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Fallen Captains
Fallen Captains
Sunshyne


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Sports, History
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2006

 Minor editing - straightened, added very little fill light, highlights and shadows

This is a bronze statue that's at the entrace to the field from The Citadel's locker room. The two players depicted are two of the Captains of the football team from the Class of '65 who, immediately after graduating, went to Vietnam to serve our country and gave their lives.

Now, the players pass the statue on the way out to the field reminded that there are fallen soldiers and alumni. It's a beautiful statue (especially from the front), but I like the view that fallen captains overlook.

Statistics
Place: 58 out of 82
Avg (all users): 4.8406
Avg (commenters): 5.3571
Avg (participants): 4.5745
Avg (non-participants): 4.8826
Views since voting: 882
Views during voting: 592
Votes: 345
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/01/2006 09:47:27 PM
For those who commented on my photo...

I made the grave mistake of trying to figure out what the voters would say/prefer, and didn't enter my prefernce of my shots for this challenge. My favorite had the statues completely centered with the posts framing them, but my thought process was that I'd probably get "hammered" (using fracman's terminology) b/c things were centered! Just proves that I should enter what I like instead of trying to enter what I think the voters would like to see.

Also, a couple of people commented about the feet being cropped out...the statue is set on a very high base (about 3'), so in order to crop out the base and get the rest of the shot in, I have to crop out the feet/shoes, too. Honestly, though, I never noticed it when I was entering it/before comments were made.

Thank you to all for commenting - especially the constructive critique to help me improve.

Marjorie
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2006 05:47:15 PM
good idea, but focus too soft
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/28/2006 01:56:19 AM
Consider more fill on the statues, or else take them to complete silhouettes, and consider crank up the saturation and maybe levels from previous for a deeper blue sky. You're so close to symmetrical, that you might as well fully frame the statues instead of having the goal post line cut through the arm. I do like the image, and think that it can be even better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 07:06:46 PM
The angle keeps nagging at me. My mind wants the statue centered between the uprights, although I'm sure you would have been hammered for doing it. Well done shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 06:18:43 PM
Interesting concept but rather chopped and disjointed IMHO. The framing at the bottom leaves the eyes wanting to see more outside the frame.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 04:27:20 PM
This would work better if they were perfectly centered. It seems a bit unbalanced as is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 05:03:33 AM
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 10/27/2006 05:02:00 AM
why did you cut off the feet?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 03:43:04 PM
I'm just not crazy for statue shots. Just me. I do think you did a good job on the composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 05:57:19 AM
I really like the idea, but would have liked to see it taken from slightly to the left.. so both statues were framed by the posts
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 10:57:41 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 2
Composition - 2
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 07:47:43 PM
nice idea. I would have scooted just a bit to the left so the left goalpost didn't cross the statue. I'm not sure what's below the statue, but I may have panned down a bit. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 07:37:29 PM
Meets Challenge: 3
Lighting/Processing: 2 (soft, flat)
Composition: 3
Overall Impression: 3
"WOW" factor: 1

Average Score: 2.4
 10/25/2006 06:14:33 PM
veeeery nice, a 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 05:39:30 PM
Meets challenge and is a good idea. Were the statues supposed to be centered in the posts? 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 04:30:08 AM
AT least there are sportsmen in this one...just wish it hadn't been taken at this odd angle: no feet?
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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