible suggestions.

You could do the pic in B&W which would emphasize the lines of the fence and the tangle of leafless branches. I looked at it in PS and it wasn't bad. The color of the fence is nice, but there isn't much color in the rest of the picture.

Second, and either color or B&W. You need a bit more contrast. +20 in PS was good, although you had to go back and erase the contrast on the snowy path because it blows out then. The rest of the picture, however, benefits from the contrast. Many of the pictures at this score that I comment on, need contrast.

Finally a subject on the right as well might have helped. A person walking perhaps. My photos tend to be like this and not have anybody in them, but I'm starting to appreciated what even a small figure can do for the shot.

Just a few ideas.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2006 07:47:31 PM
as mentioned - maybe stepping to the right, and letting the path and fence line converge in the distance could be much more powerful.

nice though !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/12/2006 07:16:08 PM
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? I didn't see it during the challenge, but your explanation makes sense. Unfortunately, I think that it needed explaining was your biggest hurdle in this challenge.
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? I can't decide if I want to see more of the tree on the right or less. More. I also think the shot would be more powerful if taken from a couple steps to the right. It would make the fence more dominant in the image. I like the climbers on the left.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and Contrast The colors are muted, but to be expected from a cold winters day.
- Sharpness. Nicely done. No blurriness.
- What is my reaction or feelings? It reminds me of growing up in a suburban area of Indianapolis.

Edit: Er... Clod/Cold. I'm a clod the winter is cold...

Message edited by author 2006-01-12 20:24:56.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/08/2006 11:00:51 PM
Is this IR? Really lilke the effect.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/08/2006 07:28:57 PM
Very interesting, I would have liked to see more of the woods in the right of the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/08/2006 06:53:40 AM
The empty street or life on the edge gives this image it character......
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/07/2006 12:17:58 PM
I really like this shot. Others have captured the more populated aspects of city life...but, this side need not be forgotten as well! Love how your eye circles around in the picture to view everything! GREAT job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/07/2006 08:55:52 AM
Where's the city?
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 01/07/2006 03:05:43 AM
Composition is ok. The image quality is ok. The subject matter could have been better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2006 08:27:12 PM
nice perspective + wintry landscape; but 'city life'?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/06/2006 01:38:16 AM
to me this doesnt portray "city life" because there's no people, cars, buildings, or any sign of "life" around.....outside this challenge it is a great shot though, cool perspective!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/05/2006 01:37:51 PM
ah, life can also be plant life!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 03:16:25 PM
Nice picture but doesn't look like a city to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 03:15:32 PM
I'm feeling country road instead of City Life
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 10:53:45 AM
very nice but it doesn't scream city or life to me...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 08:46:48 AM
Looks very rural and not city at all.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 01/04/2006 02:14:04 AM
Where's the citylife?
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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