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roadside America
roadside America
krnodil


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Challenge: Land (not sea) (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Virginia, USA
Date: Jun 30, 2007
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/1000s
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 3, 2007

 There are a lot of landscapes out there in the world. Not all of them are pretty, and in our mobile culture they are often viewed in transit, through a car window.


converted from RAW
slight rotate, heal dust, crop
adjustment layers for levels, brightness, hue/sat, selective color and channel mixer; USM, resize/save for web

Statistics
Place: 159 out of 166
Avg (all users): 4.5205
Avg (commenters): 3.8000
Avg (participants): 4.5179
Avg (non-participants): 4.5222
Views since voting: 651
Views during voting: 195
Votes: 146
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0

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 07/11/2007 10:52:28 PM
This is a classic American landscape, as far as I'm concerned. Perhaps the people who didn't like don't understand the American mythology of the road. The glass, the mirror, the emptiness, the containing car and the tiny vision of a car, the offramp and the onramp, going, coming and becoming, all are part of this myth. And the mirror reminds us that looking outside is not enough to escape looking at ourselves.

oh, and I love your b/w conversion. Great clouds and rich darknesses.
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 07/11/2007 09:07:40 AM
I second pointandshoot and skewsme. It's refreshing to see someone break out of that cookie cutter mold.
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 07/11/2007 12:50:58 AM
it is refreshing to see a creative interpretation of a challenge that is difficult to treat creatively. And, a great photo should appear effortless even when a great deal of forethought went into its composition. Keep them coming.
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 07/11/2007 12:22:29 AM
Who's afraid of the big bleak wolf? Familiarity breeds contempt, don't take it personally. This photo achieves a certain purpose. To disown it is to fail to recognize one's own face in the rearview mirror.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/08/2007 05:06:29 PM
My score reflect the amount of effort put into this
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 07/06/2007 10:21:22 PM
Nice b/w...love the clouds. 8
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 07/05/2007 02:33:34 PM
the mirror and the reflection in the window take away from the landscape. contrast is too high.
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 07/04/2007 08:51:05 AM
Not particularly well-shot (too dark/murky.) Are those window reflections in several places.
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 07/04/2007 05:40:51 AM
too grey
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