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Jungle-gym Dawn
Jungle-gym Dawn
chrisab


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Childhood Without Children (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Seattle area playground
Date: Aug 24, 2002
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 7/10th
Date Uploaded: Aug 24, 2002

 I scouted a few playgrounds during the week before deciding on this one. I got up at 5am Saturday morning (ugh!) to get my shot.

To get a little more definition in the gym, I put the camera on self-timer, and fired a flash manually from about 10 feet left of the camera.

Alternate title: "Why? Because it's there!"

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 172
Avg (all users): 6.3943
Avg (commenters): 8.0526
Avg (participants): 6.1901
Avg (non-participants): 6.5920
Views since voting: 1566
Votes: 246
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 09/02/2002 12:41:00 AM
Thanks everyone for the comments!

Regarding the "banding" mentioned by Journey... I guess there are too many color gradiations for displays set for 16 bits of color. When I set mine to 16 bits, I see the banding. At 32, it's smooth.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/30/2002 07:04:00 AM
Nice framing and angle. I think I'd have pushed the colour up a bit more but that's just nit picking. Great shot. 9 - floyd
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 08/30/2002 05:17:00 AM
Nice shapes, interesting lighting.
6, Kavey
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 08/30/2002 01:35:00 AM
interesting lines and colour
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 08/29/2002 10:32:00 AM
Great shot, great compositionâ€Â¦ Lighting is really atmosphericâ€Â¦
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 08/29/2002 09:27:00 AM
Very nicely done. I like the colors, the composition and the feelings this evokes. 9 BAMartin
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 08/29/2002 08:48:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background9,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing8,
Challenge: Does your entry meet it?7,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 6,
Total Averaged Rating8. Autool
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 08/29/2002 04:34:00 AM
The colors and the lines in this are really neat. 7.
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 08/29/2002 03:09:00 AM
This is a great image; strong design and composition. Love the starkness of the colors caused by the dawn. Only problem is the banding in the sky; probably caused by overcompressing? 9 Journey
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 08/28/2002 02:26:00 PM
I love the silhouette of the playground equipment against the blue sky. The shapes also help to pull the eyes up, I think, in a dramatic way. great job. karmat
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 08/28/2002 11:39:00 AM
This is one of my favorite photos this week. I spent many hours as a child playing on equipment like this :) The photos that stir my own childhood memories are scoring well with me this week. The lighting here is phenomenal. Great shot :) = 10 - jmsetzler
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 08/28/2002 12:39:00 AM
great composition..very striking,
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 08/27/2002 10:54:00 AM
Really nice. I love the curves and shapes. The shillouette makes it really stand out. The sky is very pretty and I like the angle and frame filling. Placement is great. good job and good luck in the challenge.
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 08/26/2002 07:21:00 PM
love the curves in this one. nice light as well. (8) ~mcmurma
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 08/26/2002 05:16:00 PM
Very interesting!
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 08/26/2002 01:39:00 PM
I like the changing hue of the sky as it gradients to the bottom. Interesting shapes, and good low-angle child's point-of-view.
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 08/26/2002 01:21:00 PM
Beautiful silhouettes--a lovely photo andrewm
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 08/26/2002 12:21:00 PM
This is really great. Looks like a sculputure!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/26/2002 09:41:00 AM
Great composition, and a wonderful and unique perspective. Definitely meets challenge. You picked the perfect time of day for this shot. lhall (9)
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 08/26/2002 02:51:00 AM
such interesting shapes, the early morning setting with the slight tinge of the sunrise gives a mood of waiting for the children to arrive, a wonderful picture
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