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Flagstaff,AZ
Flagstaff,AZ
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Challenge: October Free Study (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE A2
Location: Flagstaff,AZ
Date: Oct 25, 2004
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Landscape, Nature
Date Uploaded: Oct 26, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 471 out of 487
Avg (all users): 4.0980
Avg (commenters): 3.8667
Avg (participants): 4.0849
Avg (non-participants): 4.1818
Views since voting: 873
Views during voting: 335
Votes: 245
Comments: 16
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11/13/2004 08:03:01 PM
Critique Club

Composition/ Content
Although the real scene may well be quite sloped, because we can't see all of it, it gives instead the impression of a tilted horizon. I think the image would benefit from a little rotation anti-clockwise.
In terms of content I find this somewhat non-descript. I can see what I'm guessing to be a couple of hay bales (hard to tell), a lamp post and a few poles. None of these hold my interest nor are they positioned in such a way as to create pleasing shapes or lines.
Finding a vantage point which excludes these more mundane objects and perhaps includes instead a more interesting and visually appealing foreground object would strengthen this image considerably.

Background
The mountains at the back are the one element of the image that appeal to me: interesting shapes and lines and nice contrast between dark slopes and snow cover.

Camera Work - Technical
Focus seems OK.
Might be interesting to bring out the rich blue of the sky a little more by using a polarising filter although, of course, you may already have used one to bring an even paler sky to the shade of blue I am looking at?

Digital Processing - Technical
As mentioned, a little rotation might improve the image – in particular, the lamp post, being the only straight line, would work better if it were accurately parallel with the edge of the frame.

Fits The Challenge
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My Opinion On The Photo
This strikes me as a scene which is just beautifil when seen in person (we have a much better ability when viewing things in real life to be able to ignore distractions such as lamp posts and so on) but one that just doesn't translate into an image that packs the same punch in 2D.
Main suggestions for improvement on this one would involve searching for alternative vantage points, excluding any elements that don't positively contribute in some way to the composition/ content and searching for a more interesting foreground subject.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2004 09:43:06 PM
Shots like these are much more apealing without distracting elements is them like the fence and light pole. Otherswise this is a nice attempt. Nextime maybe take the extra time and walk around to find a perspective that will better focus on just the subject that you are capturing. Just my 2 cents worth, Kevin
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11/07/2004 08:15:57 PM
The scene has potential, but the streetlight is a major detractor. Need to work on the clone tool.
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11/07/2004 12:20:48 AM
Would have been great for not the lamppost.
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11/06/2004 08:04:32 AM
I would have loved this bigger (try to make full use of the 640 pixels alowed) and with the light cloned out.
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11/05/2004 10:01:40 PM
The lamp post spoils this, sorry. If you'd walked to the other side of it I think this would be a lot better, as it breaks up the edge of the mountian.
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11/05/2004 05:13:59 PM
The lightpost does not belong in this shot.
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11/05/2004 02:23:48 PM
The light pole here really distracts from the picture.
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11/04/2004 02:11:09 PM
Kind of crooked, and would probably be better with out the street light.
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11/04/2004 01:52:42 AM
should have taken a view without the fence and that light post.
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11/03/2004 04:01:45 PM
All the poles and the small size takes a lot away from this photo.
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11/03/2004 01:59:09 PM
This looks like a beautiful place to take photos. A couple of things that would have caused me to score this higher: an angle that didn't include that huge light, and more color. I think it's the lack of color or contrast in colors that makes it appear a little flat. Hope the feedback is helpful. :)
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11/02/2004 09:44:17 PM
Dredded light pole.....
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11/02/2004 04:43:42 PM
The lamppost in the foreground really distracts.
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11/01/2004 03:39:37 PM
wish the light was not in photo
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11/01/2004 02:57:07 PM
Too bad about that light standard. The fact that it's there takes away from the image, but the fact that it leans is even worse. The image also seesm to lack a bit of sharpness. Awesome scenery.
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