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The force of the architecture
The force of the architecture
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 7 Heavenly Virtues (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A310
Location: Portugal
Date: Feb 12, 2006
Aperture: 3.7
Shutter: 1/159 sec
Galleries: Urban, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Feb 12, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 101 out of 124
Avg (all users): 4.5720
Avg (commenters): 4.2857
Avg (participants): 4.1765
Avg (non-participants): 4.6811
Views since voting: 894
Views during voting: 299
Votes: 236
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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02/28/2006 12:35:12 PM
Greetings from the critique club.

First, regarding score and placement, I think the issue voters have here is deciding how this relates to the theme. The connection appears to be to obscure for the amount of time the "judges" spend voting. I can't honestly say I see it either, and I've been looking at it longer.

As for the image itself, composition is interesting with nice lines. The subject works well here.

Technical factors which can be improved: the sky appears overexposed, and some posterization is evident in the upper left, which may mean that some of the blow out is from adjusting levels and/or colors in processing. The building itself may have been in shadow, and the loss of sky may have been a consequence of adjustments. The buiding has nice tones, but perhaps could have more contrast.

If you are shooting to please yourself, you are most likely on track. If you are going for scores, you should think of your photo as means of communicating, and the message must clearly speak the challenge topic.

Summary Overall: Nice shot, good composition but weak on topic, with some technical issues that can be handled by more controlled exposure and processing.

Hope that helps.

Neil
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/18/2006 12:13:32 AM
Not sure how this fits one of the virtues. The lines are very interesting, but I can't help but feel it's all about to tip over!
02/17/2006 09:39:58 PM
I like the angle of your photo. If it were a bit...brighter or more contrast, I would have scored this even higher. Good composition, in my novice opinion.
02/17/2006 04:49:46 PM
I like the lines here, which lead mz eyes zig-zag through the whole image. I do feel the power of this building.
02/17/2006 12:04:49 PM
I don't get it. Nice shot, though.
02/15/2006 11:40:12 PM
I'm having a hard time placing much Faith in man-made structures. Cliche and overused for this chellenge.

It's a nice structural shot, but falls short of this challenge.
02/15/2006 05:48:05 PM
And this is a virtue ... how????
02/15/2006 07:08:29 AM
nice use of leading lines. i dont think the black & white helps though, there are way too many mid-tones of gray, and the sky seems to just wash out. perhaps if this was an advanced challenge, you cuold have darkened the sky a bit mroe to make it seem more ominious


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