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Surratt House - 1852
Surratt House - 1852
dahkota


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 100 Years Old (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tokina AF 10-17mm f/3.5-4.5 AT-X 107 DX Fisheye for Canon
Location: maryland
Date: Mar 7, 2009
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Mar 8, 2009

 This is the Surratt House, where John Wilkes Booth ended up after assassinating Abraham Lincoln. Mary Surratt, owner of the house, was the first woman executed by the US government for being part of the conspiracy to assassinate the president.

Editing: curves, crop, sharpen, save for web. No, I did not up the saturation - the house is already red and the sun, at my back, was shining brilliantly on it. Since it was setting, the sky was a brilliant blue.

Entering it because I like its cartoonish appearance considering its history...

Statistics
Place: 134 out of 184
Avg (all users): 5.1761
Avg (commenters): 4.6667
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Views since voting: 1406
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 159
Comments: 5
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/15/2009 11:11:13 PM
I like the subject, but I'm not partial to the wide fisheye view and the high saturation on it. To be fair, it's a bit of the pot calling the kettle black (or orange).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/15/2009 05:23:16 PM
Mary Surrat / Lincoln assasination conspirators?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/14/2009 05:44:18 AM
What an interesting choice of colour for this house. Interesting. Lovely shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2009 09:39:02 PM
The bubble effect of the shot didn't come through for me. Love the contrast of the house with the sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/09/2009 11:40:15 AM
this photo looks like it is too close to the camera to be seen. i have to lean back to get a good look of the whole house.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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