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Foggy Small Town Chrissmus
Foggy Small Town Chrissmus
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Challenge: Classy Holiday Decorations (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD100
Location: Northern California
Date: Dec 18, 2004
Galleries: Rural
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2004

My hometown--historic park in the center of town, I know this isn't by any means going to be the best picture, but on this foggy Christmastime shopping day, it made me smile and remember when I was a child. To everyone at DPC Merry Christmas!

My first attempt at cloning (took out the garbage cans) and adding a boarder, which for most is simple but for me it was a big dang deal to learn something new in Photoshop (I know it's too big and bright but I'm working on it) ;)

After Challenge Comments: For those of you who were a little on the scrooge side of making comments about my boarder...YESSSSSS I know it's big, but Merry Christmas to you anyway, and hey try and give some constructive holiday critique next year (as some did-thank you-especially the resampling color for a boarder)...and try and lighten up a bit....it's just a boarder dang!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/23/2004 09:47:49 PM
the border's absurd IMO. The shot itself does nothing for me either.
12/23/2004 03:33:29 PM
meets the challenge well but I think this would have done better if the red of the frame was a closer match to the red of the bows, and maybe not quite as wide
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12/23/2004 08:46:09 AM
I personally don't think the border does anything to enhance the picture.
Plus the sky looks over exposed.
A nice idea though.
Maybe would have looked a lot nicer at sunset or sunrise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/22/2004 08:23:32 AM
The main image is okay but a little bland. However, the border is really too much. 3
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12/21/2004 08:53:30 PM
Very simple but festive outside spaces Festive desoration and clear picture.
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12/20/2004 04:02:56 PM
wow, is that border overkill.
12/20/2004 07:49:23 AM
I think the red border distracts attention away from the image. If you really wanted red, maybe you could have sampled the red in the ribbons & used that red. Good work.
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12/20/2004 07:34:07 AM
The photo is nice enough. The border, however, is another story. A border should not overpower the subject of the photo - this one does.
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12/20/2004 12:28:01 AM
Whoa... turn down the border! Seriously, it really takes away from the shot...
12/20/2004 12:25:10 AM
perfectly symmetrical and aligned.. no small feat! good job!

i've always been taught that in photography, your eye is drawn immediately to either a) the area of greatest dark/light contrast, or b) the most dramatic color. In this case, unfortunately, that's your border. A border should add to the picture subtly, not distract from it dramatically. I would suggest next time using a tiny red border and a think black or white border instead.
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