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Challenge: Shapes (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Sony DSC-S85
Location: University of Hawaii at Hilo
Date: Dec 5, 2003
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 1/320
Shutter: 100
Galleries: Abstract, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2003

Thrid straight black and white entry, the color version was too monochrome for my taste. You might have seen a similar photo in my portfolio titled "UCB".

No real adjustments madehere expect for playing around with the tone adjustments and sharpening it a bit. Besides, I'm pretty limited skillwise when it comes to this sort of stuff. There is a ligther version that I made, but I like the look the contrast and lighting gives off in this photograph more.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 125
Avg (all users): 6.1690
Avg (commenters): 8.1000
Avg (participants): 6.1000
Avg (non-participants): 6.2581
Views since voting: 1394
Votes: 142
Comments: 13
Favorites: 3 (view)


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10/14/2004 04:32:40 PM
Lovely (as everyone alse has already said).
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12/18/2003 11:48:38 AM
from the critique Club

Hi Bryce ...

I never found the time to vote on all the images in this challenge, so didn't seee half of them, and this fell into that category ...

I adore this: almost perfect of its type. The progression of tone and shading, and reflection is superbly controlled - I'd guess that all 256 shades are present somewhere or other (OK - just checked, and I'm right). Only two things to suggest, really: have you tried this kind of work in a partially de-saturated (as opposed to wholly desaturated) image? The reason is that it gives you so much more tonal range to play with - as an example, in my Spoon shot there are 10003 colours used - in this, as I've said, there are 256.

However, the graininess in the areas of the balconies and the skylight surround is so effective here that it doesn't actually matter.

The only other comment is about the symmetry of the image: I think I'd have tried to get an exactly symmetrical framing - here the skylight and its frame are placed a little high in the frame - so that the lower right wall that breaks that symmetry is that much more effective.

But those are minor points really: this is top work, and you should be disappointed with your finish for it. I might just put it straight into my favourites now.

Ed
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12/15/2003 02:54:27 AM
I wasn't laying on my back, if I did that people around would've thought I was nuts lol. What I did was three quick shots with the camera pointing straight up while acting I was looking for something from my backpack.

Thanks for the comments everyone.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/14/2003 10:24:18 PM
I love the perspective, laying on your back? nice job- 9
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12/14/2003 10:02:46 PM
Dynamic. Lovely tonal range. Super shot. 9
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12/14/2003 09:44:11 PM
great geometric shapes. perfect for the challenge.
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12/12/2003 08:45:05 PM
Very nice! Good choice for Black & White! GOOD JOB!
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12/11/2003 04:38:25 PM
I've had to hold off on commenting on this one so I could come back to it a couple of times to look at it again. At first I thought it was more "form" than "shape", however, the lighting makes the image feel "flat" so that it ends up looking like an image of geometric shapes. The black and white is absolutely perfect for the presentation of this shot, and for me, has very pleasing tonal range. 9
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12/09/2003 06:26:49 PM
10.
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12/09/2003 03:13:51 PM
Very nice. A great "what is it?" photo.
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12/09/2003 12:38:42 AM
Great Idea and nice use of shapes
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12/08/2003 11:07:30 PM
Very impressive composition. Beautifully done in b&w. The shape really makes this shot stand out among the others.
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12/08/2003 07:18:20 AM
Nice use of shapes - I might have cropped this a bit differently - but who's to say I'd have done any better?
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