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Urban Waterfalls in the Rain
Urban Waterfalls in the Rain
wingy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Water (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 995
Location: Stairs on campus
Date: Dec 9, 2003
Aperture: f2.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Black and White, Water
Date Uploaded: Dec 9, 2003

 Took this with one hand holding an umbrella and the other holding my camera, which got somewhat wet anyway. I really like what it captured but I'm not quite satisfied with it, particularly because I think having to use the flash killed the shot in some ways, but of course it's not like I could sit there and set up lighting for this shot like a studio shot. I'm also kind of disappointed at how this shot loses a lot of its impact when reduced to DPC size. I don't really expect this to score very well since it is a bit rough and having a clean and polished execution is generally vital to a good score here.. but I still think it's a cool capture so I'm generally happy with it.

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Place: 113 out of 139
Avg (all users): 4.8904
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
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Avg (non-participants): 5.0172
Views since voting: 738
Votes: 146
Comments: 7
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2003 11:13:46 AM
I think black and white works well here, but I think it needs a dark object in it to grab attention. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2003 11:32:12 AM
subjectively a bit weak. low contrast...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2003 11:32:40 PM
The stop action reveals interesting textures.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2003 08:55:51 PM
Good idea, but pretty bland. Colors are bland, not alot of detail, and the waterfall part is hard to see. shot with a flash? If the water was really coming off of their, a very long exposure may have yielded a little more interest
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2003 12:56:40 PM
I like the way you present the 'waterfall' them as seen from someone in the city. Must have been coming down pretty hard.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2003 05:36:41 PM
I like the concept a lot, but I think you need to adjust the perspective and bump up the wow factor a little. The basics, focus and exposure are good, but maybe get down close and look down the edge of a step or something else that gives us a new perspective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2003 08:41:49 AM
The diagonal shapes that the steps make is very interesting to the composition. Unfortunately the lighting is a bit bright and makes it tough to really see the water.
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