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Canary Wharf
2nd PlaceCanary Wharf
AlexSaberi


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Diagonal (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Canary Wharf
Date: Nov 27, 2006
Aperture: 9
ISO: 600
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Nov 27, 2006

 Well thanks for the ribbon!

Ran to the tube, dashed over London, Soho to Canary Wharf in my lunch break. Glad I did now.

You arent allowed tripods so was a bit worried about it being dark. Luckily the sun beamed through at the right angle to illuminate the escalator.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 345
Avg (all users): 6.9096
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.7143
Avg (non-participants): 7.1222
Views since voting: 7622
Views during voting: 278
Votes: 188
Comments: 41
Favorites: 20 (view)

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AuthorThread
 12/13/2006 11:42:40 PM
Congratulations on your Red with this outstanding capture that makes the viewer feel a bird in flight!
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 12/09/2006 05:25:40 PM
Magnificent shot, congrats!
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 12/08/2006 10:07:20 AM
Wow man, congrats. Ditto what I said in original comments.
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 12/08/2006 09:03:04 AM
I see a vertical component in the glass that is in the curved beams, which anchors the vertical axis for this pic. I didn't lock in on that until I looked at it again this morning. I was in London in 99 for a "Scrapheap Challenge/Junkyard Wars" filming. Beautiful city with a wonderful combination of old and new architecture. Deserves the ribbon. I wonder if it's Brit humor that the largest most high profile piece of architecture in the city is named "Canary?"
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 12/07/2006 10:01:38 PM
Amazing shot! Congratulations
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 12/07/2006 08:36:51 AM
Yeah dude! Way to go on the ribbon, nice shot too, my vote for this weeks picture in the WPL :)
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 12/07/2006 07:27:01 AM
I'm glad you did too! This is such an amazing photo. I love the perspective the very small people give to this larger-than-life scene! Beautifully done!

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 12/07/2006 02:07:32 AM
What a great bunch of lines and curves. Congrats on another fine picture and ribbon.
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 12/06/2006 02:06:36 PM
Absolutely stunning composition and photograph. Congratulations on winning the red ribbon Alex with this beauty!
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 12/06/2006 01:07:43 PM
goooood lord! this is amazing!
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 12/06/2006 06:55:23 AM
wonderful perspective...congrats, well deserved!
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 12/06/2006 05:52:46 AM
oh no.. not you again... not bad i guess...hehehe
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 12/06/2006 05:00:58 AM
Very nice.
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 12/06/2006 01:26:12 AM
gorgeous tones
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 12/06/2006 01:25:44 AM
One of my favorites...Congratulations!
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 12/06/2006 01:11:21 AM
Nicely Done Alex.
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 12/06/2006 12:52:25 AM
Congrats!
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 12/06/2006 12:40:35 AM
so happy when i predict right.
congrats!
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 12/06/2006 12:36:30 AM
Great shot Alex. Congratulations on your well deserved red.
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 12/06/2006 12:28:00 AM
Congrats on your ribbon! I voted a 10 on this OUTSTANDING work of photography. Well done!
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 12/06/2006 12:23:05 AM
Very well done.
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 12/06/2006 12:22:31 AM
Alex, congratulations on another ribbon. You're good.
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 12/06/2006 12:16:52 AM
I believed this one was easily the best...
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 12/06/2006 12:07:54 AM
Congrat on Ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/05/2006 10:08:41 AM
Excellent use of diagonal. A top pick for me.
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 12/03/2006 10:05:07 PM
Refreshing composition, nice lighting and tonal values.
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 12/03/2006 12:01:02 PM
Great initial impression - very nice composition, exposure & tones - well executed - all those angles povide some 'wow' factor, but I'd still need more before voting higher than 8.
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 12/02/2006 10:49:27 PM
30's and future at the same time. Contrast is very right, and the lines compliment. It would really look strange if there were no people in it. London ?
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 12/02/2006 04:37:48 PM
Nice shot :)
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 12/01/2006 11:25:35 PM
Wonderful lines, diagonals and others. Escalator appears to head to the light, and maybe to the centre of the implied circular aperture.
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 12/01/2006 02:37:06 PM
Neat, 6
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 11/30/2006 10:33:06 PM
Awesome composition and the conversion looks great too. Well done!
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 11/30/2006 11:42:58 AM
Fantastic!!! One of my favourites, love the tone.
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 11/30/2006 11:40:29 AM
excellent - love the tones. looks like Neat Image may have 'rubbed out' some of the faces...?
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 11/29/2006 11:30:11 PM
This is nice. Another approach might be to use a long exposure to lose the people.
 11/29/2006 11:22:30 PM
The blue black tones are a good match for all the metal and glass. A great use of diagnols.
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 11/29/2006 06:55:48 PM
Now who do I know that works near Canary Wharf that might have taken this shot? Hmmmm? This is nice and one of the best of the Challenge. I bet I'll be seeing this on the front page next week. Good Luck!
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 11/29/2006 05:42:36 PM
Nice work, good eye.
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 11/29/2006 04:01:57 PM
like the blue tones -- add to the industrial feel
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 11/29/2006 01:00:01 PM
Plus: multiple diagonals, color tones
Minus: some selective contrasting would have been nice
Score: 7

work for citi?
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 11/29/2006 11:04:46 AM
ribbon!
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