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Striving for a Philosophy
Striving for a Philosophy
MeGoobie


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Challenge: Free Study 2007-04 (Expert Editing*)
Camera: Samsung Digimax 530
Location: Oregon
Date: Apr 3, 2007
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2007

Taken at Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland, Oregon with my friend's Rebel Canon XT. Thanks, Bob!

Steps: Desaturation, Contrast, Sharpening, Cropping

It has been too long since I have submitted anything here! Hopefully, this photograph will do well. I missed all of you! :)

Statistics
Place: 393 out of 573
Avg (all users): 5.3636
Avg (commenters): 5.7500
Avg (participants): 5.2931
Avg (non-participants): 5.5306
Views since voting: 958
Views during voting: 219
Votes: 165
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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05/09/2007 06:51:47 PM
I like the lines and the choice for B&W.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/07/2007 10:25:33 PM
Me, too. 9
05/07/2007 10:00:10 PM
Nice lines, but too dark.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/07/2007 12:37:10 PM
Neat image - amazing composition!
05/07/2007 11:50:35 AM
...and I'm striving to unravel the meaning of this picture;) I think the clue may lie in the upper right hand person, but the shadows are so deep and the message is lost :(
05/04/2007 01:32:03 PM
Great lines (curves) A very nice B&W conversion.
05/03/2007 04:21:45 PM
People are going to say "too dark," but I disagree - it gives a nice mood to the scene. very pretty.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/02/2007 11:25:35 PM
Clearly, the girl in the lower left is the focus of this shot. Almost out of the frame, she's not exactly looking through the camera, but rather looking past it, at us. She's the one I identify with. To me, the other figures in the frame seem to be centered around her, like (if I'm not going too far out on a limb) they could be elements of her psyche. The figure with the beverage reminds me of death, waiting patiently for her in the distance, and I suppose that the man in the knit hat could be life, casually sitting close to her. And the three sleeping(?) figures in the background are just plain mysterious. I don't know what they are. Maybe she doesn't either. But they are significant...
The whole thing strikes me as rather dreamlike.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/01/2007 04:32:20 PM
You have chosen the perfect spot from which to frame your photograph - really maximises the architecture. The title matches the photo well, but I do feel it is a great shame the figures in the lower left are present, as in my view they actually detract from what would otherwise be a very strong photograph.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
05/01/2007 10:13:41 AM
The photog kinda takes away from the slick curves. I almost never mention distractions or crap like that but she's a stark figure that doesn't help the shot. Good Luck.
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