Seattle
by joanns

Comment:
It's too bad it's so hard to really get Rainier to stick out in this picture. I've tried several times myself! Nice exposure on the needle. A little too much dead space along the bottom. 7.

Cafe Society
by Jak

Comment:
Good job getting the dude with the rainbow hat and Joe's rainbow! Or is that a 'model'? Pretty good shot, but the bikes are a distraction. 6 - chrisab

Kentucky Horse Farm
by lecalan

Comment:
The diagnal fence on the horsefarm thing is a pretty common theme, and I like it. And getting that wonderful bar in there is a nice idea too. The sky is a little dull - maybe shoot earlier or later in the day? 7 - chrisab.

A foggy morning in Kentucky
by daverx7

Comment:
This is kind of nice, and I like the misty field with horses thing. But the shot doesn't really work for me. Maybe because the horse on the right is moving off? Or the foreground trees are too strong? Or the horizon isn't level? I'm really not sure if it's any or all of these, but I feel like there's a more engaging shot there somewhere. 5 - chrisab.

A Corner's Pride
by smshats

Comment:
Great night shot. The shapes are really work well together, and you framed them nicely with the hotel in the background. Good choice for B&W, and obviously meets the challenge. 8 - chrisab.

Postcards 101: Assignment Seattle
by chrisab

Comment:
Myk, I'm not totally sure. If you look at some of my outtakes, you can see a more pinkish top in some of those I took earlier. My guess would be that it's a white balance thing; tungstun lighting on top giving it more of a yellow color? The only post processing I did was auto-balance and auto-colors. I'll have look at the original and see how pink it is.

And, hey, why haven't you entered a challenge in so long? We could have used another space needle shot last week!! :)

Postcards 101: Assignment Seattle
by chrisab

Comment:
Thanks everyone for your votes and comments. I'm thrilled to have picked up a DPChallenge ribbon!

I figured this would be sort of a "cliche" challenge, so I set out to make the most technically sound "postcard from home" I could. I finally had time to go shoot on Friday night and it was a beautiful night. Cool fall breeze blowing in from the sound, huge orange harvest moon rising off to the left, great sunset. I spent about 90 minutes shooting around dusk.

I liked the shot I submitted because I used a pretty shallow depth of field, so the needle itself is tack-sharp but the lights in the buildings behind are just slightly fuzzy, which I think gives it kind of a watercolor-ish look. I think this is what gives it the "unreal" look people are referring too, and it's what I liked about this shot. Some people suggested it might have been better later (or ealier), but I thought the shots taken in this particular 5 minutes or so were the most "magical". You can see details on the needle such as the antenea on top, and the lights on the bottom of the needle pointing up make the light look almost natural, sort of like fill flash. But it's also just dark enough that the top glows nicely. Nobody really mentioned any of these details in the comments, but I *think* that's the kind of thing that appealed to people.

If you'd like to see some of my outtakes, you can find them at: //www.pbase.com/chrisab/corner

Thanks again!!

O'er The Hill To Grandma's House
by autool

Comment:
Neat shot - love the concept. It would have been nice if you'd gotten some color in the sky. With the absense of color, though, the road isn't quite interesting enough for this to be a really powerful shot. Maybe if you had framed it so there was more diagonal road? 7 - chrisab.

Yellow shadows
by paulobro

Comment:
Nice effect with the light through the colored glass on the wall. The towel looks sort of lonely, sets an interesting mood. 7 - chrisab.

End of Road
by waziz74

Comment:
I like the idea. But I think it would look a lot better if it was straight. You might have also tried to get a little more color in the sky by shooting earlier or later in the day. 6 - chrisab.