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jcapps25


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Centered Composition II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Street
Date: Dec 30, 2006
Aperture: F 4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Rural
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2006

 A photo of a stop sign. I prefer the black and white better. This is up against a white wall. Not a sky, just in case you guys think it was.

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 01/16/2007 11:15:52 PM
*Critique Club*

Initial Impression - Great exposure and contrast but ultimately lacking in subject interest.

Composition - Overall the composition is okay. I get what you were going for, isolating the sign agaist the white wall background. You are right to go with a centered composition here. However, I think the angle of the sign is a real deterent, but that probably has more to do with the wall as the background...

Technicals - The exposure is actually pretty good. Sharpness is good. There is a tilt, but it works for this image. Techniquely I think the image is strong.

Possible Suggestions:
You might try a higher plane, rather than looking up it might be beneficial to look straight on. Normally I don't like vignetting, but in this case accentuating the sign by a strong vignette I think would help. Along the same plan allowing to see more of the bricks in the background "may" also help with a stronger composition. Maybe bring out the white a little more, especially in the "Stop" in the sign. Normally, I am not a strong component of post, but I think a little added dramatic style done in post would have really worked well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/06/2007 05:11:51 PM
The subject matter is a bit uninteresting. It's also too blurry.
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 01/04/2007 08:53:23 PM
Nice BW
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 01/04/2007 09:45:37 AM
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 01/03/2007 10:06:56 AM
lighting seems a bit harsh ... wish I could see the details in the brick wall ...
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 01/03/2007 03:26:36 AM
nice black and white
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