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Restoration Park
Restoration Park
cowboy221977


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Challenge: Black and White Landscape (Basic Editing*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: West Monroe, Louisiana
Date: Apr 24, 2010
Aperture: f /11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1 / 250
Galleries: Landscape, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 24, 2010

 I took this in Restoration park. Until the early 70's this area was a sand "mine", also known as a sandpit. After the mining operation moved out, people started dumping trash and continued until the end of the 80's. The city of West Monroe purchased the property, cleaned it up and basically gave it back to nature. It is a beautiful area and I hope everyone enoys my picture...

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Votes: 153
Comments: 9
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 07/02/2010 11:27:57 AM
Love the perspective, and the leading lines. B&W helps too. A little but of contrast adjustment may have brought the details in trees up, and a slightly tighter crop at the bottom could do wonders so one of the lines would meet the corner perfectly.

Good job!

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/02/2010 08:20:11 PM
Nice deep depth of field here. I like the walkway since it adds a different element to a picture of trees, but I think I would have liked a different perspective better. Maybe if you were on the walkway.
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 04/27/2010 01:53:10 PM
same tone throughout does not help this photo...
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 04/27/2010 12:30:02 PM
a bit dull/flat in the tones
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 04/27/2010 03:00:25 AM
The white sky at the top is a distraction for me. I'd crop it out. The whole shot could use more contrast. Interesting leading line in the curved walkway.
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 04/26/2010 02:57:30 PM
I like the boardwalk
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 04/26/2010 11:54:13 AM
I feel that a little boost in contrast might add more depth to this photo. Still, you have a wonderful composition with those perfect leading lines.
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 04/26/2010 10:32:25 AM
I feel the line of the walk way leads my eye out of the scene.
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 04/26/2010 10:18:33 AM
This image doesn't really grab me. A bit drab and dull. There doesnt seem to a be a primary place of focus. The path kind of carries my eye, but the background doesnt build on it much. A higher perspective may have helped to get more of the path may have been nice. So next time you head out for a hike make sure you bring a 12 foot ladder with you. ;) No vote - just comment.
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