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When Buildings Lean and Bears Cry
When Buildings Lean and Bears Cry
jaysonmc


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Perspective V (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D
Date: Dec 20, 2007
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Dec 20, 2007

I think I over composed this one. Oh well.

Statistics
Place: 122 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.1962
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1034
Avg (non-participants): 5.2500
Views since voting: 641
Views during voting: 215
Votes: 158
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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01/07/2008 11:47:04 AM
I love this one for the title (how could I not?) but as an image it doesn't engage me at all. Since this is advanced editing, some shadow/highlight work or tone mapping could have accomplished wonders in bringing up the fence to the prominence it deserves. As it is submitted, the bear is not carrying the metaphorical weight he ought to be. I also think it's cropped just too danged tight on the right, really squeezing that figure into oblivion.
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12/31/2007 08:00:34 AM
Nice job Jayson. I think what makes this shot is the angle.
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12/31/2007 01:22:38 AM
I really like this, Jason. I like the composition, but most of all I like the light and colors -- the blues and yellows of the buildings echoed in the painting. And the black of the man's coat balancing the black in the painting. I gave this a 9.

P.S. If this were mine, I would remove the three bright things in the sidewalk.

Message edited by author 2007-12-31 01:25:13.
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12/31/2007 12:28:40 AM
Is that another Zoo Ad? I love the artwork.

I feel that this is a great shot but the leaning tower is a distraction for me. I think that if you had done a top horizontal crop so that the wall was a diagonal coming off the top left corner, much more emphasis would have been placed on the perspective and the beautiful mural!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/26/2007 07:43:29 PM
A nice cityscape. My only minor criticism would be that my gaze is divided. It wants to go across the wall but also up the building on the left.
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12/25/2007 08:34:02 PM
great subject but the leaning building detracts
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12/24/2007 08:22:58 PM
lacks interest - 5
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12/24/2007 11:53:10 AM
Or make music...
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