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			|  | 01/22/2008 04:26:15 PM | 
		| | Interesting take, but I wish the house wasn't so close to dead center. Cropping some off the right/bottom (to put the house in the rule of 3rds position, and get rid of the orange glow) would have made it more appealing to me. | 
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			|  | 01/22/2008 02:19:25 PM | 
		| | Moon and sky are cool, I can't make out the orange light on the right. If i was to use headlights for lighting I think i would have got closer and put my shadow on the house maybe to look ominous, or got between the lights of the car , lean on the hood. | 
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			|  | 01/21/2008 07:41:05 PM | 
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			|  | 01/20/2008 06:45:15 PM | 
		| | The lighting on the house and on the ground around the house adds interest, it almost looks like car lights shining on the house. I thinks leaving the bright lights in the shot on the rigth are a bit distracting though, not sure how it would look with them cropped out. Overall I like it, it kinda has an spooky horror house look to it. | 
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			|  | 01/19/2008 10:58:26 AM | 
		| | a crop to the right to eliminate the lights would strengthen this image.  A little too much use of car headlights to light up structure but probably only way to go without trespassing. 7 for effort. | 
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			|  | 01/18/2008 02:55:12 PM | 
		| | Wow! O.O̢۪  Great job!  Is that a fire off on the right?  I love the contrast you created by having the moon on the left and a bright light (sort of like the sun) on the left.  The reds and the blues...wow! :] The stars add a cool touch and the house looks amazing!  Exceptional picture!  Maybe next time try to not add so much distracting ground in front of the house. | 
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			|  | 01/18/2008 12:37:29 PM | 
		| | Did you use headlights as lighting?  It is very harsh with the shadows. | 
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			|  | 01/18/2008 11:21:27 AM | 
		| | The lighting seems a bit harshn on the ground. Shame its basic editing, you could have darkened the ground. Nonetheless kudos for the idea | 
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			|  | 01/18/2008 09:06:42 AM | 
		| | I think this would have been alot better if the house wasn't in the center (rule of thirds) and if you would have closed the apature a bit more to get a sharper focus and less DOF. | 
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			|  | 01/18/2008 02:00:46 AM | 
		| | car lights used for lighting? shot couild have been taken better with a longer exposure and a tripod | 
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			|  | 01/17/2008 02:21:37 PM | 
		| | Terrific potential with this shot, but I'm not sure it's capitalised on it totally.  The central composition is a bit disinteresting and the overall feel a bit soft.  Love the idea of the lighting though. | 
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			|  | 01/17/2008 07:07:50 AM | 
		| | Interesting effect.  How did you light that?  Well done. | 
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			|  | 01/17/2008 12:45:37 AM | 
		| | private property... but, doesn't look abandoned to me, kinda looks like a newer home | 
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			|  | 01/16/2008 10:26:19 PM | 
		| | Beautiful.  Love the moon, and is that a fire in the background? | 
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			|  | 01/16/2008 09:58:29 PM | 
		| | Did you light this with your car's headlights? | 
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			|  | 01/16/2008 08:52:47 PM | 
		| | Ravenshoe  and Warden ... I shot the same house. I shot it from the other side also at nite. What a classic ruin. It is my new favorite place. I actually tried the same lighting.  I wish you could have cropped out the lites from the factory left.  This is a good image otherwise. Good luck
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			|  | 01/16/2008 09:58:12 AM | 
		| | I would have cropped out the bright light on the right. As it is here, it pulls the eye toward it and away from the building. | 
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			|  | 01/16/2008 09:03:31 AM | 
		| | Is that your shadow in the foreground of the photo? | 
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