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by jkirkla1

Comment by cq107:
Ft. Worth? nice shot, but I wish it were a tad brighter...

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Comment by clicker:
This could have been a terrific shot at perhaps a different time of day for better lighting. And perhaps a different angle to cut out the distracting trees and lights, just capturing the age and collapse of an empire... You had the idea, just not the time put into it...

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Comment by mcrochip:
Almost forgot about them. Dark and dreary, but little shy on contrast to make this a really stand-out photo.

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Comment by Froober:
I like the lighting in this photo...very ominious feeling to it. Possible improvements might include centering on the monkey wards sign, brightening a little to help out the contrast, and getting a perspective without the trees. Very strong on topic...good job! 7 Lisa

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Comment by camelotnorth:
By cropping out the lights the story takes on a gloomier mood. Good idea though.

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Comment by Tracy:
God it's been a long time seens I've see montgomery wards store bring's me back a hundred years.

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Comment by LindaLee:
This is exactly what I had in mind when I thought of the challenge. I like repeating patterns, and the overall "moody" feel. I think I would have liked it better with the lights at the bottom cropped out - the lights give it a "lived in" feel, and I would have liked a little bit more of a "dark, desolate" feel. lhall

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Comment by jeremya:
Difficult lightig situation... maybe spot metering the signage may have produced a better exposure

Dark and stormy night
by jkirkla1

Comment by jkirkla1:
Thanks for all the great comments on this. It was a fun shot to get and most people seemed to understood it. "Gotcha" got it the most (coincidence) - I was intentionally trying to capture in low light, as a visually impaired person doesn't need the same lighting that others might. It came out a bit on the yellow side (though the paper really is yellow). I probably should have adjusted the whitebalance a little more to see if it would reduce the yellow some and still give the same effect. This photo was unaltered in Photoshop aside from a little cropping to get rid of a crease in upper right side of the paper.

Dark and stormy night
by jkirkla1

Comment by dreamstate:
Brilliant and clever. Great story-telling and action to complement the perfect execution of the challenge.