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Challenge: Negative Image (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Emotive
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery
Date: Apr 21, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/5000
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Apr 22, 2006

 I never realized you could really make an interesting photo by making it a negative image, so this is totally uncharted territory for me. I don't even know what makes a good one or a bad one. But, I was playing around with old photos to see how they looked, and thought one like this had the greatest impact of any of the others, so I went and reshot the scene for this challenge.

It would be so awesome if it was as well received as my other cemetery shot. ..but. . .hmmmm. . .I doubt it will be.


Statistics
Place: 24 out of 438
Avg (all users): 6.1792
Avg (commenters): 8.0588
Avg (participants): 5.9516
Avg (non-participants): 6.5000
Views since voting: 1113
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 212
Comments: 27
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/03/2006 05:39:18 PM
Wow Sandy! Congratulations on a high placing with this great subject choice and presentationsn in this challenge! Very cool work!
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 05/03/2006 02:12:19 PM
Ooooh, those tombstones look spooky like this! I didn't vote in the challenge so missed your shot - just coming by now to peek at my favorite photographer's entry :-) Congratulations on a well-deserved great placement, Sandy! The lines are beautiful and I can imagine that the non-inverted image is equally as stunning as this one.
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 05/03/2006 10:49:40 AM
This is such a great image, I love it!
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 05/03/2006 09:07:55 AM
Excellent work Sandy and a great finish.
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 05/03/2006 08:34:45 AM
This image works so well as a negative. The composition is wonderful! Everything is in just the right perspective and proportion to the whole scene. Well done!
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 05/03/2006 02:12:29 AM
"WOW" Sandy, a great finish, but it was such a great image, I knew it should do well. You really have a "great" eye, when it comes to photography.....
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 05/03/2006 01:25:40 AM
Great finish Sandy ,Congrats on the MS challenge
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 05/03/2006 12:28:21 AM
Very nice Sandy! I thought this should have finished higher but still a great finish!

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 05/03/2006 12:17:49 AM
Lovely and kind eery at the same time! Great subject manner. I remember thinking that I had seen this cemetary somewhere ... now I know where. Like you, I never knew a negative image could look so good.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2006 02:36:56 PM
I like the colors that came through in this, very nicely done.
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 05/02/2006 02:59:19 AM
The dark sky is sublimely oppressive.
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 05/01/2006 06:10:54 AM
Very powerfuland emotoive image. I love how the white trees play against the black sky. Cool!
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 04/30/2006 05:45:48 PM
Excellent lines; trees look lovely in purple! Very well balanced, well composed. Works very well as a negative.
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 04/30/2006 03:04:58 PM
Nice angle & faultless composition. I might have prefeed it as a black and white thats all. Maybe worth a reshoot for rhythm!
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 04/30/2006 10:39:26 AM
The lines are amazing... where is this?
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 04/30/2006 09:24:00 AM
A little to bland for my taste, I would have liked this shot better if there was someone standing somewhere but I like the tones in this image, got a 6 from me.
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 04/30/2006 03:38:34 AM
Great leading lines in this photo! Love the trees in the background, this is really a strong negative image, I think you will do very well. 9
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 04/30/2006 01:00:19 AM
The repeating pattern in this image really works well as a negative, and the outline of the trees details against that dark sky is super!
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 04/29/2006 02:37:08 PM
very creepy!
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 04/27/2006 08:21:52 PM
Darn you, Here goes my ribbon. This is a spectacular negative. One of the best that I have seen so far. BRAVO!!! The exposure is absolutely bulseye. I like that the sky went completely black with no clouds. It really off sets the beauty of the treas. 9
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 04/26/2006 11:57:21 PM
Almost looks fake. Great job.
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 04/26/2006 08:37:31 PM
This image tells a great story,and is perfect for this challenge, the trees make the the head stones stand out as a meaning of tribute...
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 04/26/2006 08:28:35 PM
Nice job. Great colors. The different textures and the geometry of the stones along with the organic shapes of the trees makes your shot interesting.
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 04/26/2006 06:33:32 PM
Perfect - so symbolic. Love the tall tree to the right kind of standing alone. Like he's guarding the stones. Nicely done.
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 04/26/2006 11:55:51 AM
I love effect the negative aspect gives this photograph. The composition of this is perfect. I love how the trees bring life back into a place that displays death. Very Nice!!
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 04/26/2006 04:34:51 AM
This has to be my "absolute" favorite, as this "negitive" style image, has made the trees look like my favorite flowering trees of all time, the beautiful Jacarandas. Even the grass looks a carpet of fallen Jacaranda flowering petals. I LOVE this image. Definately a "10" from me.and also into my favorites as well.
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 04/26/2006 12:59:01 AM
Excellent, an after-life affect appearance. Super!
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