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Small Church in the Big City
Small Church in the Big City
scarbrd


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Holy Places (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Houston, TX
Date: May 6, 2006
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 9, 2006

 near downtown Houston.

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Statistics
Place: 24 out of 250
Avg (all users): 6.1358
Avg (commenters): 7.3158
Avg (participants): 6.0581
Avg (non-participants): 6.1732
Views since voting: 2153
Views during voting: 361
Votes: 265
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/16/2006 07:41:44 PM
Very nice juxtaposition presented in this picture - really like the softness, too.
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 05/16/2006 07:04:38 PM
wow, were you trying to say something about corporations and the church, anyway amazing shot
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 05/16/2006 06:55:05 PM
Amazing that this is still there!
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 05/15/2006 09:44:33 PM
A Great shot
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 05/15/2006 09:36:50 PM
What a wonderful take on things. History and simplicity in the midst of reality and craziness.

Seems a bit soft but I'm guessing that's what you were going for. Not sure if I like it, but on the other hand think sharpened would take the effect away.

Well done.
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 05/15/2006 03:53:21 AM
Nice use of the large buildings to frame the church - the contrast is very effective. The building tops have quite a halo to them - is this a gaussian blur or the result of camera shake? It's a little distracting.
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 05/14/2006 04:31:36 PM
I do quite like the post processing that you used to "fuzzy" this photo. It's a great scene and well captured.
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 05/13/2006 08:55:56 PM
something odd about the edges of the large buildings.
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 05/13/2006 08:09:19 PM
This is a winner for sure. Send me an private mail if I get this right!!! 10 from me.
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 05/12/2006 08:07:01 PM
It's nice to see that even in a city a little church has its place. An interesting contrast.
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 05/12/2006 04:46:48 PM
I really like the contrast here, the buildings in the background looming in an almost threatening way. Very nice idea.
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 05/12/2006 08:46:32 AM
Very nice contrast to those big buildings!
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 05/11/2006 09:45:31 PM
The soft focus & the juxtaposition of architecture works well here. Amazing how much that small light on the LHS contributes to the image - 7
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 05/11/2006 09:20:28 AM
Nice contrast of old and new, big and little. But I am not fond of the post processing you did, everything seems to have a haloing around it and appears to be blurry.
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 05/11/2006 04:27:35 AM
Nice shot, like the haze effect, or difused glow, whichever it is.
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 05/10/2006 10:32:57 PM
good comparison...nice composition.
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 05/10/2006 06:48:41 PM
I like the idea. But the tops of the buildings are blurry and the overall image lacks crispness. "5".
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 05/10/2006 03:34:43 PM
what a fantastic contrast... good job
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 05/10/2006 02:19:32 PM
Dang, a nice composition and subject ruined by either NI or a wide radius USM. the halo around the big buildings is terrible. I had hopes for this one on the thumbnail. 5, but it could have been much lower because of the halo.
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 05/10/2006 10:45:02 AM
Bonus points for being from Houston, haha
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 05/10/2006 03:22:52 AM
Beautiful - love the contrast between the new high rises and the old small-town church
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