City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by levyj413:
Well, you beat your hope! :) And the domination continues, now with the D300. Congrats!

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by geoffb:

Originally posted by goodman: beautiful enzo, congrats on your first ribbon ;)

Do you mean with the new camera? Because he has quite a few.

Great job here! Like you, I love the 8s that the lights on the train made. Gorgeous sky.

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by owen:
Great out of the box shot Enzo. WTG on the Yellow Ribbon.

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by whiteroom:
beautiful enzo, congrats on your first ribbon ;)

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by nixter:
Congrats on the ribbon, Enzo! I'm usually not a big fan of selective desat, but here I think it's a must! Superb! : )

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by pawdrix:
I agree, the editing here is awesome ("sick"). An inspiration, in fact. Congratulations on your ribbon.

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by shamer:
This was the very last image I voted on, glad to see it did well - loved your technique here!

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by AP:
the editing and style here are just sick... i real inspiration. Congrats on another ribbon with this stellar shot

City Lights Are Oh So Bright...(THE SONG REMAINS THE SAME : 1973)
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Comment by Scapeshots:
how did u get the 8's to appear?...pretty cool...7

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Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: I do like your post-processing, as well as the shallow depth of field that you chose to go with. My only technical gripe is that the primary focus are appears to be on the pups nose. I'd always try to make sure that the eyes of my subject, whether human or otherwise, stay as focused and as crisp as possible.

Lighting: I think that your choice of lighting is what pulled your score down more than anything else with the capture. I like the antique-esque effect that you captured/created, but the hot spot on her head is a fairly strong distraction to my eye. The same goes for the background in this particular shot. You also lost a little detail with the lack of light on her right eye. A little fill flash would have made this one a good deal stronger.

Composition/Content: Nicely creative. I didn't vote on this particular challenge, but I did go through them after the voting was over. This one made me chuckle. I bet she was tired by the end of 60 shots.

My Opinion: I like it. You did a pretty good job achieving the look you were after. Great subject, good use of props, but I think the lighting could have been a bit better. Good to see that the D300 is getting some good use.

Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric