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LUCKY STRIKE SMOKESTACK
LUCKY STRIKE SMOKESTACK
MelTech1


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Challenge: Architecture III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
Location: North Carolina
Date: May 25, 2006
Aperture: AV
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: May 26, 2006

 Capitol Broadcasting has undertaken one of the largest hitoric preservation projects in the country, renovating tobacco factories built between 1902 and 1946 into modern offices around a remarkable courtyard with a river running between green lawns. The Lucky Strike Smokestack was the first structure in the complex to be restored and stands tall as a symbol of Durham's Downtown renaissance.

Statistics
Place: 267 out of 281
Avg (all users): 4.7398
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 4.6000
Avg (non-participants): 4.9186
Views since voting: 1260
Views during voting: 254
Votes: 196
Comments: 8
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AuthorThread
 06/06/2006 04:31:16 PM
oooo Greeting from the Critique Club oooo

Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes, but aesthetically it leaves me wanting more.
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Most definitely.

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? There are two things that draw attention away from the subject (smoke stack) the pipes and mechanicals below the stack and the water tower on the edge of the image. Any time you have a complex pattern (pipes) or an object on an edge it' will draw the attention away from your subject. Simplify your composition here. Rotate your stack to be verticle.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes
- Good focus? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes. I like the light rounding the edge of the stack.

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- Colors and ContrastI like the red of the bricks, but the sky looks odd (maybe it's just my monitor.)
- Sharpness. Good.
- What is my reaction or feelings? I think this would have done better in the Industrial Challenge than Architecture. With some work it could be a great image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/04/2006 11:53:24 PM
I hope the stack doesn't lean as much as this image shows. I think this would have been highly effective had the smokestack been located in one of the thirds using ROTs and the perspective corrected using PS.
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 06/02/2006 12:39:53 AM
Perhaps straightening would have improved the impact. I find the angle of the stack is a little distracting
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 05/31/2006 09:58:04 AM
Ironic
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 05/30/2006 07:36:59 PM
I see the humour!
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 05/30/2006 02:31:08 AM
Sharp and vibrant. Impressive.
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 05/29/2006 02:34:11 PM
Just don't find the subject all that great. You did a nice job on the colors, though. Also the image is tilted. You can straighten the composition to get less slant.
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 05/29/2006 07:31:14 AM
LS/MFT
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