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The writing is on the wall ...
The writing is on the wall ...
kari1


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Challenge: Clichés and Sayings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ30
Location: Porirua East, New Zealand
Date: Apr 30, 2006
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

This is a bad pic .... tagging on the walls of an old bottle store ... I like it though. I pumped the contrast lots and removed the bright to make it arty.

Statistics
Place: 205 out of 288
Avg (all users): 5.0245
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.6386
Avg (non-participants): 5.2222
Views since voting: 602
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 245
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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05/10/2006 12:50:20 PM
Well, when you start by saying yourself "this is a bad pic"... ;)

I hadn't seen which challenge this was an originally wondered if it was for rhythm with the repeated lines. Being cliche, I think the perspective angle you took is too severe. The A/C unit, or whatever that thing is, is distracting and the tagging isn't even that pretty. (apparently you need some more talented vandals around your area.)

I'm guessing you knew this would score like this going in. I call that dead pixels walking. No amount of PP is going to save a picture that is uninspired to begin with. You made an attempt with the boosted contrast trying to give a edgy urban feel, but it wasn't up to the task. With this picture in mind, I suggest working more on subject choice. Look for something that grabs the eye in its unusualness, shape, texture, etc....
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05/10/2006 01:24:01 AM
*Critique Club*

"The writing is on the wall ..." is an interesting addition into the Cliches and Sayings challenge. Very good choice on subject and matching it up with your title.

The overall image does give off a harsh feel, but very appropriate for the title. I really do like the sharp angle to you took to put a different slant on the graffiti. Obviously from the shot and your comments you wanted a high contrast shot. I would have done the same thing to give it an edge. You wouldn't want to shot to be soft, but to really let the writing pop. This look like a tough shot, I might try cropping it so that the black triangle at the bottom isn't so distracting. I do like the include of the box on the upper part to give the image more dimension.

Overall good work, I think you really created an image that grabs attention and defiantly illustrates the title. I look forward to your future entries.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2006 03:59:42 PM
Image is overexposed making the entire piece look overwhite. Might need to use a higher shutter, or perhaps a polarizer to even out the lights and darks.
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05/07/2006 02:48:06 AM
good lighting
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05/06/2006 05:55:39 PM
that 'thing' on the top is distracting. Other than that, it's very promising.
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05/04/2006 07:12:59 PM
Maybe this is picky, but the window box is a little distracting to me. This would have been great with just the graffiti.
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05/04/2006 10:01:28 AM
Lighting looks very harsh and therefore the highlights are blown out. Might have worked better at a different time of day.
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05/04/2006 04:34:32 AM
Good angle and choice for title. The box on the top corner is throwing me off balance a bit, but that may just be personal taste. Keep up the good work!
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05/03/2006 10:32:03 PM
nice contrast
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05/03/2006 09:27:45 AM
Kinda edgy. I guess you noticed the bad case of jaggies here... Not sure where that came from... I'm not counting it in my vote.
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