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A Sign of the Times
A Sign of the Times
Adamsw216


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Challenge: Free Study 2008-12 (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Canon
Location: front of an abandoned Wal-Mart in Illinois
Date: Dec 28, 2008
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2008

The abandoned Wal-Mart in the adjacent town. I was debating on whether or not to submit it in color or not, but I ultimately decided to go with the black and white.

Post-processing:
-levels
-desaturate
-contrast
-dodge
-contrast
-levels
-crop

I shot this at night and the lighting wasn't ideal. The image looks soft because it was about -12F out and my lens must have been too warm. I agree with everyone's criticism. Didn't expect it to do well, but I wanted to submit something for the free study.

Statistics
Place: 376 out of 407
Avg (all users): 4.7278
Avg (commenters): 4.2857
Avg (participants): 4.6818
Avg (non-participants): 4.8333
Views since voting: 730
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 158
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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01/10/2009 01:35:34 AM
too soft, bland and doesn't really convey much...sorry
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2009 06:15:33 AM
I like the mono treatment and range of tones but I'm left confused what you are trying to convey
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01/06/2009 01:27:11 PM
Everything seems a bit soft.. I would like a shot with a photojournalistic feel to be a bit sharper.
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01/05/2009 03:07:36 PM
Aptly titled. Subject doesn't hold my interest.
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01/04/2009 06:10:09 PM
Curious as to what the story is here.
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01/04/2009 05:53:56 PM
Nice urban feel; I am a big fan of all things post apocalyptic, and therefore I dig this, but it is nice to see someone go out and just show a scene rather than over technicalize -it. good luck.
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01/03/2009 11:30:39 AM
ah this is sad. you captured the lonliness of the place very well
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01/03/2009 07:01:23 AM
quite bland...sorry :(
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01/01/2009 06:53:42 PM
is this mervyn's? well done
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01/01/2009 05:45:23 PM
nice shot, love the b/w
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