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Challenge: DPC Album Cover (Advanced Editing II*)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Chicago, IL
Date: Jul 19, 2004
Aperture: f13
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Candid, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2004
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DPC, composed of DJ Prinze Charming, Daddy Prime Cut and DJ Powerz Cube is a scratch/rap band out of Columbia College Chicago. Mercury Uprising is their first album produced by the legendary DJ PCurtis.
Now for the photo, this is a candid shot of three guys hanging out at the Anish Kapoor sculpture (Cloud Gate, affectionately called the "Kidney Bean") area in Chicago's newly opened Millennium Park.
I don't know who they are.
The unfinished Kapoor sculpture is open for viewing only for this week after which it will be covered to finish the installation. I was down below having dinner at the open air restaurant, the short building that you can see on the reflection, admiring the sculpture when I saw the guys. So out came my camera and clicked away with my long lens. Two of the guys actually glared at me. When I saw the result, I thought it was appropriate for this challenge. Sorry for the hot spot in the middle but I can't do anything about the sun's reflection.
Post-processing included NeatImage, brightness/contrast, hue/saturation, resize and unsharp mask. |
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08/05/2004 03:16:27 AM |
| This is a great shot, Ken. Really should have made the top 10. Congrats. |
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08/01/2004 02:32:50 PM |
| The shot doesn't seem quite "polished" enough for me to picture it on an actual album cover, but it's a great location idea for a shot, and executed pretty well on the whole. I'm not sure if your models were voluntary or candidly captured, but their posing might have been improved. Also a little more depth of field might have helped put them into better focus without giving up the focus on the reflective dome. Anyway, cool concept. Nice work. |
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08/01/2004 12:40:08 AM |
| Though I think you could have zoomed in a bit more on the band, I love the the backdrop of the urban setting on this chrome globe (?). It really adds realism. Title is a bit of a stretch for me, but won't hurt your score. Overall, I get the impression that this would make a good album cover. Good job! |
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07/30/2004 01:44:03 PM |
| too much sky but otherwise this is the real deal. I COULD see this in the record store. Nice capture |
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07/30/2004 01:33:47 PM |
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07/29/2004 09:06:40 PM |
| fantastic shot! hope you score well. one of my top picks for the challenge. |
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07/29/2004 04:29:31 PM |
| Needed to see the crew closer in this shot. Really like the name and idea and the silver mercury bubble. Very good. |
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07/28/2004 01:58:35 PM |
| Great image, love the curcature of the buildings...these boys look "In da hood" and I can really see this as an album cover. |
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07/27/2004 08:22:18 PM |
| Yep - I can see this as an album cover for sure. Well done. |
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07/27/2004 01:02:46 PM |
| well done I really like how the camera is not visible could see this on an album cover...8 |
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07/26/2004 10:13:16 PM |
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07/26/2004 06:47:46 PM |
| It's got attitude. Kool shot. |
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07/26/2004 01:02:03 PM |
| Wow. Excellent job. Very convincing. |
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07/26/2004 12:42:18 PM |
| top 10 at least ... i need to go to Chicago :) |
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07/26/2004 11:52:50 AM |
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07/26/2004 06:51:44 AM |
| Great shot. I think a closer crop of the "crew" would be better, with less sky. Still, a cool shot. |
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07/26/2004 01:01:39 AM |
| Beautiful composition. Nice text. Nice band name :) |
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