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Graffiti Goosebumps
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Challenge: Graffiti (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II
Location: 5PTZ - Queens, New York
Date: Jan 20, 2010
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/15 sec.
Galleries: Urban, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 20, 2010

 My first challenge!
I parked my car in a spot next to a graffiti warehouse called 5pointz and spent about 10-15 minutes snapping away photos for this challenge entry when I noticed a really big sign that said "NO PHOTOS!"
I chuckled and decided I should turn around and head back to my car before I get in trouble, but a black cat is chilling on top of my hood.
The hairs on my arm prickled up when I saw it, and I had to enter my car through the rear passenger side door and climb to the drivers seat where I was able to grab 3 quick pictures before it jumped off.


Statistics
Place: 65 out of 128
Avg (all users): 5.4000
Avg (commenters): 4.8571
Avg (participants): 5.1800
Avg (non-participants): 5.4710
Views since voting: 974
Views during voting: 344
Votes: 205
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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 02/04/2010 01:06:19 AM
Thanks for all the reviews, I'm learning a lot.
02/03/2010 02:17:09 PM
This is great! Congrats on one of many cool images to come I am sure.
 02/03/2010 12:50:10 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First impressions are that the colours are really vivid, almost unnaturally so.

Technically this is a little different. The titled view works for these buildings. The cat is not placed precisely on a third - this lets us see more graffiti but it also makes the cat seem a bit like it's cramped against the edge. It's a shame this was basic editing as those cats eyes could have really popped with a little extra work.

Artistically this has a very strong message. The black cat against the vivid graffiti is a great contrast.

In summary this tells a strong story but I think the processing is a little too unnatural for many voters.

Feel free to PM me if you have any queries.
Gerry
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/30/2010 11:45:34 PM
whats with the cat?? nice shot but really why the cat?
 01/29/2010 10:14:48 AM
wish the cat's eyes were in focus too
 01/28/2010 12:35:43 PM
That is a slightly freaky cat. I like the extreme saturation, I think it suits the nature of graffiti quite well.
 01/28/2010 05:51:46 AM
This is a LDR knightmare and still you nailed the exposure right. Perhaps you should have cropped the sky out and loose the "CHARM". The OOF cat however is the one killing it IMHO.
 01/27/2010 02:04:34 PM
I'm a little dissapointed with the cat =[ this image would have been sooo much better without it.
 01/27/2010 01:36:41 PM
The cat as it is out of focus does not help the image imo.
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 01/27/2010 09:30:39 AM
Good idea but the cat needs to be either in focus or show some type of detail. The eyes being out of focus and a black blob kinda ruins the rest of the photo.
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