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Challenge: Free Study 2008-02 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Location: St John's Cathedral
Date: Feb 16, 2008
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1.6s
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Feb 28, 2008

 Taken on a recent photo-trip to this cathedral - I wonder if anyone will recognise it after my recent peace entry (which did really badly). :) In the end, I prefer this shot by far to my peace entry, but that's probably a lot due to advanced editing. A little work really brought out the mood of this shot. I did a colour edit of this shot, but the clashing colours were far too strong for the mood here, and in the end, I much prefer the BW version. I like the imbalance in the light here, and the mix of broad and detailed areas. My least favourite thing about this image is the not-quite square crop. I would prefer totally square, but I didn't want to cut more of the top or bottom, and the sides had no more room.

If anyone likes this image to look at it long enough, you might notice two little old ladies having a chat in the back pews. :) It's a bit like a Where's Wally/Waldo image. I thought about titling it "Shared solitude" in their honour, with the dual meaning of solitude with God. However, in the end, I decided that any title detracts from the image.

Editing was perspective correction, green-filtered BW conversion, D&B, a touch of soft-focus, and some sharpening.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 458
Avg (all users): 6.4720
Avg (commenters): 8.5000
Avg (participants): 6.3761
Avg (non-participants): 6.6731
Views since voting: 1356
Views during voting: 236
Votes: 161
Comments: 7
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G
 05/01/2008 01:39:31 AM
excellent tight framing and simplicity you've achieved here, surprised it didn't place higher but still a great score
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 03/09/2008 03:46:11 PM
Gorgeous - I really love the mood here.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/08/2008 11:47:18 AM
nice b&w work
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/08/2008 10:19:32 AM
Nice shot surf! I like the three distinct surfaces.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/05/2008 11:07:16 PM
this stands out from other church interior shots. perhaps it's something to do with the lack of symmetry and the black and white.
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Canon EOS-60D
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
 03/01/2008 01:16:49 PM
great photo. Clean and crisp. 10
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Nikon D750
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR
 03/01/2008 01:24:03 AM
I just get lost in this. 8
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