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CA State Capital Dome
CA State Capital Dome
ChrisW123


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Challenge: Duotones (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Downtown Sacramento, CA
Date: May 19, 2003
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2003

Converted to Greyscale, then a lot of tweaks using Levels to get the contrast I liked. Then Hue/Saturation to give a mild "sepia" tone to it. Finally, resize and then very light USM.

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 147
Avg (all users): 6.7815
Avg (commenters): 8.2632
Avg (participants): 6.8588
Avg (non-participants): 6.5882
Views since voting: 2266
Votes: 119
Comments: 20
Favorites: 3 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/01/2003 09:54:43 PM
Beautiful place excellently photographed! Very good eye. Nicely cropped and great focus and contrast for a duotone photograph. Gerat job:)
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06/01/2003 11:39:33 AM
Gordon must be flattered to have inspired this shot... ;) Great treatment with the tones, the range is lovely and the details are pretty.
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06/01/2003 11:39:20 AM
Looks vaguely familiar - A bit bright in the left center, no? Good shot.
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06/01/2003 08:31:57 AM
Very nice texture, color, and composition. Well focused to boot (that can be a challenge for some). Good exposure considering the existing lighting present. Nice job!
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06/01/2003 07:37:31 AM
Great shot. A tiny bit blown out in the middle there, but a wonderful interplay of light and dark shades. I really like the dark clouds closing over too.
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05/31/2003 09:21:57 PM
Every time I look at this shot, it just takes my breath away. The white looks silver to me, and the dark areas look like silver that is oxidized. I like the composition, but have to wonder what it would have looked like shot straight on center. The lighting is wonderful, giving the shot a marvelous antiqued feeling. Just my way of looking at it, of course, but this is great!
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05/31/2003 11:53:04 AM
wonderful tonal choice! beautiful detail and composition. well done!
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05/31/2003 02:33:14 AM
Must... fight... vertigo.

I think that makes it a good shot. And the toning on it is very nice, lovely from the deep right/bottom corner up to the bright highlights.
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05/29/2003 03:30:36 PM
Good detail -- nice shot.
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05/29/2003 02:03:19 PM
We have seen this place before but still one of my favourites this week. Good composition and the soft sepia tone is perfect. So is focus and the cropping. I donĀ“t know how you could have done it much better. Meets the challenge very well. Well done and good luck!
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05/29/2003 10:12:50 AM
Nice detail/lighting/focus, but the overall subject isn't particularly compelling. Maybe a different crop could have drawn the attention to particular architectural details, or something; as-is, the eye just kind of wanders without being drawn to anything especially.
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05/28/2003 02:25:46 PM
nice. 9
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05/28/2003 04:23:42 AM
This is a nice looking picture.
I wonder what the original looks like just to compair but this shot is definitely a keeper in my books. I just can't get over the details.
Good luck...
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05/27/2003 01:43:54 PM
Nicely picks out the detail on the mouldings. Nice shot
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05/27/2003 12:03:43 PM
Beautifully crisp
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05/26/2003 10:40:51 PM
Awesome,10 from me!
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05/26/2003 09:15:35 PM
Wonder ful tones. I really like how you offset the middle of the arch. Goo luck. Jacko.
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05/26/2003 02:40:46 PM
gorgeious detail and excellent exposure on this shot... = 10
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05/26/2003 01:28:53 PM
nice image, good tones throughout and nice range of tones. looks slightly blown out where the light is hitting the inside of the dome. Other than that is is a really great image. Good luck, Todd. (9)
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05/26/2003 12:51:15 AM
Stunning! perfect lighting, wonderful composition, everything fits together here! 10
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