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Challenge: Black & White II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Tamron AF 28-200mm f/3.8-5.6 Aspherical XR IF Super Zoom for Canon
Location: St. Patrick's Cathedral, Manhattan, New York
Date: Nov 14, 2004
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Interior, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 14, 2004

 Taken in the St. Patrick's Cathedral at ISO 1600. Running it through NeatImage rendered it too soft to be acceptable so the grain needed to stay. I do not think it will detract from the image but i have a feeling that voters will vote down because of that. Another reason that i feel i will be voted down is because on most monitors, this shot looks underexposed. On my own moniter, there is detail in the left pillar and I think it is a well exposed shot. Any longer of a shutter speed would have not only been hard to handhold, it would have also blown out the highlights in the lights even more. This was the best compensation and compromise for the conditions. Also, they do not allow the use of flash in the cathedral.

Anyhoo, here's my shot...hope it breaks five :)!

Statistics
Place: 273 out of 636
Avg (all users): 5.2240
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 5.1934
Avg (non-participants): 5.2917
Views since voting: 774
Views during voting: 419
Votes: 308
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2004 02:50:42 PM
Good job. The patterns lead me to think more sensual than godly. The toning is beautiful. Ah. And the lovely grain. bravo.
Edit to correct spelling. I'm amazed this didn't do better, but you did exceed your expectations.

Message edited by author 2004-11-28 13:57:33.
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 11/23/2004 06:03:37 AM
excellent - the type of work I wish I did
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 11/22/2004 11:11:43 AM
cool shot, i like the grainyness and abstract feel-10
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 11/21/2004 05:08:23 PM
This pic has a sense of elegaance. I would like a chance to re-crop this where the one light is not so close to the edge of the print.
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 11/21/2004 03:30:49 AM
A little underexposed, but a great shot.
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 11/20/2004 06:50:25 AM
Kick ASS...oh, excuse me...Kick BOTTOM! The contrast is nice, great depth.
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 11/20/2004 02:31:45 AM
I like the arches and lighting a lot. Good placement of the two lights.
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 11/19/2004 12:08:15 PM
very nice.
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 11/19/2004 03:43:54 AM
nice effect on the lights, almost like UFO's
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 11/17/2004 10:29:01 AM
This si a little to dark for my tast. I enjoy the contrast provided by the two hanging lights in the scene. But the columns when lit seem to be a touch grainy. Still, the excellent composition proves for a worthy 10.
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 11/17/2004 02:33:54 AM
Nice lines and texture. A bit noisy though
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 11/16/2004 10:01:21 PM
Excellent study in light and shadows. The image sufffers a bit from grain, but the over all effect is very powerful.
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