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Stars of Texas
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Challenge: Stars (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
Location: Carrollton, Tx
Date: Dec 13, 2008
Aperture: f 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/2 sec
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2008

 Had to drop my son off at hockey practice Saturday morning at 6:45am. On the way home I drove by old downtown Carrollton, TX. and this shop caught my eye in the dawn's early light. I liked the combination of Texas and Christmas in this shot (and that it fit the challenge).

Post Challenge: I cheated the camera over to the left in order to get the whole of the front door. This caused me to skew the plane of the camera face closer on the left and farther away on the right side. Though the top of the building horizon is straight, if you look at the sidewalk on the bottom you can see the skew. This seems to have gotten me in a bit of trouble with the the voters - understandably so.


Statistics
Place: 49 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.4834
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.3636
Avg (non-participants): 5.5327
Views since voting: 841
Views during voting: 302
Votes: 151
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/21/2008 07:06:14 PM
nice colors
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 12/21/2008 06:49:47 PM
horizon is a little crooked, but it reminds me of my house, so it made me smile.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/21/2008 10:45:35 AM
Seems to be leaning to the left. And Texas never leans to the left.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/20/2008 05:17:44 PM
Looks like a place in a western movie.
NVCO
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/19/2008 07:18:39 PM
nice shot,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/18/2008 08:40:02 AM
Quaint! Great detail and light.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 10:26:35 PM
clean lines, good lighting, nice Christmas in Texas feel
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 07:48:30 PM
I love this delightful scene. Very Christmas-y - looks like it should be a postcard.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 03:37:42 PM
crisp and sharp
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 12:50:17 PM
everything is in good focus...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 12:41:32 PM
Reminds me one of those pictures where there should be a challenge to accurately count the number of stars.... 3
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/16/2008 03:24:22 AM
Interesting building and shot - for me, I think I would have played with the colour temperature a little and emphasised the blue even more. I think leaving the adjacent buildings within the shot makes this one stand out - I would have tried to push that a little further for effect.

I like it though - it makes me want to go into the shop!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2008 11:00:52 AM
What a nice Christmas-y photo. The roof looks straight but the rest of the building looks a bit tilted. But aside from that it's a lovely photo with a warm feeling.
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