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More construction for less traffice
More construction for less traffice
ksnyman


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Challenge: Construction II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: Centurion South Africa
Date: Jun 16, 2009
Aperture: f11
ISO: 50
Shutter: 32s
Galleries: Cityscape, Transportation
Date Uploaded: Jun 16, 2009

Photo was taken just after sunset to capture the current traffic levels in Gauteng south Africa and showing the new world created by the crane for the first rapid transport system in Gauteng. Wanted to capture the need for a new rapid transit system.

Statistics
Place: 25 out of 70
Avg (all users): 5.3275
Avg (commenters): 4.4444
Avg (participants): 4.7667
Avg (non-participants): 5.4468
Views since voting: 835
Views during voting: 274
Votes: 171
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/22/2009 12:54:15 PM
All the negative space at the top does not seem to be adding anything to the composition. This may also be a little more compressed than it could be. At 85k, you could have used less JPEG compression and perhaps gotten a little more clarity into it.
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06/21/2009 05:11:07 AM
Nice find. I think choosing to do this shot at night really works better than a daytime view.
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06/20/2009 08:08:38 PM
rule of thirds composition (or perhaps a square, cropping out much of that sky) would have made this one a winner.
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06/20/2009 12:55:04 PM
Not so sure about the composition of this? Perhaps if the crane was slightly more central? Nice night shot!
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06/20/2009 11:16:18 AM
A nice find and composition. Looks to me to be slightly oversharpened (?)
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06/18/2009 03:36:06 PM
neat contrast between the curvy building top and angular crane
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06/18/2009 01:02:59 AM
I think there has been some noise related issues during editing.
06/17/2009 11:09:46 PM
traffic doesn't have an "e"
and with new construction comes more people and more congestion (traffic).
unless they're constructing new highways, but you don't need a crane that tall for it.
i feel a more downward shot, or tighter crop will also do better for the picture.
good luck next week.
06/17/2009 09:07:27 PM
The yellow crane against the blue sky is a good choice. I like how the curvy thing on the left is mirrored by the taillight streaks on the road below.
06/17/2009 02:19:59 PM
Kosie. I like what you did with this shot where you have the tight crop of lines at the bottom created with the cars lights as well as depth created by the construction brought into the pic on the left. The crane tells a story here and the yellow is brilliant against the dark black blue background. Starlights in lights at bottom works well I suppose created by your nice F stop. The red light at bottom left a little distracting...maybe nit picking here. The biggest negative on this pic for me in rating this as 6 and not higher is the empty space at the top. i know there was not much more to work with at the bottom and was more of a clutter. However I cant find a purpose for me in the empty space at top. Looking forward to the next challenge
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