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Abandoned
Abandoned
Judi


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Challenge: Desolation II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date: Jun 15, 2006
Aperture: 14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 4 seconds
Galleries: Emotive, Infrared
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2006

Yesterday this car was parked on the road behind another car. Both had been smashed and with lots of damage on them. They both had Abandoned notices on them. This morning I went to photograph this golf course and noticed this car was missing until I found that during the night some hooligans had pushed it down the hill. It stopped against this tree....abandoned.

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Place: 97 out of 197
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Views since voting: 1340
Views during voting: 327
Votes: 181
Comments: 14
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06/29/2006 12:22:45 PM
Greetings from the critique Club

Nice InfraRed photograph

It seems that you intentionally chose a long exposure, which caused the leaves to go blurry because of the wind. It went a touch too long, as the rightmost tree steals viewer attention from the subject, which appears just a touch too small in the photograph.

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06/26/2006 12:25:00 AM
Nice photo, Judi! Must have been windy, and I think that the blurred branches killed at least a point here. I really like how you preserved the blue sky in this IR shot.
Looking forward to seeing more from you!
-S.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/25/2006 08:42:11 PM
Cool! I like it!!
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06/24/2006 01:54:28 PM
don't get the title. was this a prop or a real place? either way nice color
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06/23/2006 07:21:01 PM
I really like this! Nice work!
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06/20/2006 07:59:00 PM
I would like this better if the car was just a little more prevalent in the image
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06/20/2006 10:36:41 AM
Strange blurring effect...unclear whether shallow DOF or motion blur. Nevertheless, one of my top picks.
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06/20/2006 03:33:08 AM
Nice use of the infared effect the trees however seem to take the focus away from the car.. 7
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06/20/2006 02:42:45 AM
I think the infared on this shot doesn't work quite as well, even though it is still an impressive photograph, the infared usually give me a feeling of fantasy surrealism that doesn't make me feel like I am in a desolate place. And the car looks too pretty to have been abandoned for long. But still an impressive photo, but for me not quite right in this challenge.
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06/19/2006 10:04:08 AM
Too rich in textures and colour to be anything like desolate. Maybe a bit poisonous looking though.
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06/19/2006 08:06:13 AM
I love UV shots...this one is fantastic...not sure about the car...
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06/19/2006 07:47:18 AM
Very good colors. Infrared colors are always good. I think the subject could be a little near the camera. It's a little hard to find it.
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06/19/2006 05:21:15 AM
There seems to be some odd blurring in the trees - some leaves are in sharp focus, the others soft. And the composition is a little unbalanced. Still, I like the tones.
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06/19/2006 02:55:25 AM
wowser. when i saw the thumbnail, i thought "here we go, another GORGEOUS ir image, but there's no way something of such beauty could convey any sense of desolation". got that wrong. this is incredible. the sense of scale, the colours... i love how some of the trees look slightly out of focus - was that intentional? i love where the car is (what is it, a cortina or granada). must buy myself an IR lens - this is so inspiring!
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