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Shadows of Garage Grunge
Shadows of Garage Grunge
fotomann_forever


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Your Shadow II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 8700
Location: Mobile, AL
Date: Feb 2, 2006
Aperture: f/ 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/5 secnd
Galleries: Performance, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Feb 2, 2006



Nothing entirely special. Single worklamp. Auto timer. Focus set to infinity. Widest angle my poor little 8700 could go, which happens to be 9mm focal length.

Post-process
Crop
Sepia Action (Tirtone conversion)
Auto Contrast
Contrast +5
Resize
Save For Web

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 106
Avg (all users): 5.6278
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.6087
Avg (non-participants): 5.6364
Views since voting: 1018
Views during voting: 296
Votes: 223
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
04/30/2006 12:15:46 AM
Fender Forever! I have a cyber twin. Rock On!
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02/16/2006 02:05:35 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Composition:
Overall pretty good...only criticism I have is that the angle of the guitar keeps leading my eye out of the shot. Nice position of the amp and main shadow so that works well.

Camera Work:
Exposure looks good. Lighting is uneven on the background (difficult, but in this case I think distractingly so as I keep getting drawn to the bright region at your back). Focus is on and impressive for a self-portrait.

Post-processing:
I like the sepia tone of the shot as I feel it adds some grunge that with color or pure B&W might not have been there. I actually think you could have successfully added some grain to this shot to make it feel a little grungier as well.

Overall I like the concept and the picture is pretty good. It lacks punch though as nothing is jumping out and making me stare for a long time. Main distractions that would help with making it better for me would be getting rid of the hot spot on the background and repositioning so the neck doesn't lead me out. Otherwise, nice job.
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02/10/2006 12:45:49 AM
LOL I can imagine what Angela must have thought this was ... hehehe ... good shot ... I would have guessed it to score higher .. but I didn't vote in this challenge :)
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02/10/2006 12:07:03 AM
I think it should ahve placed much higher than it did...but hum...I think it's a great shot!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/05/2006 12:55:40 AM
wow interesting shadow! love the looke with the garage door...couldn't quite tell what it was until I saw the amp....10
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02/04/2006 11:00:18 PM
i've got that amp too. pretty sweet for it's size
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02/04/2006 01:51:13 AM
Cool idea! I think you need a bigger amp though, that fender doesn't look loud enough ;-)
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02/04/2006 12:21:55 AM
like the coloring, clever idea :)
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02/03/2006 08:19:34 AM
Nice shot.
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