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"Queen to King's Level Three"
"Queen to King's Level Three"
swordandsigil


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Games II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S9100/9600
Location: Port Ludlow, Wahington
Date: Apr 27, 2008
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 80
Shutter: 3 seconds
Galleries: Abstract, Studio
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2008

 I'm sure all the Trek fans will recognize this one, 3D chess complete with the Starfleet logo. I wanted to do something unconventional, something different from 2D board games.

Photoshop CS3:
Rotate 2degrees CW
Sharpen
Levels
Contrast
Saturation
Clone out left edge noise
Crop to 4x6 inches at 120 dpi

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 123
Avg (all users): 5.7439
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.2800
Avg (non-participants): 5.9474
Views since voting: 1037
Views during voting: 308
Votes: 164
Comments: 9
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AuthorThread
 05/08/2008 08:03:34 PM
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

I really like the blue and gold on this -- it is very striking. I also think that the way that it fills up the frame works well to.

However, I think a different perspective would have made this more dramatic. It is hard to get a good grasp of the 3D nature of this, and since that is one of the things you wanted, you may have been better served shooting from lower and showing the different "levels." As it is, it all kinda muddles together.

You did well in turning the light flares/hotspots into a star shape. That adds some drama to the shot, instead of being distracting.

Nice shot, and an interesting looking game.

karma
 05/06/2008 04:43:41 AM
i want one
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2008 02:53:52 PM
If I had not seen one of these before, I probably would not totally get what I am looking at and how it is stacked because the levels are kind of blending together. This does look cool tho. Love the geometry and the blue.
 04/29/2008 04:32:05 PM
Great colour and good composition. Nice.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2008 11:02:08 PM
Great asymetry and colors. A little too much glare on some levels.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2008 06:35:12 PM
I like the idea here, but since the boards are see through it kinda ends up with a slight cluttered look. Maybe a 3/4 perspective, or side-on shot would work better?
 04/28/2008 12:31:35 PM
Wow, im not sure what this is, but it is fun to look at:D
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2008 02:31:07 AM
Wow awsome view point of the game!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/28/2008 12:21:26 AM
what IS this madness! you must tell your secrets of this multi-level chess game!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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