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Comment by Kavey:
:D

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Comment by mbardeen:
Thanks for all the comments and votes!

The border is a "flaw" in my teleconverter. This was actually shot with my polarizer (explaining the rich warm colours) and two UV filters on between my telelconverter and lens adapter. This was the only way I was able to get all of the vignetting circle into the frame.

Would you belive that I completely didn't think about the "literal representations of someone elses art" until about two days into the voting? It never even occured to me during the shooting, submission process.

Rob: I think us Brighton based photographers are going to have to get together and come up with a shooting schedule. The piers seem to make their way into many challenges, and I know for a fact that the Beachyhead lighthouse was almost in the "From Above" challenge twice.

Once again, thanks!
-Matt

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Comment by robsmith:
Matt - Fortunately for us I didn't get down to the sea-front during the week else I was going to enter the same, could've stuffed it for both of us. Well done.

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Comment by JPR:
love it. fabulous textures, focus, curves, lighting, everything. i'm curious to know how big this tree actually is...

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Comment by Gracious:
I like your composition very much. The contrast is good too.

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Comment by Pidd:
I can't vote on this challenge, but if I could, this would be a 10 from me. Beautiful framing, composition and theme. I don't see a single thing about it I don't like. Nicely done.

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Comment by e301:
Matt - your critique club moment is at hand. damn I'm glad to see this one come up, after our convversation about that other shot of yours.

My first reaction is surprise that it only placed 7th, but it does step on the toes of the 'literal representation of others works of art' rule quite heavily.

What I love about this, and what for me perhaps puts it above all the other shots I've seen in the challenge, is the light: not only is it the perfect light to shape this image, and to give a real sense of three dimensions to the do-nut, but you've also caught the colour ttemperatre of it perfectly: the warmness of it on the wall to the left of frame is marvellous.

The circular border effect (however it's achieved) works perfectly too. My first impression of this, on seeing the thumbnail, was that it was an eye - and that feeling still hasn't quite gone away after looking at it for quite a while.

I'm not goig to begin to criticise this technically - there's quite obviously nothing wrong with it: it's the first shot i've added to my favourites in quite a little while. Must be getting picky in my old age.

Congratulations on a fine photo.

ed

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Comment by magnetic9999:
Great score! The coolest part, for me: I've been there! :-D

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Comment by Koriyama:
fantastic

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Comment by chickadee:
Very interesting. It seems a bit dull in general....... Mabe a time closer to midday would have povided a better light?