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Washed Away by hurricane katrina
Washed Away by hurricane katrina
haydawlin


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fences (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: destroyed home, St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana
Date: Dec 29, 2006
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Nature, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Jan 2, 2007

This fence was destroyed by the storm surge of hurricane katrina. The washed worn-out community is trying to get back on it's feet. I wanted to portray that idea in the photo by use of color and focus...

The washed away look at the bottom of the photo represents the washed away community.

The upward movement of the fence represents a community rebuilding, a community working it's way back to standing.

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adjusted levels
added blue to the shadows, yellow to the highlights
shadow/highlight
curves
blurred the edges

Statistics
Place: 120 out of 315
Avg (all users): 5.5783
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.4659
Avg (non-participants): 5.6398
Views since voting: 674
Views during voting: 297
Votes: 249
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/09/2007 11:23:20 PM
too bad...lots of thing and lives got wash away there... sniff...
01/09/2007 02:29:02 PM
I like the desaturated look
01/07/2007 11:48:24 PM
great image - 9
01/07/2007 11:11:56 PM
nice crop and detailing= like the washed up color feel
01/07/2007 12:19:50 AM
Interesting color scheme and lighting. What was the f stop on this the focus is sort of inconsistent.
01/06/2007 10:09:04 PM
I'm not able to appreciate your depth of field. Otherwise nice hue.
01/06/2007 05:59:03 AM
The photo is perfect - thanks for sharing - 10, Brightest Blessings...
01/05/2007 05:04:01 PM
i like the tone and perspective in the shot.
01/05/2007 04:34:39 PM
Very well photographed, in my opinion. Nice soft colors, very good use of DOF.
01/05/2007 02:19:57 PM
The focus is on the part swinging up, but to fit your title more, i think it would have been better to be in focus on the bottom part. Here are roots, branches,.. cluttering the fence so it gives a more chaotic feel, which would be cleared up by the slightly out of focus part of the fence which is still trying to stand straight. That way the impact would come from the cluttered part, which would be stronger in my opinion.

I very much like your color use.

vote=6


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