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Spring Above Fredericksburg
Spring Above Fredericksburg
BAMartin


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Challenge: From Above (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus E-20
Location: Fredericksburg VA
Date: Mar 12, 2003
Aperture: f 6.3
ISO: 80
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Cityscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2003

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Place: 157 out of 203
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Votes: 192
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03/24/2003 11:59:14 PM
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB!

INITIAL THOUGHTS...Ahh Fredricksburg!! I live in Montreal Canada but work brings me, when I do get to travel, usually to the small town of Fredricksburg (or Waldorf, one of the two :) Nice to see it on DPC :)

COMPOSITION... I like the placement of the car, the road, and the angle chosen to take the shot. gives a nice view of the town... but overall the composition could have been a little stronger - just mainly because the scene is a little cluttered, nothing that really draws the eye in, and the sky's a little washed out. Would be nice with some nice blue water as well, but I think the number of rivers in the US, or even North America, that are clear and blue are quite few. To improve the composition? I'm not really sure, I'd have to check out the landscape to see if there was a better viewpoint, but perhaps one that had a flatter terrain with a view of the town in the background... I think when I mentioned the scene being cluttered, I seem to think its the trees, or placement of the trees that's causing this feeling. I imagine the scene with the trees not included and it already feels better.

TECHNIQUE... The image is well exposed, and of good quality. I would have set for even a faster shutter to make sure the car was completely sharp. A little afternoon light might have given the photo some extra punch as well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/20/2003 10:32:20 PM
IMO, the blue car distracts the wide landscape. Some might disagree with me.
03/19/2003 08:30:56 PM
I would have croped the truck out, it just doen't fit with the photo
03/19/2003 06:36:05 PM
Very good composition, the blue pickup adds to this image immensely.
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03/18/2003 02:06:59 PM
nice use of color and i like the car in the foreground
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03/18/2003 02:02:13 PM
The concept is a good one, but it seems to lack a focus point. There's too much in the shot causing it to lack visual interest.
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03/17/2003 08:13:30 PM
Thats what i hate about digital cameras. Should you lower the exposure and darken the scene or raise the expsure and loose the sky. Since the sky is not interesting, i would have sided with the land (i.e., increase exposure). I would have taken one without the truck too. Overall cool shot.
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