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Challenge: Complementary Colors (Classic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: May 18, 2003
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: May 18, 2003

"Pseudo-Isochromatic charts" for testing color-blindness, shot under 5000k viewing light at my job. These were printed about 1940.

Cropped a little, minor tone curve adjustment, mild USM run twice.

Statistics
Place: 75 out of 82
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Avg (commenters): 4.9412
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Views since voting: 1753
Votes: 113
Comments: 18
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05/28/2003 06:39:09 PM
*Critique Club*
The comments on this are so funny. And the pic is funny as well since looking at these comments. It is so often that I've seen comments that say "I don't see the * color here". Or "Wheres the color".
By looking at the comments, I think I know where those comments came from. LOL.
I actually think that they are suposed to be (round) 29 and 57. And (square) 86 and 75.
Well see how I did...maybe it's ME that's wrong. lol
Anyway, about the shot...
I disagree with comments that you should have focused in on one of the boards. This could have easily been seen to violate the artwork rule. So, your choice was a good one. However, the distracting elements, (the upper part, and the table) are still a bit of a problem. Only way to really fix that would be to either shoot from a lower position, and crop out the table or move the entire display, which was most likey out of your control.
i do think though, that shooting from a lower view wouldn't have worked for the purpose of this shot. You wouldn't be able to clearly see the numbers (not like some people can anyway) and I think it would not be visually appealing that way.
SO...you made a good choice.
Focus and clarity are good. I think that the detail in the boards is good, and they are clearly displayed.
The angle seems odd, however, I thin that is the fault of the display itself, and not the photo of the display.
not the most thrilling pic in the group, but it does make a nice point, and it's all the right colors.
Lighting is good, no bright spots or glares on the posters, which I think is VERY important.
A good shot.
~Heather~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/24/2003 11:41:39 PM
Do I dare admit that I can't see the numbers in the two right panels?
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05/24/2003 08:59:40 PM
Great representation of complementary colors! My only suggestion would be to do a tighter crop, eliminating the guide at the top and the white at the bottom. Good job on lighting and focus:)
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05/24/2003 03:26:39 PM
All i can see is lots of spots :-)
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05/23/2003 11:12:28 PM
"Define your subject precisely and specifically, then include within the viewfinder only what fits your definition." John Shaw

i think if you took a frame with just one of the tiles it would make this subject interesting. I dont get the title so maybe im missing something. good luck
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05/23/2003 01:01:04 PM
Very original, although i dont think this photo evokes any emotion or feeling of any sort, - 4
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05/23/2003 12:29:52 AM
unfortunately I can only see some of the numbers... lol colors mixed together give me trouble
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05/22/2003 07:57:35 PM
Test if your commenters are colour blind! Ask them about the numbers.

What a terrific way to do this. The contrast between the complementary colours is low but in this case that's just exactly right.
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05/22/2003 04:57:27 PM
Reminds me of a science fair set up. You have met the challenge, but the composition seems a little haphazard, and it is difficult to find any one thing you want me to focus on (maybe that was your point). I think cropping the "table" at the bottom, and the stuff at the top would have helped some.
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05/21/2003 09:33:24 AM
The background is a little distracting, you should have moved in a little more, or cropped out the background at the top of the image.
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05/20/2003 01:40:02 PM
Well, this would be bad news to those who are color blind. Very interesting take on the challenge. My only thought would be to crop out the top part of the picture or at least have shot it a little higher to get in the words that were chopped off. 5 Good luck in the challenge.
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05/19/2003 07:33:01 PM
colour blindness charts - interesting take on the challenge! The clutter/ poster at the top doesn't add much to this.
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05/19/2003 04:55:37 PM
i guess i'm not color blind. very fun idea. you might have cropped into the four in the center and gotten rid of the stuff below and above which distract the eye.
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05/19/2003 03:47:07 PM
Good, I'm not colorblind!
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05/19/2003 01:58:34 PM
i understand your theme here, but the photo is not particularly inspiring to me... = 3
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05/19/2003 12:30:20 PM
I see 20 and 57 in the round ones, nothing in the other
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05/19/2003 10:39:12 AM
good point - I'm finding a lot of the gred/green images to be "off" color is this challenge.
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05/19/2003 12:24:43 AM
This might not do well with the colorblind people. : )
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