Knowledge
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Comment by cmyers_6:
this may have been intentional, but I personally would have used some lighting to separate the subject and the background

Knowledge
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Comment by juliedancer116:
I love the composition of the shot, but I wish overall it showed more detail

Call for Prayer
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Comment by rider:
i would have scored this higher than your entry--like this 1

Burj Al Arab at sunset
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Comment by Rgarcia:
Lovely textures and colors, the crop for composition is great. I think it should have scored higher.

Burj Al Arab at Sunset
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Comment by magenmarie:
Lovely. I'm so jealous that you got to be there.

Burj Al Arab at sunset
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Comment by jaysonmc:
The problem with this shot it is too small to really enjoy all the details. As such it is very easy to over look the details, especially considering the frenzy of FS voting. I might have cropped off the right a bit, but that would be about it.

A shot that suffers from the 640 rez.

Burj Al Arab at sunset
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Comment by jonfrommk:
I can understand why you would have really liked this shot, it is nicely composed and applies the rule of thirds well. Also to be honest 5.32 is not that 'bad' in a free study when scoring tends to be very harsh

IMO perhaps the thing that it is lacking is a real wow facor. the sky is great but in terms of the building itself (the key element of the shot) the dusk has made it seem a little flat and whilst it certainly isnt lost in the frame neither does it really scream out look at me.

I think in a themed challenge this would have scored higher (top 5's low 6's) but in a free study when there are so many breathtaking images it was good but not great

Burj Al Arab at sunset
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Comment by jmritz:
A 7 from me. But I think the comments preceding me are on the mark.

The Loop
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Comment by raish:
I hate it when pictures are for story telling. I hate it even more when they do it so damned well. Then I have to like the picture that's doing the story telling and I have to hate myself for not having liked it in the first place. Hang on, I'm in a loop.
Seriously good application of the technique here.

Burj Al Arab at sunset
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Comment by Melethia:
I really like this just the way it is. DPC does prefer more contrast, more saturation, but I like it simple and subdued like this - it's more natural. Another neat feature is that the sun is so tiny compared to the rest of the scene - don't know why that strikes me as interesting, but it does.