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Challenge: Road Signs Revisited (Classic Editing)
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Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: Nottuln, Germany
Date: Jan 18, 2003
Aperture: 1.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/650
Galleries: Still Life, Rural
Date Uploaded: Jan 18, 2003

This is in German and means "Private Road, Entry Forbidden". I guess some people didn't like it and beat the sign up a bit. I found it whilst driving around the country near where I live. I adjusted the curves and levels a little in Photoshop.

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 174
Avg (all users): 6.0406
Avg (commenters): 6.6875
Avg (participants): 6.0991
Avg (non-participants): 5.9651
Views since voting: 2144
Votes: 197
Comments: 18
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01/30/2003 06:05:09 PM
FIRST IMPRESSION : simple, give almost a duotone picture, Good depth of field. No waow factor.

COMPOSITION : The cropping might be a little too tight and I am wondering how it would have looked with just a little bit of space so that the sign does not seems to 'sit' on the horizon line. Maybe would have been a little better.

I like the colors, very simple.
Maybe the 'stuff' in the lower left corner is a little distracting.

No WOW factor (but it does not need to have one :-) but more looking at the picture I like it more.

The sign by itself is very nice, beaten and torn.

TECHNICAL : VERY GOOD usage of Depth Of field, the sign is fully in focus zhile the rest is blurry. This makes a little less important my comment above as the sign is sepaarated at least in term of depth from the background.

DIGITAL : no sign of digital processing = good.

My Opinion : I like this photo better now that I have spent some time on it. It brings a lot of 'rural' feelings and connotations.
And the depth of field is very significant in that case. Congratulations

Lionel, for the Critique Club
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2003 05:09:07 PM
can't read it but I like it.
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01/26/2003 04:28:24 PM
Nice sepia and dof. Why's the sign so beaten up? Good composition and execution. Worth a 6
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01/26/2003 09:35:17 AM
Verbieten verboten ;-) - prohibitions prohibited
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01/26/2003 09:09:37 AM
This is the type of shot I was hoping to get, couldnt quite get it though and gave up. great job.
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01/24/2003 08:50:16 PM
Very simple photo, but it has a lot of character. Nice clarity on the sign. Composition good, with the sign resting just above the horizon. Maybe a little too closely cropped - a little more breathing room around the sign may have helped. All in all a very nice entry. 7 md
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01/24/2003 08:48:03 AM
I very much like the DOF. Interesting looking sign as well, with it being so battered. 9
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01/24/2003 06:36:37 AM
Excellent depth of field and coloring. One of my favorites.
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01/24/2003 05:43:42 AM
wow you captured this sign perfectly
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01/24/2003 05:15:38 AM
Excellent DOF, sharpness. Slightly overexposed. Nice, interesting roadsign. Good work.
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01/23/2003 08:03:35 PM
They call it rush and dents we call it character. Very interesting work, nice job.
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01/22/2003 06:18:22 PM
good
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01/22/2003 02:04:00 PM
Great focus and colour. It looks like the sign has a lot of history to it. The lighting and depth of field help to ensure that the sign grabs my attention and holds it. Well done.
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01/22/2003 12:54:09 PM
Nice work.
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01/22/2003 08:20:38 AM
I really like this one. Good and sharp with the sign seeming to look 3-D.
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01/20/2003 05:58:37 PM
Very nice work. I like the feel of this pict. Good Job.
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01/20/2003 02:17:07 PM
Really cool shot....Winner. Love it all....light, tones, composition, focus.
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01/19/2003 09:14:21 PM
Good capture! Cub
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