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Challenge: Something New II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Hamilton, Ohio
Date: May 5, 2004
Aperture: f/2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 7, 2004

 Soldier's and Sailor's Monument located in Hamilton, OH.

The "something new" was purposely working with the "dusk" settings on my 717 and seeing if I could capture the building interest and also the sky interest in a good exposure.

I had an audience while taking these shots as it is located on the busiest street downtown, right next to a senior citizens apartment building. So after the "shoot", I also got to meet some "new" friends who talked about the old cameras they used and really loved looking at my digital one. Talked for about an hour about the history of this building and the town in general.


Slight rotation and crop. Cloned out one distracting spot in the sky (reflection or bug?) Also cloned out a few distracting signs on the windows of the front doors.

Slightly adjusted levels. Resized. Neat Image.

Statistics
Place: 78 out of 187
Avg (all users): 5.5682
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.4712
Avg (non-participants): 5.7083
Views since voting: 1036
Votes: 176
Comments: 16
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 05/17/2004 09:58:38 AM
Hi Judy and *Greetings from the Critique Club *

As you will note, I left a fairly long comment on your image during the challenge. I stand by my earlier comments and am very surprised your image didn't finish higher.

There was a comment about the image being tilted - which is not the case. If you look at the left and right sides of the image - the building is victim of the effect called "keystoning" which is caused by shooting up with a wide angle lens. Keystoning can be corrected by a) Using a shift perspective lens (expensive and probably not available on the 717), b) Shooting level with the building (have a heliocopter?) or c) Post processing.

Once again - a very strong and vibrant submission - congratulations.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/15/2004 09:42:14 AM
I like how the majority of the shot is yellow with the exception of the green stature at the top.
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 05/14/2004 07:38:46 PM
Very nice night photo, everything is in good focus and there is no noise in the sky. The building looks a bit crooked.
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 05/14/2004 06:46:00 PM
Very nice photo, colors, clarity, contrast. I wish that tree weren't in the photo. I know there's nothing you can do about that, but it does take away from the overall perfection. I like this photo a lot though! Great job!
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 05/14/2004 02:58:28 AM
The lighting on this is superb.
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 05/13/2004 12:41:14 AM
very nice image and very nicely presented well done nice clean crisp lines
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 05/13/2004 12:32:35 AM
nice rich colors
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 05/12/2004 01:17:16 AM
great color and light.. the crop seems crooked though
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 05/11/2004 05:54:09 PM
lovely lighting and color
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 05/11/2004 08:39:52 AM
Your choice of time of day took an "average" subject and propelled it into a work of art. The late sky along with the glowing orangy building really sing. And the green statue on the top is icing on the cake. How can you improve it? The only thing that comes to mind is a person in colorful garb sitting on the platform to the left of the door, but that's not that important. What is important is that your image should finish way up there. Congratulations.
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 05/10/2004 07:20:18 PM
I gave this a four. The image is quite a bit tilted, as you'll notice if you look at the steps and the podium (or whatever that structure is in the foreground).The podium thing itself is a big distraction in the foreground. The tree at the edge of the frame is very distracting. It would have been better to find a different position to eliminate unecessary objects in the frame. That glowing spot over the door keeps leading my eye right to it without a payoff. The real interest in this image is the contrast of color between the twilit sky and the architectural details at the top of the building.
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 05/10/2004 04:38:46 PM
good job
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 05/10/2004 02:58:30 PM
Very good looks like this was at night I like the lighted effect 7
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 05/10/2004 02:50:23 AM
Excellent contrast between the building and the sky.
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 05/10/2004 01:06:42 AM
Nice color and lighting.
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 05/10/2004 12:42:44 AM
Very nice. Perfect time of day. I love the light.
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