Kaleidoscope Towerby
hihosilverComment by Artifacts: Positives:
Sterling technical quality, including the blue color cast, is the strength of this image. Would make a good stock picture for telecommunications. The mottled lighting on the ATT building and reflections off the buildings add nice viewer interest to the composition.
Technicals:
Overall technical quality is top notch, particularly given this is done under basic rules. Sharpness is perfect, color processing excellent, framing left to right, top to bottom is just right.
Telecommunications tower MAY be titled slightly counterclockwise to the vertical, but is probably unnoticeable to most viewers.
The Challenge:
Nicely meets the challenge topic, particularly since the lighting on the tower differs from the rest of the image and better highlights its rule of thirds positioning.
At 5.87 it scored about .3 above the challenge average and almost .5 above the DPC average score given to all images in all challenges. That means voters think this image is above average but nothing special.
I scored this image a 10 and would do it again any day of the week and twice on Sundays. The reason is simple, when looking at an image like this the last question I always ask is, "Is there anything wrong with this picture?" If the answer to that question is "No" or a resounding "No" as it is for this image then it gets a "10" from me. "10" means "good" and this is certainly a "good" image. It has no significant faults and is very well post processed.
Suggestions:
No suggestions except perhaps a slight clockwise rotation of the ATT tower.
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Editorial: Leveling the Horizon
Looking at this image raises the question just what leveling the horizon really means. Perception combined with reality are your best guides. Obviously there is no actual horizon to level here and camera angle and lenses used both play a huge roll in perception of leveling.
Looking at this image we can see that on the left side the "vertical" lines tilt inward and on the the right side they tilt inward to. That is impossible and due to distortion introduced by the lens.
So what to do? In advanced rules you can correct for the lens distortion, but in basic you can't. In this case you have to make a decision based on the individual image and how it looks when you try. Given the challenge topic and main subject then making the telecommunications tower vertical is worth considering. That will mean a slight clockwise rotation to make the tower "striaght".
Overall it will matter little with this particular image but worth keeping in mind for the future.
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