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The Last Balcony.
The Last Balcony.
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2009 (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Luxor Egypt
Date: Jan 20, 2009
Aperture: f/6.7
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/45
Galleries: Architecture, Travel
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2010

 End of an era, sadly, as this beautiful building was all but rubble a week later. Interestingly, this shot was taken a year ago to the day. Amazing what a year can do. Then i was living in a very hot Egypt wandering the temples, tombs and desert taking photos. Now i'm wandering the streets and valleys of South Wales and Cardiff. Both as great as each other of course.

This is a slightly different edit to one i put up on DPC a few months back. It's a bit softer and the colour is richer. I know a few people will recognise it but it wasn't a challenge entry and i took it down early Dec when i thought i may use it for the Best Of.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 445
Avg (all users): 6.2913
Avg (commenters): 7.2963
Avg (participants): 6.3046
Avg (non-participants): 6.2456
Views since voting: 1137
Views during voting: 419
Votes: 254
Comments: 34
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 02/04/2010 11:27:43 AM
Your work is pure art.
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 01/30/2010 01:57:40 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club

I'm afraid to say Clive, that this is going to prove mighty challenging on my part to give you a helpful critique. I scored it a 9 and so it is hard to give you constructive criticism.

You may want to ask somebody else to give you a critique later on.

First thing that grabbed me was the lovely editing. I don't know what you did to it but it works well. The soft muted tones are very appealing to me. I imagine if it was shot in Egypt that the light maybe harsher than you have made it appear. The very gentle vignette really focuses your attention to the centre.

Your signature square crop also works well for this as the whole frame is filled with interest, there is no space wasted.

Not sure what you could have done to improve the score, it already got a pretty decent score in a Best of Challenge.

If you want somebody to give a better critique, suggest you post a request in the critique club thread and someone else may add some value.

Sarah
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 01/29/2010 05:29:31 PM
Great job -- creamy without being soft-focus. That panel of light blue is gorgeous. I like that the chalky writings are illegible as runes from some far-off civilization. Lovely subject all around, aren't you glad you got it before it was destroyed completely?

Happy shooting, and sincere thanks for your supportive comments on my own entry.
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 01/29/2010 10:32:18 AM
Sweet finish, Clive! Love the image.
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 01/29/2010 08:48:39 AM
Architecturally very interesting - wonderful tones. I didn't get to this one to comment during the challenge, but I love how it fills every inch of the frame with detail.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/28/2010 11:20:51 PM
I love the colortone and the highlights. Beautiful processing.
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 01/28/2010 10:18:10 PM
Just going though my 9s and commenting some..I really love the tones in this and the composition is very nice. The only thing tonal wise that bugs me is the bright square in the top left that keeps pulling my eye towards it.
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 01/28/2010 07:38:05 PM
The framing here is expert. Good show of geometry, punctuated by gritty colors and textures.
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 01/28/2010 06:38:16 AM
deep shadows, rich earthy tones, the reflections from the glass, the blue of the door - awesome study in textures and shadows
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 01/27/2010 09:58:46 PM
This is interesting. I like the tone of the shot.
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 01/27/2010 02:54:39 PM
lovely shot
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 01/27/2010 07:37:56 AM
I like the processing , the textures are nice but overall the shot still lacks the interest element , 6
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 01/26/2010 12:39:26 AM
What a disparity between street level and just one floor up... Such a very sad scene, as that was obviously a lovingly crafted building with rather good stonework.
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 01/25/2010 04:59:07 PM
I love those rich beautiful tones!
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 01/25/2010 11:00:21 AM
Extremely good photo that is. I need to know where this is.
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 01/24/2010 08:56:36 PM
I like this overall, but the soft focus look doesn't work for me...this image has great potential with the right editing 6
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 01/24/2010 05:42:04 PM
This reminds me of a clive_patric_nolan image.

If I'm honest, this image feels a little flat to me - I love the colours and textures but the overall lighting and edit robs the image of depth - perhaps that was intentional but I'm not sure it is working for me.
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 01/24/2010 01:55:54 PM
Nice PP work. A human face on one of the balconies wouldhave been a nive touch
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 01/24/2010 01:42:44 PM
Near and dear to my heart with its beautiful decay......8
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 01/24/2010 07:23:03 AM
Nice shot, love the processing.

It's funny how it seems to start off in good condition on the top left and then decay more as you go to the bottom right. There's almost two worlds here, a look into the old world where this building was in it's prime and then the modern run down look, yet they both seem to co-exist at the same time as you look at it.
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 01/23/2010 09:51:00 PM
Dreamy, spooky, rotted at its best. Love it.
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 01/23/2010 06:09:16 PM
Such a shame about the garbage in the foreground which distracts my eye. The building is fabulous and I really like the processing.
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 01/23/2010 04:36:30 PM
Interesting shot and I like the processing. Don't really like the square crop though.
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 01/23/2010 11:26:01 AM
Nice detail in the crumbling architecture but it seems to have an added glow that I'm not fond of.
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 01/23/2010 09:28:23 AM
I remember this from before and once again I'm scoring it very high...I love it...I love the textures and your did the HDR (or whatever) very, very well
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 01/23/2010 03:17:38 AM
Love the look and feel of this shot.
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 01/23/2010 03:01:54 AM
nice lighting and depth here
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 01/23/2010 02:34:58 AM
just brilliant i love the mood this portrays
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 01/22/2010 05:37:00 PM
What a great place to shoot. Cool.
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 01/22/2010 04:32:27 PM
perfect 10 from me. i want to know how you did this
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 01/22/2010 03:11:41 PM
very nice image
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 01/22/2010 01:26:14 PM
Love these old buildings. Nice job at displaying the decay.
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 01/22/2010 07:50:47 AM
i dont think i would have liked to be there in the dark photographing this! 7
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 01/22/2010 12:41:02 AM
Love the contrast between the gritty tenements and soft post-processing.
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