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Remnants of a Mining City
Remnants of a Mining City
Shmee


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study XVI (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Butte, MT
Date: Dec 24, 2006
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 320
Shutter: 1/8 s
Galleries: Cityscape, History
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2006

 Taken in Butte, Montana. The city is full of abandoned old buildings. Butte has the 2nd largest historical landmark district in the U.S., after New Orleans.

Anyway, I liked the composition, but then realized adding a person and footprints would make it more dynamic...So I set my timer and walked out there. The lighting was pretty nice too. Just before sunset. I wish I could have gotten the camera flare and sun out of it...but when I moved I did't like the composition.

PP:

Selective Levels
Dodging and Burning
Saturation
Sharpen
Resize.

No cropping, it's as is from the camera. Which doesn't usually happen for me.

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 488
Avg (all users): 6.2667
Avg (commenters): 8.1429
Avg (participants): 6.2326
Avg (non-participants): 6.3529
Views since voting: 1168
Views during voting: 257
Votes: 180
Comments: 8
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2007 08:13:24 PM
I'd prefer not to see the flare at the left, but otherwise this is a great shot.
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 01/07/2007 02:26:15 PM
This is awesome. Beautiful post-processing, my choice for top-5
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 01/06/2007 09:16:49 AM
A cold-looking 6
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 01/03/2007 07:06:51 PM
very bleak looking....
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 01/03/2007 01:53:36 PM
IMO this would have been even better without the glare.
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 01/02/2007 06:11:04 PM
As I waited for this image to come up, I could see the title. My DSL was being slow and I expected to see a typical mining shot of some old building that is broken down. The effect you created with the guy and the position of the sun ect really makes this a top notch photo. Great Shot!
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 01/01/2007 11:29:45 PM
Excellent leading line, tone, light and shadow. I like the guy's silhouette to add the human element to the otherwise industrial feel of the shot. I like the sun poking from behind the building on the left. One of the best.
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 01/01/2007 05:28:53 AM
Excellent.....Bumping up to a "10" already.....
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