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Behind the Law
Behind the Law
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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Konica Minolta Maxxum 5D
Lens: Konica Minolta AF D 85mm f/1.4
Location: Padova
Date: May 16, 2007
Aperture: 5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Urban, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

B&W conversion with channel mixer and gradient map, cops excluded using masks.

Statistics
Place: 158 out of 556
Avg (all users): 5.7004
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6889
Avg (non-participants): 5.7447
Views since voting: 911
Views during voting: 348
Votes: 227
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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05/28/2007 04:23:24 PM
I think whats strong is the fact that in the horizontal datum, the repetition of the police creates a story, a message, while vanishing of in the distant is a repetitive pattern of the bridge just like the staunch form of the police, which matches the composition of the foreground. Nice shot.
05/28/2007 10:43:57 AM
I liked this shot. Here desat actually tells a message, with blue being the universally accepted color of the police, and thus the law. I scored this an 8 because of I appreciate the effort to have a meaningful image. Unfortunately, what probably brought it down is that compositionally it does not have much going on, with not only the cops but also everybody else having their backs to the camera.
05/28/2007 01:56:42 AM
Thanks!

I took this shot while having a rest after struggling between the photographers. I also had to change the lens, so I decided to go in a safer place. While waiting for the parade to come down by this road, I saw this unusual view and I took some pictures behind the cops.

Grazie Windtale :-)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/26/2007 09:59:33 AM
That's really blue. I like the composition.
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05/23/2007 03:39:25 PM
Non male. Voto 7 anche per motivi di campanile :)
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05/22/2007 12:44:32 PM
This is kinda neat. Why were you behind them and what was going on?
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05/22/2007 12:14:25 PM
Very good - the composition and vibrant contrasts are great!

One thing... just something silly that keeps catching my eye as I look at this shot, is that sign in the top left-hand corner. You know how when you put your mouse over the "challenges" button on DPC? and the little box scrolls down? That's what I keep thinking it is. :) It's pretty silly though, and the image is still awesome! ;)
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