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Swann Fountain, City Hall, Philadelphia
Swann Fountain, City Hall, Philadelphia
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Postcard III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Apr 5, 2009
Aperture: f/ 16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1.6 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Urban
Date Uploaded: Apr 5, 2009

 Challenge no. 600. This is for Bev. She loves the Swann Fountain, especially at night. I shot this during the day yesterday and did not like especially because the center fountain was not running nor any from the river figures. So I went back tonight not intending to shoot it again but when I saw all the fountains running and the night light I went with it. Bev will love it.

Post: Camera Raw adjustments in PSElements 6.0. Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue saturation. Curves Adjustment, lighten shadows. Adjust sharpness. Spot edit a green neon sign for eCellRX a) cause it is a pharmceutical concern in the building where I used to W--K and b) Just looked out of place and would do nothing to promote the city. Also cloned out a thin line of a building that was right above the sign. Burnt some lingering rays of a spot light that shines on the fountain on the left...cropped most of it away but the rest had to go. Add text. Resize. USM.

Statistics
Place: 21 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.4944
Avg (commenters): 6.6923
Avg (participants): 6.3281
Avg (non-participants): 6.5877
Views since voting: 1896
Views during voting: 333
Votes: 178
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 04/18/2009 08:24:27 AM
A beautiful capture; one of my 10's! I love your perspective.
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 04/16/2009 03:37:12 PM
that is excellent exposure control, nice to be next to you in this challenge!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/10/2009 08:12:34 PM
Great postcard style shot. Good exposure, lighting and colours. Looks like you have cropped a little of it out though judging by the aspect ratio, and I think it would have been better to get the whole fountain in the frame since that is your subject.
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 04/10/2009 12:30:06 PM
For some reason this has reminded me about some national talk show absolutely awful song about Philadelphia. He needed more than a bucket to carry the tune. It was pretty bad. Your entry is much better than that song was.
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 04/08/2009 09:04:16 PM
I hate you font therfore you get a 1.

well maybe not, i guess the rest of the image is pretty prefect, not sure how you managed to get the lights right on sigh a disparity of subjects, but there they are, just as they should be in a postcard. I'll give it an 8 and a ribbon prediction, even though I really don,t care for the font.
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 04/07/2009 10:13:03 PM
Wow
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 04/07/2009 06:04:22 AM
A little too much fuzz on the water? Actually that's the main feature, so it dips out as a postcard. Text doesn't tell us where Philadelphia is.
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 04/07/2009 01:31:33 AM
the composition is a bit messy IMO but good capture
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 04/06/2009 07:38:18 PM
no vote, just commenting. the composition is very nice. Needs a little more contrast & punch for a postcard IMO
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 04/06/2009 02:17:19 PM
Wow
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 04/06/2009 11:43:06 AM
An iconic image of Philadelphia. The highlights are a touch over done, but it does evoke the impression that somebody has been to Philadelphia. The font is appropriate as is the color, but it's placement is too high and could be brought lower to fill in the dark void above the buildings on the left.
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 04/06/2009 11:23:54 AM
The fountian alone would have been a better shot.
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 04/06/2009 09:38:57 AM
Lovely photo! Good exposure on the fountain. I can see this as a postcard for sale.
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 04/06/2009 09:17:15 AM
Very nice. 8
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 04/06/2009 08:27:35 AM
nice handling of exposure. viewpoint isn't the most inspiring
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 04/06/2009 12:13:44 AM
very nice
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