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Challenge: The Corporate World (Classic Editing)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE S404
Location: West 7th St. Fort Worth, TX
Date: Jul 28, 2002
Aperture: f3.7
ISO: 64
Shutter: 4\"
Date Uploaded: Jul 28, 2002

The now-abandonded old Montgomery Ward building in Fort Worth, TX. This was a last minute shot so that I'd at least have something to submit. I'm wishing now I hadn't submitted, as my score looks like it's gonna be brining my overall average down. I apologize in advance for making you look at this!

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 116
Avg (all users): 4.7833
Avg (commenters): 5.0588
Avg (participants): 4.7701
Avg (non-participants): 4.7908
Views since voting: 756
Votes: 240
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0


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08/03/2002 04:42:00 AM
and then? well done. if "ward" was a little clearer 8 but 7
08/02/2002 04:27:00 PM
So sad. This was one of my favorite stores, too. I like the darkness of this picture, it really sets a sombre mood. My only suggestion would be to frame it so that the sign was further to the right. I feel like i am moving quickly out of the frame with it so close to the right edge. karmat
08/02/2002 09:49:00 AM
excellent use of darkness to convey a mood here... good job on providing enough detail to see the building... good shot :) - jmsetzler
07/31/2002 03:41:00 PM
Was this taken at night, it seems very dark and those lights at the bottom make me wonder. I have no idea who Montgomery Ward are, do I need to know before I can judge this or is it just a generally run down looking building. Sorry, not sure about this at all.
07/31/2002 07:58:00 AM
Nice lighting.
07/31/2002 05:06:00 AM
This picture is a little too dull for my liking. The image itself is quite powerful; perhaps a hint of colour would have added atmosphere – even sepia perhaps? The darkness of the image was – I think – intentional in order to add drama, but it only seems to remove detail rather than add ambience. Sorry, I hate being negative, but I think the message was great, but it got lost somewhere…
07/31/2002 03:57:00 AM
Dark
07/30/2002 05:41:00 PM
I like the atmosphere. Very LA Confidential-ish, even.
07/30/2002 09:54:00 AM
Too dark.
07/30/2002 08:51:00 AM
The sky is a little too light - makes the subject of the photo too dark. And the bright light in the bottom left is very distracting.
07/30/2002 01:39:00 AM
Ft. Worth? nice shot, but I wish it were a tad brighter...
07/29/2002 09:23:00 PM
This could have been a terrific shot at perhaps a different time of day for better lighting. And perhaps a different angle to cut out the distracting trees and lights, just capturing the age and collapse of an empire... You had the idea, just not the time put into it...
07/29/2002 01:22:00 PM
Almost forgot about them. Dark and dreary, but little shy on contrast to make this a really stand-out photo.
07/29/2002 10:54:00 AM
I like the lighting in this photo...very ominious feeling to it. Possible improvements might include centering on the monkey wards sign, brightening a little to help out the contrast, and getting a perspective without the trees. Very strong on topic...good job! 7 Lisa
07/29/2002 10:51:00 AM
By cropping out the lights the story takes on a gloomier mood. Good idea though.
07/29/2002 09:45:00 AM
God it's been a long time seens I've see montgomery wards store bring's me back a hundred years.
07/29/2002 05:21:00 AM
This is exactly what I had in mind when I thought of the challenge. I like repeating patterns, and the overall "moody" feel. I think I would have liked it better with the lights at the bottom cropped out - the lights give it a "lived in" feel, and I would have liked a little bit more of a "dark, desolate" feel. lhall
07/29/2002 03:17:00 AM
Difficult lightig situation... maybe spot metering the signage may have produced a better exposure


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