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4.2 Quake Aftermath - De La Rosa City
4.2 Quake Aftermath - De La Rosa City
jonfrommk


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Photojournalism III (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Location: London
Date: Oct 24, 2007
Aperture: f3.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2007

 OK OK I know it is not real, but it could be if you have a vivid imagination!!!

This is the view from outside my office window at the moment as they are relaying pipes on Hatton Garden

A lorry (truck) almost backed into the hole in the road today, which would have been sooooo fantastic in terms of a photo (obviously less good for the driver) but sadly (for me) at the last minute he averted catastrophe

Post challenge

Woot!!!! My first ever 6+ and almost a top ten finish. Thank you to everyone for the very kind comments and I hope the fact that there wasnt really an earthquake did not irk you

Just to explain the title, De La Rosa is a pitcher for the KC Royals, but he also sounds like a place where an earthquake might happen. I was originally going to put London but then it was suggested that everyone would know there had not been a quake in London...A tip which I am sure helped get me my new PB


Statistics
Place: 11 out of 87
Avg (all users): 6.2915
Avg (commenters): 7.4545
Avg (participants): 6.2500
Avg (non-participants): 6.3006
Views since voting: 1905
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 199
Comments: 19
Favorites: 0

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 11/06/2007 10:10:30 AM
Congrats on the PB score and high finish, Jon! I liked this one a lot :-)
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 11/06/2007 01:59:06 AM
Hey Cool Jon!!! Cross that one off your list. Congrats on breaking the 6 barrier and a new personal best and for a great photo.
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 11/03/2007 10:26:22 AM
Sometimes the very best photographs tease us into believing something is different. This is no exception. Great shot and terrific finish!
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 11/02/2007 04:38:28 PM
Jon!!! I'm so excited for your first six and PB!!! Woot! Congrats to you, my friend. There will be no stopping you now. Love the photo and how creative of you to come up with this context.

Yay Jon!!!

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 11/02/2007 02:04:07 PM
Way to go Jon!! Such an interesting photo composed and executed so amazingly well! A personal best! Congratulations! 12th place among the company you are keeping in this challenge is an honor indeed!!!

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 11/02/2007 06:39:15 AM
Jon - Awesome image - clearly in the top of the class for this challenge. Wonderful lines and balance - i love the two groups of women getting ready to pass each other.
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 11/02/2007 12:11:31 AM
Very sneaky! A photo twisted by the headlines. You had me fooled! I guess if I had looked close enough, I would have recognized the street lamp there lol. Great catch and great title (but I think I would have amped up the richter scale a bit lol). Congrats on the great score, the top 20, and your new personal best!
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 11/02/2007 12:07:11 AM
Are you KIDDING me???? 11th place? That's awesome! Congratulations on not just a great image (even if it is a tease), but a great score and high placement. Very cool!

Message edited by author 2007-11-03 04:54:55.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/01/2007 06:29:24 PM
hehe this sort of made me think of the crack in the floor someone installed in the Tate Modern as a work of art.
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 10/31/2007 11:44:47 PM
Excellent perspective!
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 10/31/2007 06:10:25 PM
very interesting POV. I like it!
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 10/27/2007 11:42:39 PM
Interesting subject, and great use of perspective.
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 10/26/2007 07:40:26 PM
Nice view for shot.
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 10/26/2007 07:31:52 PM
Wow, crazy! I would have not wanted to witness that being created!
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 10/26/2007 02:33:10 PM
very well captured - 9
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 10/26/2007 12:07:55 PM
Great perspective on this shot. really cool idea.
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 10/26/2007 10:36:30 AM
Nice POV but I don't think it has the impact to be illustrating a front cover story.
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 10/26/2007 02:19:30 AM
good focus,composition, exposure. w&b works here.
very good image for the challenge....8
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 10/26/2007 01:59:56 AM
Nice capture.
Is that really after only a 4.2?!?!?!?
Id hate to live there if a 7 hit
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