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Challenge: Constructed By Man (Basic Editing)
Collection: Blandscapes
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Stillwater, NJ
Date: Feb 14, 2010
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 125
Galleries: Nature, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Feb 16, 2010

just a boost of contrast, slight crop. I wish I could clone out that twig. stupid basic editing!! it looks like a pubic hair in the soup

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 133
Avg (all users): 4.8269
Avg (commenters): 6.7500
Avg (participants): 4.8727
Avg (non-participants): 4.8105
Views since voting: 725
Views during voting: 294
Votes: 208
Comments: 9
Favorites: 3 (view)


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02/26/2010 11:31:03 AM
whoa whoa whoa, 4.8?? this a really good, abstract shot, that is so simple, yet hold interest. well done
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02/26/2010 03:37:02 AM
This is beautifully there. And a lovely C from Dr.C of the CC.
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02/25/2010 07:55:08 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

I approach this critique with some trepidation. I respect you and all that you do at DPC. You've entered a hundred challenges a year for the last four years. What can I possibly tell you that you don't already know?

I didn't vote on this challenge, but my first reaction on seeing your photo was that it was in the wrong challenge. The tree was clearly made by nature, this is in the made by man challenge, therefore wrong challenge. I suspect the DNMC police voters did just as I did and as a result it didn't earn a very good average score.

As I looked more deeply, the texture of the wall grabbed my attention, and I said to myself, "well, that was made by man. So maybe it fits the challenge okay." And my vote would have gone up a couple of points. I fear few voters stayed long enough for the epiphany.

Back to the photo, I find the textures interesting and worth lingering over. The broken line in the wall is interesting. The strong horizontal crossing the strong vertical is interesting. You wanted to clone the twig, but if it were me, I'd leave it. It breaks the perfection of the snow and makes the photo more real somehow. The texture on the tree is different and complimentary with the texture on the wall. In some ways, the tree's texture is more perfect than the wall's. A commentary on the perfection of the works of man, perhaps?

It's a subtle image, that takes some teasing out to fully appreciate. But then, you've got a reputation for that and your reputation is untarnished.

Best of luck in the upcoming challenges. And thanks for all you do here!
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02/24/2010 12:31:21 AM
A very nice piece of work (one of my 8s), which will no doubt be well received in the forum after-party.
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02/24/2010 12:09:51 AM
so organic
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/21/2010 05:35:46 AM
Great textures
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02/20/2010 06:57:02 AM
Nice design with the horizontal bands and vertical trunk connecting them all. I like it!
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02/19/2010 02:02:56 PM
This kind of falls flat for me. I would like to see more detail in the wall.
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02/18/2010 01:54:28 AM
I like the lighting and framing on this. Perfectly exposed IMO.
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