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The Dearborn Canyon
The Dearborn Canyon
EastKentGolding


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Challenge: City Life II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Chicago
Date: Jan 3, 2006
Aperture: f11
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.4
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 12 out of 173
Avg (all users): 6.5000
Avg (commenters): 7.2121
Avg (participants): 6.4487
Avg (non-participants): 6.5130
Views since voting: 1212
Views during voting: 553
Votes: 386
Comments: 36
Favorites: 2 (view)


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01/12/2006 11:11:09 AM
Congratulations on your 12th place finish with this nice tolal beauty.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/10/2006 10:12:47 PM
Wonderful in B&W, and great angle--i miss chi-town!
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01/10/2006 02:53:50 PM
Apparently taken from a walk across, interesting.
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01/10/2006 01:06:42 PM
Its awesome and very accurate picture according to the theme. ill see this pic
in the top ranking.its a great job done by you i dont know how u clicked it but
i have no more words to speak out.10+

you seem to be very creative photographer
(it would be great pleasure for me if u give some comments on my pic title is]

(Rich n Poor-CITY LIFE II)
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01/10/2006 12:50:17 AM
Really like the angle and the exposure, very nice job
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01/10/2006 12:26:48 AM
I like the feeling of "city" in this shot and black and white works. I don't care for the motion blur of the cars though. 6
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01/09/2006 08:56:49 PM
this is an interesting photo on many levels...nice perspective, good use of motion blur.
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01/09/2006 04:59:36 PM
A nice photograph. I wonder if a bit more contrast would have made this better. I see too much of a neutral grey which lessens it's impact.
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01/09/2006 02:08:41 AM
GREAT shot! 9 :)
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01/08/2006 10:58:18 PM
Really like the B&W treatment, nice viewpoint too.
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01/08/2006 08:48:53 PM
A tunnel of city life between tall well photographed buildings...
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01/08/2006 05:48:40 PM
Great use of lines and the vanishing point. I love how the buildings have such repitition in them, and that crooked line of parked cars! Well done.
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01/08/2006 10:00:55 AM
i really love the sence of depth in this picture, black and white was a good choice. a great photo, well done indeed with the composition.
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01/07/2006 01:22:42 AM
dont like the shutter speed in comparison to the other vehicles
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01/06/2006 08:37:59 PM
I think we have a winner.
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01/06/2006 05:48:54 PM
great picture!! the angle taken at makes it feel like one could reach into it. totally cool.. you can even see into the windows of some places.. great job!
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01/06/2006 03:20:29 PM
A nice B+W with a good, slight sense of motion
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01/06/2006 12:21:07 PM
Excellent POV and DOF. Toning well done. 9 - good luck in the challenge!
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01/06/2006 11:50:43 AM
I like the motion blure and perspective down the street but somehow the domination of the buildings seems a bit stifling to me
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01/06/2006 03:43:36 AM
I like this. I guess it's the combination of the powerful vanishing point with the motion blur of the cars in the foreground. Or maybe it's the perspective grid formed by all those windows and mouldings on the buildings. Either way, or even both ways, there's something satisfying and evocative about it. It says 'city life' for me, even though visible people are pretty scarce. If fact, the scarcity of people actually seems to add to the impact. And so does the unusual point-of-view; not street level, but not rooftop level either. And from part-way across the street, too. Lots of interest and lots to get the viewer involved.
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01/06/2006 12:10:09 AM
Very cool! Was this taken from an "L" (metro) platform - love the perspective. Great use of leading lines and motion blur as well.
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01/05/2006 10:42:04 PM
Interesting. I like the black and white, and the composition. I might have liked it with the motion frozen with a faster shutter speed however; although I do understand why you might have chosen a slower speed to represent the "motion" of life.
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01/05/2006 10:28:06 AM
I for one love good use of blur and I like it here. Actually more auto activity might have even been better. Nice job.
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01/05/2006 09:22:37 AM
great sense of "city" but not of "life"
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01/05/2006 03:54:07 AM
i like the movement in this
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01/05/2006 12:30:20 AM
Great perspective use of your wide-angle!
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01/04/2006 08:26:11 PM
Challenge
- Relevant to the Challenge? Yes
- Is subject unique (vs. unoriginal or rehashed)? Yes

Compostion
- Good or Bad? How can it be fixed? Good, however the line of cars parked on the left is a bit distracting since they are not straight. I'm curios where you were that you could get a shot from 30 feet above street level. If it were a 'bridge' I'd think the opposite side of the strret would work bettter.
- Is there anything missing? More liveliness. It has a very lonely feel to it with the blurred cars speeding away. Maybe that's what you were going for.
- Good use of Depth of Field? Yes

Lighting
- Good use of light? Yes
- Are there any over-blown highlights? No
- Are there any overly dark shadows? No

Aesthetics/Artistic Appeal:
- What is my reaction or feelings? As I said it feels very lonely. Not quite my sense of Citylife, but overall I like the image.
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01/04/2006 08:13:27 PM
Composition is ok. The choice of subject matter is ok. The image quality is ok. Has potential of being really creative. - 5
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01/04/2006 07:47:27 PM
Soooo sharp. Love this picture. -- 10
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01/04/2006 05:59:31 PM
Wow! I'll bet those scrubby little trees don't see too much sunlight! Great shot. [10]
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01/04/2006 03:18:42 PM
Great leading lines. The car movement really adds to the pic. Very nice detail and clarity. Good one.
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01/04/2006 01:07:18 PM
One of my favorites. I like how the photo directs you into the city further.
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01/04/2006 09:27:26 AM
Black and white is very suitable for this concrete jungle image, nice movement of the car and acouple of souls, just that little bit to show life..
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01/04/2006 07:06:46 AM
i cant find live in this one .. ice
01/04/2006 05:24:23 AM
Excellent Photograph!!
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01/04/2006 02:04:36 AM
very very cool! i love this! awesome black and white. love the "zoooom" effect in the cars. i like the height u took this from, the angle and everything. i also love how you can see in the windows on the right.. it reminds me of all the little scenarios going on in the city at any given moment. great job 9
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