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Meet You at the State!
Meet You at the State!
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Challenge: Free Study XI (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Main Street, Culpeper, VA
Date: Apr 30, 2006
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2006

 Bear Music's Landscape instruction thread got me thinking about light. I had accidentally taken a photo very similar to this one several months ago, but lost it in a hard drive crash. Robert's lessons on the different types of light reminded me of how much I loved this sunset shot of the old State Theater.

It is a building with a lot of history, it was an honest-to-goodness silver screen, back in the early 1900's. It has fallen into horrible disrepair, but was reciently bought by a foundation which says they are going to rennovate and reopen the majetic State.

For more information see: //fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2005/112005/11162005/144625

Post processing was a curves adjustment on the sky, clone out a dust spot (gotta clean that sensor!) a slight saturation boost, and a smart sharpen.

To crop the bottom of the sign or not? My artistic advisor (wife) said leave it, but I dunno... We'll see how the comments go! :)

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 211
Avg (all users): 5.3333
Avg (commenters): 5.7778
Avg (participants): 5.2020
Avg (non-participants): 5.5000
Views since voting: 749
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 177
Comments: 12
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 05/10/2006 10:49:44 PM
Critique Club:
The light in this picture is just amazing. I like the crop. How you cut of the letters at the bottom draws my eyes to the STATE letters. I can almost feel the history of this building. The blue sky vs. the yellow building works well. Good use of complimentary colors. Good picture.

Good luck in future challanges.
Best regards, Arni
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/06/2006 05:58:24 PM
Tell me if im wrong but is that the state theater on MIchigan Ave in southwest Detroit?
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 05/05/2006 11:10:50 PM
I think a better angle would have helped this shot. Perhaps moving back you could have gotten more of the E in State and less of the other sign. It's a bit disconcerting to see portions of words and not be able to read them. The lighting is very nice on this, though.
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 05/05/2006 03:10:57 AM
Brilliant colors and exposure. The foreground is not helping here at all. I might look to crop almost everything but the top third.
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 05/04/2006 02:27:00 PM
The complimentary colors add a bit of interest, but not enough for really high marks IMHO. Maybe a cleaner, more dynamic composition would help.
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 05/03/2006 09:40:25 PM
Wish I could see the E more
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 05/03/2006 10:34:22 AM
wonderful blue sky, maybe a different crop would give this more interest
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 05/03/2006 12:46:29 AM
This photo doesn't mean anything to me, in the sense that, I cant relate any meaning to the "state". Is it a cinema?
Technically, it's good, and the blue gradient looks nice.
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 05/02/2006 06:41:09 PM
Very nice colors
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 05/01/2006 03:57:38 PM
I would have taken this photo at a different time of day. Do not get enough of the rust and decay.
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 05/01/2006 02:48:33 PM
I noticed last week, driving thru town, that they've really cleaned up the front of that building. I think it's that one anyway. Stopped and ate at Pancho Villa's while we were in town. ;^) I like the way the late day sun reflects off the State sign - nice composition the way you've framed this. Good luck in the challenge.
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 05/01/2006 02:54:51 AM
I'm not sure what this is. A cinema maybe? I like the yellow against the blue sky but overall this doesn't really grab me.
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