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jeger


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Urban Decay (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Fisheye-Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G IF-ED DX
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date: Dec 13, 2009
Aperture: f/8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 3.6 sec
Galleries: Urban
Date Uploaded: Dec 13, 2009

 An abandoned Kodak building. Thanks to VitaminB for lending me his lens. I really need to invest into a wide angle lens.

Same location as my recent Free Study entry



[Dec. 19th, 2009 10:15:03 AM]

Some people have requested to see the colour version, so here it is:

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I decided to enter the b&w because it allows the viewer to spend more time exploring the decay as opposed to being drawn in by the colourful graffiti



See how this image was made. Click the image above.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 90
Avg (all users): 6.8343
Avg (commenters): 7.7692
Avg (participants): 6.3400
Avg (non-participants): 7.0420
Views since voting: 5066
Views during voting: 386
Votes: 169
Comments: 41
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 02/03/2010 12:32:24 AM
Great shot!! congratulations!!
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 12/27/2009 01:43:11 AM
No doubt this is rural decay. Way to go Jeger. Congrats with yellow!
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 12/23/2009 07:04:38 AM
Oh man, sweeet! 'grats on your growing collection of ribbons, jeger-meister. That building looks like a great spot for one of LVicari's photoshoots.
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 12/22/2009 09:04:50 PM
Well done Jonathan... Excellent image. Congratulations!
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 12/22/2009 03:51:02 AM
Great work! woohoo. congrats.
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 12/21/2009 08:47:39 PM
Very nice Johnathan. 'gratz on your ribbon. Funny, I like the coloured version too, maybe a wee bit more, and I'm a B&W kind of guy. :)
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 12/21/2009 02:33:24 PM
I know this place... very good idea, presenting the b/w... cool photo.
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 12/21/2009 02:16:48 PM
Good going, Jonathan! Lovely decay! :)
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 12/21/2009 01:32:44 PM
Hey neighbor! Nice job! Congrats! I knew it! Excellent! Keep them coming!
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 12/21/2009 11:00:39 AM
Niiiiice job! Congratulations on your ribbon with this excellent depiction of urban decay!
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 12/21/2009 10:51:18 AM
Awesome shot! one of my favorites. Congrats on the ribbon.
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 12/21/2009 07:24:10 AM
Good choice on the monochrome. Colour distracts. Get a wide-angle, I have a tokina 12-24 which I might not use for an eternity, but when I need it, nothing else will do.
Congratulations on your ribbon.
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 12/21/2009 03:38:20 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, Jonathan. Excellent image, so vibrant and perfect in b/w.
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 12/21/2009 03:28:21 AM
Congrats of the Yellow jeger! Great shot!!
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 12/21/2009 02:39:41 AM
Congrats on the yellow. Bags of energy in this shot
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 12/21/2009 02:21:09 AM
Congrats on the yellow Jonathan! This is a great shot. Really like the B/W.
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 12/21/2009 02:17:03 AM
huge congrats Jonathan !!!! WTG!
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 12/21/2009 12:53:02 AM
Congratulations. You are absolutely right about the choice of black and white - and the lens too. The image really does demand exploration.
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 12/21/2009 12:06:06 AM
good job and congrats!
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 12/21/2009 12:03:29 AM
Hahaha... sweet that it took a Nikon to get you another ribbon :)
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 12/21/2009 12:02:56 AM
Awesome shot!! You also have done something very few people have -- created a fisheye image that I actually like! This is spectacular! Congrats on a well deserved ribbon.
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 12/21/2009 12:02:26 AM
NICE!!! Congrats!
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 12/21/2009 12:02:17 AM
Woot! Huge congrats on the ribbon! Just enough fisheye to be effective without overdoing it.
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 12/21/2009 12:01:39 AM
Congrats Jeger! Nice!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/19/2009 11:49:40 AM
Like the light, the contrast, the wideangle. Nice shot.
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 12/18/2009 08:29:17 AM
The curve of the fish eye adds a nice distortion!
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 12/17/2009 10:35:47 AM
Great job on the lighting... Good composition too
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 12/17/2009 05:13:32 AM
Excellent subject.
B&W has good contrast.
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 12/16/2009 10:24:15 PM
Nicely done. I like the wide angle look to this.
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 12/16/2009 07:39:23 PM
That fisheye perspective is very neat.
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 12/16/2009 11:41:10 AM
Good use of the fisheye here. There is some nice movement going on in this image but I feel it could be enhanced with a subject (model) wither at the top or bottom of the stairs. When leading your viewers through your image, consider where their eyes will stop and give them something interesting to look at and ponder, maybe a woman weeping at the bottom of the stairs suggesting she is a product of this harsh environment she lives in, a mop and bucket on the landing to the right suggesting someone is about to clean this mess up. It should tell a story.
 12/15/2009 11:40:46 PM
Good ol- fisheye =)

Love the lighting! I'm going to have to make my way out there soon!!!

(no vote)
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 12/15/2009 09:25:40 PM
Love the effect of the lens......perfect for this setting. Well done!....8
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 12/14/2009 05:23:51 PM
Seems like a dangerous place to be shooting. Very strong image though. B&W works very well here.
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 12/14/2009 04:25:59 PM
Good blend of graffiti and decay. Works well together. No vote, I'm in this one.
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 12/14/2009 02:15:24 PM
nice perspective, good the choice for the black and white
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 12/14/2009 12:59:57 PM
awesome 8
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 12/14/2009 12:18:20 PM
Yikes looks like a spooky place to be shooting but perfect for the challenge. Nice one.
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 12/14/2009 11:10:56 AM
Great pov, good use of fish eye lens, lovely tones,contrast and lighting. A real gem of a find for the challenge theme. Wouldn't mind seeing this in color also. 9
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 12/14/2009 07:24:40 AM
the power of fish eye... i like very much, but i'd like to see it a color version of this.
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 12/14/2009 04:04:11 AM
Good POV. Fisheye lens? Nice find.
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