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Challenge: Chairs (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A200
Lens: Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha
Date: Feb 7, 2010
Date Uploaded: Feb 7, 2010

 The more I fuss, the worse I do Sooooo....leave it simple...practically right out of the camera with some small level adjustments, color, brightness/contrast, resize and that's it. I liked the play of light on the metalic gold wall behind it in constrast to the flattened, unfinished wood in the chair. I even liked the heavy border and long crop of it. Artsy point of view. Will it "fly" in here? That is the question that I will soon find out with either 4's (perhaps lower) or 6's.



[Feb. 10th, 2010 10:52:31 AM]

The heavy framing seems to be taking my score down however, I had a vision of how I wanted it to be perceived and the heavy framing worked in that aspect. Ah well...you try, you learn. :)

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Place: 86 out of 121
Avg (all users): 5.3279
Avg (commenters): 6.3333
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 02/19/2010 08:40:40 PM
It's difficult to incorporate a chair into a still life but you managed it very well! Interesting framing effect too!
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 02/17/2010 07:42:44 AM
You got some good helpful info from Steve. The border doesn't bother me. I like that light on the wall in the background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/15/2010 07:31:49 PM
Thank you, Steve for your very helpful comment on the pixilation. I usually do save at the highest resolution within DPC parameters but, last minute and very fast adjustments took it down. I'll have to remain vigilant on that from here on out. Grateful for the technical help! :)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/11/2010 01:28:28 PM
I see lots of blocky compression artifacts in this image. Most evident around the glasses and the top of the chair. Your file size of only 50k confirms the use of excessive JPEG compression. Compression kills detail and creates artifacts. Always adjust JPEG compression so that your file size is as large as possible, but within the challenge limit.

Aside from that, it's a good shot with good lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2010 01:01:24 PM
Very nice. I like the simplicity that shows through here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/09/2010 06:20:11 PM
I am not so sure about the really heavy frame
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/09/2010 02:10:49 PM
Always the best way. I could see this hanging in an art gallery. Super image.
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 02/08/2010 09:55:59 AM
Good lighting; Border way too large IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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