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Challenge: Weathered II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: North Fort Myers, Florida
Date: Jul 10, 2010
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Architecture, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2010

We have this barn in our backyard ... we are not country folk, farmers, or even have any animals that would need to live in this barn ... it's a beautiful structure .. and adds a nice piece of scenery as we enjoy our sunsets .. but it is old .. and weathered, and a great photographic opportunity.

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 164
Avg (all users): 5.9672
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.8971
Avg (non-participants): 6.0556
Views since voting: 826
Views during voting: 231
Votes: 122
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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07/25/2010 04:25:19 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photo fits the challenge rather well in the subject of "Weathered" as this building is showing deterioration from its life in the great outdoors. Reading your own comment on this image, I can definitely see how this particular scene holds a place in your heart and mind. As I look at this scene, I keep asking myself how I could create an even stronger feeling of "Weathered" without losing the chosen subject...

The door to this barn appears to have a really weathered latch that might be worthy of a closer look. In my own photographic endeavors, I tend to look at any given subject in parts rather than as a whole. I always ask myself what part or parts of this object create its identity and give it the character that draws me in. When I determine those elements, I like to bring them to the foreground of a photograph as much as possible.

You might want to give this a try as well :)

Nice work...

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2010 10:08:39 PM
Like the feel to this shot. The dark areas create a sense of mystery to this old, aged building.
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07/15/2010 03:30:05 PM
Love this. It has a sort of fairy-tale look to it.
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07/14/2010 11:57:10 AM
I think the ivy/plant competes with the door. Would have been a wonderful shot if the ivy/plant had been cropped out - I probably would have given you an 8 or 9 had it been.
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07/13/2010 02:08:38 AM
I like the looking through quality of the image with depth of background adding to the interest of the foreground
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07/12/2010 03:05:53 PM
Very well displayed image! (8)
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07/12/2010 12:55:32 PM
I like the textures in the wood. I think this would have been a cool opportunity to use HDR to bring out some of the details inside the building as well.
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