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Challenge: Proportion (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: University / Iceland
Date: Apr 23, 2004
Aperture: 22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 3 sec
Galleries: Emotive
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2004

 Cropped and a little contrast change.

My thought was to do something more meaningful than just to shoot a pretty picture. It was really hard to make everything fit and I was really never happy with the cropping but it came out ok

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Place: 20 out of 290
Avg (all users): 6.0755
Avg (commenters): 7.2353
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Views since voting: 1333
Votes: 278
Comments: 22
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 11/12/2004 12:50:27 AM
Excellent.
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 05/05/2004 07:04:54 AM
Thanks for the comments, I didn´t expect so many to comment and I thougt I would finish at the bottom of this challenge.
I´m really happy that I managed to make this picture say something and have a meaning, cause that´s the really hard and rewarding part of taking pictures.

Thanks
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2004 10:45:55 PM
proportion and depression..i dont get the connection.
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 05/04/2004 09:05:17 AM
Great effect with the shadow--appearing headless with the angle of the light.
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 05/03/2004 11:12:35 PM
Love the colour and the shadow looks like a monster!
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 05/02/2004 05:32:42 PM
Does feel pretty out of proportion doesn't it. I know it's a night photo, but I think a slightly longer exposure would be a better pic. Good treatment on the challenge.
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 05/02/2004 09:47:36 AM
Great contrast between the man and the house,it can describe a depression being locked in a institution,great picture. 10.
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 05/02/2004 04:02:44 AM
Very sad Shadown is superb - nice seeing.
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 05/01/2004 04:13:24 PM
not too pleasing on the eye but a powerful image, makes a nice change from the usual cliches
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 04/30/2004 09:33:07 PM
Love this idea! The color of the lights really makes this picture eerie, which matches with the posture to tell a story. Good job. 9.
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 04/30/2004 04:28:34 PM
nice idea, good work. Were the lights orange or didnt you change the White Balance of the camera?
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 04/30/2004 10:27:23 AM
Very artistic shot. The only things I would suggest to improve the image would be to crop the right side about where the row of lights start - if I hold my hand over the picture right there, it simplifies the whole image immensely. Also, I'd maybe play with the color balance just a bit - the yellows are a bit intense.
But very creative and communicative image!
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 04/29/2004 08:41:37 PM
What a wonderful analogy for depression...showing how BIG it feels to those who suffer. Technically, I wish the image were sharper, but it sure does get the point across.
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 04/29/2004 09:37:27 AM
Good idea for the challenge! Somehow I think it would be better if the subject were not facing his shadow, but otherwise perfectly posed to create the effect. The skewed horizontal adds to the effect of your theme. Not crazy about the orange tone, but maybe you meant it to be disturbing.
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 04/28/2004 11:12:33 PM
Eeek! It's the headless ghost! This would have been better if the guy had his head lifted up a bit for more impact. But I love the proportion between the shadow and the guy anyway. The color is very fitting, quite mood-invoking. Excellent job!
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 04/28/2004 09:01:15 PM
This is good. I think it has a good mood with the lighting/title and his posture.
Cool.
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 04/28/2004 01:20:38 PM
very nice shot. i like the color. interesting take on the challenge. good work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2004 11:17:08 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 8
How well does it meet the challenge: 9
Total Averaged Rating 7 Autool
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 04/28/2004 08:06:54 AM
Very creative - right down to the yellow coloring which emphasiszes the mood (to me anyway!).
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 04/28/2004 08:06:39 AM
Háskóli Ãslands, ekki satt? Góð hugmynd, magnað oft að keyra þarna framhjá þegar fólk er að labba fyrir utan skólann og risavaxnir skuggar varpast á húsið. Flott "hue" á þessu, svarthvítt hefði gert hana flatari. Virðist vera pínu barrel distortion út af gleiðlinsunni. Flottur skuggi, hauslaus.
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 04/28/2004 02:15:51 AM
excellent
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 04/28/2004 12:20:31 AM
oh wow... good idea and huge on emotion
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