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Challenge: Fear (Classic Editing)
Collection: Abstract Art & Architecture
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, Californi, USA
Date: Jul 2, 2002
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Abstract, Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Jul 4, 2002

 I had to do a small job in this (relatively) tall office building with a semi-balcony area near the stairwell. The colors were really dull, so I tried to give it a more *psychotic* look with curves and unsharp mask. As a last step I flipped it 180 degrees. Although I like it in all four orientations, I decided this was the most disorienting and disturbing, and would thus most closely meet the challenge.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 110
Avg (all users): 4.3481
Avg (commenters): 5.0476
Avg (participants): 4.5109
Avg (non-participants): 4.2736
Views since voting: 2095
Votes: 293
Comments: 23
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 12/04/2003 11:54:09 PM
Originally posted by pcody:
I like this. It reminds me of the old days.

Thanks, me too! I too this opportunity to review all those comments -- seems more poeple liked this than I seem to remember ... I flipped it to try and give the impression of taking the photo while suspended out in midair away from the wall.

For everyone who wanted to know why I messed with the color so much, here's the bland original (linked from pBase):
12/04/2003 07:37:27 PM
I like this. It reminds me of the old days.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/14/2002 06:34:00 PM
nice
 07/14/2002 05:35:00 PM
don't do it! - good concept, I like the polarisation effect - 7
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 07/14/2002 12:19:00 PM
okaaayyy.......
 07/13/2002 02:50:00 PM
nice abstract quality - like the negative aspect
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 07/13/2002 01:42:00 AM
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 07/12/2002 01:41:00 PM
creative 6 interesting 9 focus 6 framing 8 = 7
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 07/12/2002 12:23:00 PM
The color adjustments were too much for me. they successfully obscured the subject matter to such a point that it's taken me 5 days to figure out the viewer is up high looking down the side of a building to a parking lot. Sorry. Guess I lack vision.
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 07/11/2002 10:23:00 AM
super abstract. i get it but i dont think the invert adds to it. takes me out of feeling the fear of the height and puts me more into a painting ort a surreal reality. then again,i rarely like the look of 'invert'. mag 99
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 07/10/2002 10:38:00 PM
This image is very confusing to me. I think I am looking down I see the tops of parked cars, woow, vertigo, I cant look any more. You are going to explain this photo at the end of the week, arn't you? One of my top picks this week, I think, if my mind will ever stop spinning :-)
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 07/10/2002 02:33:00 PM
is this a photo or an art print photographed?
 07/10/2002 01:24:00 PM
hate the effects
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 07/10/2002 12:44:00 PM
subject 10 lighting 8 composition 9 focus 9 total 9
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 07/10/2002 09:34:00 AM
Interesting abstract. A bit busy at the bottom...this is supposed to convey 'fear of heights', right? Curious as to what the photo would have looked like without the color manipulation, but I don't know if it would be better or worse.
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 07/09/2002 10:36:00 PM
Your use of color and effects really increases the feeling of vertigo here. Shey.
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 07/09/2002 05:10:00 PM
I'm not a real fan of the neon or solarization effect in this image. Since I can't see the original, I don't know if it adds or detracts from it... = 5 - jmsetzler
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 07/09/2002 07:58:00 AM
Great idea. Makes me feel like the title.
 07/08/2002 10:20:00 PM
This image kinda makes me swimmy-headed. Of course I am terrified of heights so I guess your picture did what it was supposed to. The colors are interesting indeed. karmat
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 07/08/2002 08:11:00 PM
looks like a video game
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 07/08/2002 08:08:00 PM
I'd have been too scared to take this photo.
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 07/08/2002 03:09:00 PM
One of the better photos this week. I do like the filter/level or which ever effect it is (you'll have to let me know). I thought of doing something similar - no time though. There is a lot to this image. Great work!!
Ruthann
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 07/08/2002 02:33:00 PM
Bizarre coloration, hard to "see" at first. Excellent composition, I hope others take the time to "figure this one out". 8 Swash
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