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Challenge: Abandoned Buildings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Bolton Abby, Wharfedale
Date: Apr 6, 2005
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/1600
Date Uploaded: Apr 8, 2005

 I meant, I think, to find something a bit darker - in emotion, rather than luminance - for this challenge ... but then this presented itself whilst I was walking. Composed thus it very strongly references an image that a friend has on his wall, though that is of an active church. Whilst this is obviously abandoned, in actuality, being one of Wharfedale's bigger tourist attractions, it is rather carefully preserved, and in fact half of the building remains in use as a church.

RAW, processed with RSE, adding fill light to reduce intensities of contrast. In PSP careful curves work to reduce a bright spot in the clouds image left (fortunately the only area of frame of that intensity), and then selected yelows in hue/saturation and reduced brightness, bringing the foreground down to more restrained level - unfortunately that impacts the definition of the foreground daffodils, but that's what happens with these basic editing rules.

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 500
Avg (all users): 6.6677
Avg (commenters): 8.1250
Avg (participants): 6.3490
Avg (non-participants): 7.1278
Views since voting: 3700
Views during voting: 471
Votes: 325
Comments: 43
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 04/26/2005 03:16:11 PM
very cool angle ... great finish
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 04/20/2005 07:23:12 AM
Congrats on making top 10.
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 04/20/2005 04:55:39 AM
Great viewpoint and sensitive processing Ed.
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 04/20/2005 12:34:24 AM
excellent perspective and i love the subdued colors. very ominous looking, even with the happy daffodils in the foreground. well done, ed!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/19/2005 07:34:14 PM
A little dark, but by far one of the better photos in the challenge, 9
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 04/19/2005 11:18:10 AM
great shot...I actually would have like it more with a slightly less groomed yard...neat angle and love the dark clouds with sun on building face.
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 04/19/2005 10:24:57 AM
This is a nice iamge. I really like the angle from which you shot the image. I almost makes the building look out of proportion and it makes the building look as though it is the house of a giant. Nice work.
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 04/18/2005 07:19:53 PM
Very nice photo. Everything from the structure of the biulding to the dark gloomy sky.
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 04/18/2005 06:40:11 PM
Excellent angle for this photo, but the lighting seems off, like a dullness rests upon the photo.
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 04/18/2005 02:30:30 PM
Excellent perspective.
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 04/18/2005 01:26:41 PM
Well composed shot and excellent exposure here.
Nice point of view.
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 04/18/2005 09:55:58 AM
nice angle.nice comp. nice lines.
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 04/17/2005 10:32:32 PM
good composition and colors
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 04/17/2005 02:07:00 PM
just beautiful
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 04/17/2005 10:39:26 AM
Wow. Very powerful shot. One of my favorites.
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 04/17/2005 04:29:46 AM
my credit also to the architect! ---> 8
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 04/16/2005 03:18:24 AM
I don't think the border adds to this, especially with such a tight crop.
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 04/15/2005 10:47:49 PM
super composition, the highlights at the bottom are a little flat, nice photo
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 04/15/2005 03:44:22 PM
good dramatic angle the flowers add another interest
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 04/15/2005 11:12:18 AM
very nice, I like the angle and the colors.
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 04/14/2005 11:59:26 PM
nice angle
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 04/14/2005 10:37:57 PM
Nice composition and great angle for this photograph. Great job!
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 04/14/2005 03:16:20 PM
Beautiful angle and location. I see the sky was overcast, but it could still be a touch brighter with levels. But the dang shot is so good, its getting a good score from me.
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 04/14/2005 01:33:08 PM
Stunning...........10
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 04/14/2005 12:55:26 PM
Ohmygoodness!!!! This is stunning! Talk about making abandoned look beautiful!!!! Your angle is so interesting. The flowers in the foreground add so much interest and class to the picture, and then. . . your sky is perfect. Good luck for a ribbon :) 10
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 04/14/2005 12:51:11 PM
Great image, hope it ribbons, nice touch with the daffs in the foreground, I'm really interested to find out where this is? - 10.
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 04/14/2005 12:40:01 PM
I love the contrast between the beautiful well kept daffodils and the broken down structure. Great shot.
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 04/14/2005 11:47:59 AM
nice angle and shot, i like it a lot. would have scored higher for me if it was a little brighter. the flowers would have stood out more.
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 04/14/2005 06:22:50 AM
Awesome, there is a ceratin degree of eeriness about this pitcure, I guess it is the grey sky. The foreground yellow flowers add balance. Good luck, I hope you will score well (10)
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 04/14/2005 03:48:58 AM
Dramatic color and pov. Like the stormy sky. Title fits.
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 04/14/2005 12:00:40 AM
Beatiful! I love the composition, the colors, I even love the border! Nice work. Good luck, I hope to see this in the top ten!! I give it a 10!!
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 04/13/2005 11:27:33 PM
impressive! 9
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 04/13/2005 10:00:06 PM
nice ruin
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 04/13/2005 07:43:47 PM
like the sense of scale
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 04/13/2005 06:04:25 PM
GREAT sky, the lighting is good too... i give you an 8
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 04/13/2005 01:48:16 PM
Beautiful angle. I love the contrast of the daffodils with the gray sky!
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 04/13/2005 09:38:52 AM
Great perspective, and good use of the forground flowers.
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 04/13/2005 09:27:24 AM
Great shot. How lucky to have such a great peice of old architecture near you.
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 04/13/2005 08:28:56 AM
Nice pic. Wish the flowers were clearer. Good lighting. Great angle.
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 04/13/2005 03:46:41 AM
is the perspective symbolism? Good job
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 04/13/2005 03:10:57 AM
Wow! Bumping to a 7. Good luck!
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 04/13/2005 02:42:07 AM
That's a lovely shot! The flowers are cute too, must be a chick thing. I'm a bit saddened not to see the right side of the building.
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 04/13/2005 02:07:51 AM
I really like the POV you used for this photo...8
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