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by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Jutilda:
I love the bustling feel of it. Great symmetry and balance. The tones are perfection.

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by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for the Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives:This image has a crafted feel about - the care you have taken to offer the right POV is very evident. The position of the vanishing point, the right exposure time to give the 'right' amount of blur, the clarity of the clock - all very well crafted. The monochrome presentation is absolutely the right choice here too.

Critical stuff: The post processing is (I feel) a little heavy handed - perhaps it is just over-sharpened, but I think it isn't as simple as that, is it tone mapped? Whatever you have done, I like it in places - the brick on the left and the textured paving close to the track but I think it works less well on the ceiling, on the bricked flooring to the left of the pillars and on the window at the extreme left side of the image. It does depend on the software you have but there are a number of ways you could have been more selective in applying textural enhancement.

Overall: A VERY nice image, but one that (for me) doesn't make the most of the excellent composition you have crafted - over-sharpened areas distract the eye away from those leading lines you have so carefully built. Still a 7 from me, but I think there is more to be had from this capture.

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by Covert_Oddity

Comment by denbote:
Great Capture. I like the details and all the elements in the photo.

Braving The Sales
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Firsty:
Good old Sydney town...
I should have entered this challenge instead of trying to find umbrellas around Sydney
I have a photo from the corner of Pitt and King on my blog I should have used.
as for this photo, it lacks a main subject maybe if you had waited till the people were crossing and picked one to focus on, say the woman in white as she already stands out at a distance. open your aperture wide so the rest of the image drops out of focus to direct viewers to the subject

Braving The Sales
by Covert_Oddity

Comment by Art Roflmao:
He needs a jousting lance! ;-)

Braving The Sales
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Comment by ASTONishing:
This feels more like a "street scene" rather than a "candid"....

Not a really clear feeling on the subject.

Good Times
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Comment by bmartuch:
This really jumps out. I love the contrast and the very slight sepia tone. Nice job.

At The End Of The Day
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Comment by bmartuch:
Nice city shot.

Simple Joy
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Comment by bmartuch:
This is really cool . I like the processing.

Forks.jpg
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Comment by K3Master:
Hello, your shot has been chosen for my Daily 5! This is where I choose 5 shots per day (or close enough) from the Recently Uploaded list that do not yet have comments, and comment on them.

I am always impressed when someone can take the absolutely mundane, and turn it into something worth looking at. The experimentation can be fun, as well, and while I tend to lash out when shots and set-ups and images like this win ribbons and get front-page exposure, it's less because I actually like shots (and I know this didn't win anything itself) like this, but more because I just wish more diversity would be seen.

Now, I'm rambling, and I don't know why. All I wanted to say was that I enjoyed seeing this, and that the thumbnail pulled me in. Nice job changing the every day into the not-so everyday.