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Urban Oasis
Urban Oasis
stephan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: City Life (Classic Editing)
Camera: Casio QV-4000
Location: Berlin, near Potsdamer Platz
Date: Jun 21, 2002
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1000
Date Uploaded: Jun 23, 2002

The bird in the lower left corner is a heron.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 112
Avg (all users): 5.3000
Avg (commenters): 6.4000
Avg (participants): 5.2088
Avg (non-participants): 5.3643
Views since voting: 834
Votes: 220
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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07/01/2002 07:21:00 AM
I photographed something else when suddenly the heron appeared. I hadn't much time taking pictures because he walked away after some time. I did some closeups but my camera doesn't have such a good zoom and this one already was zoomed in quite a bit.

jmsetzler: Actually the building in the background was brightly orange. I decided to desaturate it and only leave the green to stress the contrast between the "oasis" and the city more.

myqyl: Yes it was taken handheld. I don't own a tripod.

I also had to sharpen it quite a lot using the "unsharp mask" in Gimp. The original looked very "washed out". I struggled a lot with the moiree effect of the building in the background. That's also why I chose "unsharp mask" instead of "sharpen". It had better results.

Many thanks for your comments. I didn't expect such a high score but now I'm very happy with it :-)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/30/2002 10:04:00 PM
Nicely captured, the title fits it perfectly.
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06/30/2002 01:25:00 PM
Good contrast of man against nature.
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06/29/2002 02:30:00 PM
To me, the most interesting part of your picture is at the bottom. While I think I understand that you were trying to put the tree in front of the tall building, a close up of the bird, if possible, would have been nice, also.
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06/29/2002 10:49:00 AM
Very interesting story story told by this image. 6 sjgleah
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06/28/2002 10:13:00 PM
Nice contrast!
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06/28/2002 04:55:00 PM
Great photo!
06/28/2002 09:58:00 AM
maybe better focus?
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06/28/2002 02:34:00 AM
Nice heron!
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06/27/2002 07:34:00 PM
At first I didn't think too much of this shot (slightly boring), then I found the Heron (I'm a sucker for 'em) and your score went way up! Photo 9 City 9 total 9
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06/27/2002 08:52:00 AM
Nice idea. Shows another aspect of life in the city. The picture itself isn't that appealing though. Sorry.
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06/26/2002 09:10:00 PM
Great contrasts!
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06/24/2002 11:41:00 PM
This picture really does show a mood to me. I like it.
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06/24/2002 08:32:00 PM
Nice cropping; good image quality. I like this very much. I like the way it displays our intrusion upon nature. Well done!
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06/24/2002 08:29:00 PM
Great shot, where is this at?
06/24/2002 04:52:00 PM
How nice for the Heron, pretty. Nice shot good composition.
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06/24/2002 04:12:00 PM
The heron in the city is a nice capture :) Is that a heron? Hmmm... not sure.. I also think i would like this shot a little more if the color was punched up just a bit... = 6 - jmsetzler
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06/24/2002 12:04:00 PM
nice combination...
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06/24/2002 11:20:00 AM
I like the comment on rural vs. urban boundaries. Yet I found the composition a bit unordered.
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06/24/2002 10:04:00 AM
Nice shot! Did you have to wait long for the bird to pose? Could have been a bit sharper. Was this taken handheld?
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06/24/2002 08:55:00 AM
If you could, I might have cropped down to include a portion of the tree and building, but emphasize the crane a little more
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