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Castle Smegblot Leans Precariously in the Artificial City of Meh
Castle Smegblot Leans Precariously in the Artificial City of Meh
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Circle III (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: China
Date: Aug 3, 2009
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/10
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2009

The needle tower thing in downtown Shanghai.

I really should write a proper description but it's late, I'm tired and the rest of my pics are taking forever to get off the camera. I'm afraid this is the best I can do.

The shot is kinda blurry because my tamron lens has issues focusing on most subjects producing less light than the combined radiance of a billion spontaneously suicidal suns.

Thank you for visiting Smegblot. Please buckle your seatbelt and have a safe trip.

Statistics
Place: 62 out of 152
Avg (all users): 5.2984
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 5.1852
Avg (non-participants): 5.3431
Views since voting: 982
Views during voting: 283
Votes: 191
Comments: 6
Favorites: 0


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08/25/2009 03:43:55 PM
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club

First Impression: I'm one of the likers of the jaunty angle, bags of potential here but sadly the overall image is rather flat and boring.

Composition: A good composition that fills the frame well.

Subject: Great find for the circle challenge but think its a pity you left is so late to shoot and enter as I'm sure you'd have improved on this (might even have had a better shot from this visit as you were still downloading images?

Technical:I have a newly calibrated and slightly dark monitor, to me the image is a little dark, flat and lacks punch - all of which could be improved in an editing program (even a tweak of the contrast would have helped).

Final thoughts: I don't often comment on titles but this made me chuckle (still does). I'm pretty sure this would have scored much better with some minor tweaks though you'd still get a few haters of the jaunty angle (which makes the image for me).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/11/2009 01:09:39 PM
Hehe nice title :)
08/11/2009 11:03:43 AM
Nice angle and colors, 6.
08/11/2009 03:07:28 AM
Although I like the shot, I think the angle detracts from the architecture.
08/06/2009 11:10:29 PM
I like the angle and that you didn't put the subject dead center of the pictue...well done
08/06/2009 08:23:15 AM
nice composition


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