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Sather Tower
Sather Tower
bobgaither


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: From the Ground Up (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S40
Location: Berkeley CA
Date: Apr 27, 2002
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/1002 sec.
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2002

cloudy day

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 103
Avg (all users): 3.6739
Avg (commenters): 3.7619
Avg (participants): 3.5122
Avg (non-participants): 3.8039
Views since voting: 1044
Votes: 184
Comments: 23
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05/06/2002 07:43:00 PM
I agree. A closer shot would have been more dramatic. Otherwise, very nice.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/05/2002 06:27:00 PM
Seems more head/on than ground/up.
05/02/2002 03:42:00 PM
looks like California... what school is this? Composition could improve by maybe moving the tower to the left a bit.
05/01/2002 08:25:00 AM
not entirely certain I see how this is ground up -- but be that as it may... the picture doesn't feel quite level -- everything seems to be leaning to the left -- I'm also a little distracted by the people, and other buildings, and light post -- maybe a tighter crop on the tower, as well as emphasizing the height of the tower by making the shot vert?
04/30/2002 11:30:00 AM
I think it would be better if you were closer and had the camera vertical, other wise its lost in the picture
04/30/2002 06:37:00 AM
I understand that this could be interpreted as "from the ground up", too, but it does not fit with my interpretation of the challenge and that of many others. Also has a snapshot feel to it - the photo leans to the left. A portrait format would probably have worked better for hte tower.
04/30/2002 04:55:00 AM
I would have like the shot better if you would have been right under the tower. Did you try that?
04/29/2002 09:22:00 PM
Very pretty... the framing seems awkward to me though. I think ti could do with being a closer shot of the tower with less around it, and if it's going to be positioned away from the centre it should be further to one side, otherwise it kinda seems like an accident.
04/29/2002 07:55:00 PM
I don't see it. Pleasing photo but I don't see the angle that makes me feel the challenge was met.
04/29/2002 12:26:00 PM
College campus's, gotta love 'em!
04/29/2002 11:33:00 AM
Not related to the topic........
04/29/2002 10:16:00 AM
this is more of a straight-ahead shot. i think it would have been better to be close to the tower, looking up
04/29/2002 08:27:00 AM
Where is the naked guy?
04/29/2002 08:21:00 AM
This is a nice photo... i see your "ground up" subject but I wish this particular photo had a higher camera angle and was shooting towards a higher elevation. *My* interpretation of this challenge is not well displayed in this shot, but I don't expect everyone to see things like I do! Good job...
04/29/2002 06:09:00 AM
This isn't from the ground. i don't htink.
04/29/2002 05:39:00 AM
i know that you are going to get a lot of comments about it not being from the ground up, and i would also have to agree.
04/29/2002 05:36:00 AM
Ack -- you're crooked. And the camera isn't giving us a 'ground up' perspective.
04/29/2002 04:42:00 AM
picture is tilited, yes the ground is in the picture, but is this really what the contest is getting at? i don't think so
04/29/2002 04:33:00 AM
maybe try turning the camera and shooting this vertically ?
04/29/2002 04:32:00 AM
Doesn't feel very close to the ground? Also, might have emphasized the tower more to be closer and to frame vertically.
04/29/2002 03:59:00 AM
Having people in this picture adds a certain interest, makes it more than your typical building photo.
04/29/2002 02:19:00 AM
Nice sky. Maybe should have been taken closer to better reflect the subject of the challenge.
05/06/2002 11:21:00 AM
I took pictures of the tower from several angles. I was underneath it and from all sides. The reason that I submitted this one is the road is going uphill and everything around it is going up. Thus from the ground up. I had close-ups of the tower and I could have blown this one up. The road is at an angle draining to the left. The tower naturally tilts to the right, so why would I want to straighten the tower? All towers don't go straight up and down. I think there is a famous one in Italy that does not.


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