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The Island Strip (ACW)
The Island Strip (ACW)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black and White Landscape (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-1000D Rebel XS
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore, India
Date: Apr 25, 2010
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/79 Seconds
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 25, 2010

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Statistics
Place: 273 out of 382
Avg (all users): 5.1274
Avg (commenters): 4.6000
Avg (participants): 5.0288
Avg (non-participants): 5.3208
Views since voting: 731
Views during voting: 232
Votes: 157
Comments: 6
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 05/09/2010 01:22:38 AM
Your Critique Club Critique

Hi there. This image didn't stand out for me. I just gave it a 4 and moved on. That's a bit of a harsh vote, but basically my method is to start at 3 and bring the score up from there. I gave you an additional point for not looking like a standard landscape, but stopped at 4 because I don't think you did enough with your "strip" concept.

The tones are rather ... normal. They neither "pop" with high contrast nor do they purr with low contrast, not any other effect. The composition is bland, no energy. It is mostly symmetrical.

The trees are interesting and different from each other. In fact, this "strip" might be significantly better just by being in a larger format where you can more easily enjoy the individual trees.

However... I can't see the forest for the trees.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2010 07:40:06 PM
i like the reflections.
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 04/30/2010 07:38:59 AM
the perspective - looking down from above - seems to make the trees on the strip to get blended into the trees beyond.

the crop seems confining in the vertical direction. landscapes often benefit from a foreground grounding point to emphasize the depth of the scene - here we have no such grounding point
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 04/30/2010 02:08:52 AM
Focus seems a bit off...unless it's my eyes.
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 04/30/2010 12:54:58 AM
Nice panorama. Well captured.
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 04/26/2010 01:14:10 AM
It feels like it is falling to the right (photo is tilted). 5
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