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Challenge: Landscape V (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: Philippines
Date: Nov 21, 2009
Aperture: f/11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1-400 sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Landscape
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2009

I was supposed to do a night shot of Manila but ended up with this shot because the weather didn't cooperate, as just as the sun was about to set, storm clouds gathered and poured some torrential rain. Well it's typical Manila anyhow.

PP: color adjustment, cropping and borders via adobe lightroom/cs3

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 136
Avg (all users): 6.3920
Avg (commenters): 7.7000
Avg (participants): 6.2698
Avg (non-participants): 6.4602
Views since voting: 894
Views during voting: 403
Votes: 176
Comments: 13
Favorites: 1 (view)


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12/04/2009 08:05:25 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Looks like the opening or closing scene of a movie about a city's redemption. Going by the comments, others agree.

Technical: Composition, apart from obeying rule of 1/3s and not being too centred, isn't earth-shattering but the capture of light is really well done. Someone mentioned the haze being distracting, but if that is part of the skyline in Manila, then you are simply being true to your subject. I am a litle thrown by the immediate foregreound, can't quite make out if it's a dump, shoreline, etc.

Artistic: Great timing, again a very dramatic capture, great timing with the clouds parting.

Overall: Good work, well deserving of your finish in 33rd place and glad to see you didn't go overboard on the pp. Well done!

Feel free to PM me with any questions,

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2009 08:16:09 PM
and there was light....

Just magnificent! 9
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11/29/2009 11:32:30 AM
Dramatic capture with a really stunning sky and beams of light penetrating through the cloud cover to illuminate the city below in an eerie golden glow. 10
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11/28/2009 07:57:06 AM
Great capture, well shot . Hope this does well for you
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11/27/2009 10:07:17 AM
Amazing! I love the colors and how the light is shining over the city! Great shot!
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11/25/2009 11:32:11 PM
im in love with this picture
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11/24/2009 10:19:42 PM
Very nicely done.
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11/24/2009 06:55:36 PM
The god-sky helps put things in perspective. Pleasant toning. Hope this is doing well in the competition.
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11/23/2009 09:18:05 PM
Love the rays, nice wide angle shot, although it looks a bit oversharpened.
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11/23/2009 05:25:46 PM
Reminds me of a still from a movie. Maybe too yellow/green?
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11/23/2009 03:38:17 PM
Terrific capture of the sunrays. Love the wide crop to give it the sense of size. Really a breathtaking view.
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11/23/2009 11:39:33 AM
I like the rays of light coming down but to me the city is so very hazy that it is distracting
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11/23/2009 02:49:50 AM
Very dramatic with the sunbeams coming down on the city. Very cool image. Awesome catch.
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