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Challenge: Late Night (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5100
Location: Belmont County
Date: Apr 28, 2005
Aperture: f 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 10 seconds
Galleries: Cityscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2005

 Taken actually early morning, around 5:30am. This is the Belmont County Courthouse. Desat the yellows, adjusted contrast and sharpened. Cropped.

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Place: 120 out of 334
Avg (all users): 5.5028
Avg (commenters): 5.6667
Avg (participants): 5.2313
Avg (non-participants): 5.6957
Views since voting: 756
Views during voting: 484
Votes: 354
Comments: 31
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 05/11/2005 01:32:22 PM
Well, I agree, this would have been a stronger image without the cars. But, I never had the chance to reshoot it and did not realize it when I was on site... Thanks for all the comments!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/10/2005 07:57:48 PM
Really crisp. Nice job.
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 05/09/2005 03:53:08 PM
this is a very interesting piece of architecture. why not focus on that and get rid of the cars and closest light
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 05/05/2005 07:50:32 PM
Neat green, I like it
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 05/05/2005 07:06:33 PM
Nice green hue, a little noisy though.
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 05/05/2005 05:35:41 PM
I love the courthouse, but to be honest, the cars detract from the image a bit. They distract from the subject, I guess, and don't fit in with the ornate stone theme. Also there's quite a bit of noise in the sky. But I really like the courthouse, did I say that? ;)
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 05/05/2005 01:20:21 PM
The right side of this photo adds nothing to the rest of the image which is interesting with unusual lighting. The image (IMO) would be stronger cropped square, cutting it off right behind the foremost car. Often the obstackles to a good photo are difficult to overcome, such as flood lights, which you dramatized by the added sharpening. I like it on the building, not on the lights or the cars. A couple steps difference in angle (if possible) would have made a huge difference.
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 05/05/2005 12:25:14 PM
Great courthouse. I like the green cast. Go back and get the same shot without the cars and you'll have one to mount and hang on the wall
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 05/05/2005 09:35:52 AM
a greenish cast draws my attention away from the picture....so do the cars.
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 05/05/2005 09:09:07 AM
The courthouse is a beautiful building and the color here is fantastic, but you could have captured those two elements without the cars. They really take away from the shot. Also, had you been closer to the building, you would have been further away from those very bright street lights, and would have ended up with even better lighting, and less or no lens flares. Not sure if you used a lens hood, but if you didn't, they really eliminate a lot of flares, and improve on the contrast of the photo.
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 05/05/2005 12:27:33 AM
I think that if it were possible to exclude the cars, the shot would have been improved.
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 05/04/2005 07:55:30 PM
Surreal, slanted, with overdone light flares, but strangely attractive regardless. I particularly like the way the blue in the windows matches the sky. The visible noise mars the image slightly.
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 05/04/2005 05:41:28 PM
Interesting color and lighting.
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 05/04/2005 05:07:00 PM
A nice loacation... the cars and the tilt detract from the composition... Also a little oversharpened, IMO.
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 05/04/2005 05:02:15 PM
Nice photo, like the green hues. Perhaps a bit closer would provide even more details.
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 05/04/2005 04:40:31 PM
if only u couldve gotten rid of those cars...but the quality is great anyway
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 05/04/2005 04:37:46 PM
Looks like the white balance is totally off--and that's what I like. It gives everything a really nice greenish glow.
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 05/04/2005 03:27:19 PM
I don't really care for the green cast here. The photo also tilts to the left, this can be straightened out in PS, and the street lights are to hot. I wonder what this photo would look like in B&W. Keep shooting. Other than that I like the subject of the photo and how you have it off center.
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 05/04/2005 12:56:27 PM
Light on the left was a little distracting. Obviously the cars as well. Building looks great.
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 05/04/2005 12:53:25 PM
i'd like to see this a little darker overall
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 05/04/2005 12:23:20 PM
magnificent building and I like the colors, would be a lot better without mundane cars and "half-light" in front (couldn't you just make a few steps forward?) and with vertical corrected (or tilted stronger for an "artistic effect")
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 05/04/2005 08:27:58 AM
Looks too Photoshopped. Green is a bit sickly.
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 05/04/2005 07:04:42 AM
To project the late night mood, this would have worked better with understated light than it does with the glare appearing here.
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 05/04/2005 05:47:08 AM
nice capture. the flare from the light on the left edge of the shot is rather distracting. I would have blocked it physically by standing between it and the shot (reframing angled a bit to the right, naturally) or shot from elsewhere. The color balance is very green for what I think it should be.
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 05/04/2005 04:29:16 AM
nice work, but:cars are a bit distracting
color needs some (more?)work
in my opinion
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 05/04/2005 01:41:38 AM
great clarity & tones
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 05/04/2005 01:06:33 AM
A bit over-exposed. I think it would have more atmosphere if it was darker.
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 05/03/2005 11:34:37 PM
the cars in front are distracting....the building has an old architectural look and the cars just don't go with it. Nice exposure.
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 05/03/2005 10:28:06 PM
blue sky at night?
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 05/03/2005 10:09:22 PM
WOW. Nice work on this. Noise, lens and white being to strong are the only things that detract for me. 7
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 05/03/2005 09:18:46 PM
a different angle without the cars would have made a better shot I think
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