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Challenge: Silence II (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2009 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D40
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: crest of hill near Lockhead/3rd Line, NG
Date: Jan 24, 2009
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 26, 2009

An abandoned old farmhouse by the side of the road, roof falling in and all. I wanted to capture it now, while it's still there, cause I am afraid that with the rapacious land needs of the City of Ottawa, yet another piece of farmland will soon be lost to suburbia.

pp: RAW conversion, curves, brightness/contrast, saturation, crop, resize, usm, sharpen edges, save for web

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Place: 64 out of 178
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Views since voting: 842
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 226
Comments: 6
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02/08/2009 02:28:24 PM
The colors are wonderful. With the exception of the sky, this looks a lot like an Andrew Wyeth watercolor. (His sky would have been gray or white I imagine.) I really like the hint of color in the dried vegetation. The blue sky is beautiful, but I'm wondering if it overpowers the rest of the image.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2009 08:40:50 PM
I feel like there's too much negative space above the house.
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02/01/2009 10:29:39 AM
Nice angle and composition is good. Maybe lacks a bit of detail in the snow. Does convey some feeling of silence. 5
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01/31/2009 12:12:08 PM
Lighting is a little flat on the building, not a lot to really catch my eye. Maybe shooting at a different time with less direct sunlight it would have worked a bit better? Fence post to the right is distracting in this composition as well. The house, being placed where it is (right in the center) is not giving me a lot of visual interest. Maybe composing the shot so that the house starts at the left (instead of the chain link fence which is just visual clutter) would have brought more attention where you wanted it. At the moment, I'm not really sure where that is.
I hope I'm not being rude! I try to give constructive criticism where I can, because that's what I like to get on my images.

_Nathanael
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01/30/2009 07:25:04 PM
I like this photo, and the house makes for a very good motive, but the blue sky is a bit to... blue... I would've come back on a cloudy day, or in the evening/night, to take a new one. Would've added more drama. My oppinion. Everything else is beautifull.
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01/29/2009 08:27:39 PM
I think a little tighter crop on this would have been nice- maybe take out some of the fence and dead space on the left and right. But great color/saturation in the sky- brings a nice contrast to the house.
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