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Challenge: Postcard III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Collection: 2009
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Date: Apr 4, 2009
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/80 sec
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2009

[Apr. 6th, 2009 12:34:59 PM]

This was my first image where I added both text and a frame in photoshop. Since everyone is commenting on the font and the color, I will say that it looked better (darker and bolder) before I reduced it and posted it on the site but by then, since I hadn't saved it along the way, it was too late. And I could not figure out how to get rid of the underline once I put it there, so I just moved the text to where I thought it would be noticed the least.
Live and learn (as in, it took me most of an afternoon to learn - now I have to live with it). I'm glad I did it anyway.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/11/2009 08:25:02 PM
Nice capture of the lighting and patterns. Needs a little perspective correction, especially on the left edge.
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 04/07/2009 06:52:47 AM
Doesn't look very nice. Good thing I'm not paying the architect, eh? The text gets a bit lost in there.
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 04/06/2009 08:55:57 PM
It would have been nice to have some negative space to place the text. It doesn't really stand out as it is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2009 07:28:35 PM
Nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2009 05:22:32 PM
Good shot, works well as a postcard, but the color of your font gets lost in the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2009 12:18:39 PM
nice shot but maybe a different font would helped
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 04/06/2009 11:23:33 AM
I like the author's intent here, but the focus is softer than it should be. If it were sharper, it would have been a great image. The font selection is good, but the underline is not necessary and the color choice was less than thoughtful. It does what it's meant to do though which is represent the Met and it's majesty - it just has those few flaws that mar the overall impact.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/06/2009 10:02:21 AM
Nice composition and crop. The text kinds of blends in tho and probably should have been in yellow or white.
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 04/06/2009 12:46:24 AM
the lettering really blends in with the building and takes away from the picture for me
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