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1852 Healan Millhouse
1852 Healan Millhouse
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Challenge: Wheels II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: Gainesville, GA
Date: Jan 23, 2011
Aperture: f22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Architecture, Water
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2011

This mill unfortunately seems destined to a bad end. Operating from its time of construction well into the 20th century...retored once and later modifie by the county to keep it from falling over, there is just not enough interest combined with money to do a final restration. Latest word is it is schduld for deomolition. Very sad.

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01/25/2011 12:52:58 PM
Like the over the top colours here.
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01/25/2011 10:49:52 AM
I'm having a hard time commenting on this one because I love the scene but would have edited it differently. Please don't take my preferences as any put down on the image. It's more as though I really like the image and would have fun editing it, so I'm thinking aloud.

First off it's an excellent find, and the composition is great. A bit more of the brook leading the eye in would be wonderful, but of course there may have been limitations.

For editing, to my eyes, it is just slightly harsh. The bright colors and the sharp foliage make it a bit of a cluttered scene. I would not have sharpened the foreground (or any of the surrounding) foliage at all, and would likely have even added a vignette-like treatment to get rid of it's busy-ness, and reduce the bright blue of the sky, which would bring the eye right to the wonderful mill. That's the only bit I would have sharpened. To be honest the scene may be slightly over-sharpened in its current state.

On the mill I would have done a bit of local contrast work, and dodged and burned it a bit to really get the texture of the old wood to pop out a bit with those great colors.

It likely would have looked horrible, but in my mind that's what I see when I look at this. That said, your photo here is great, and it's an excellent entry.
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01/25/2011 07:11:16 AM
Cool shot. You captured this from a good point of view.
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01/24/2011 01:48:47 PM
I like the composition, however, my 2¢

the mill is old, but your editing is very bright and colorful....it's creating a conflict. Conflict can be good, but I don't think it is working in this image. I personally would have toned down the colors to make the image feel a bit more old to tie it in more closely with the mill.

nice job
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01/24/2011 09:56:32 AM
Great image. Seems more about the building than the wheel.
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