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Thatcher's Legacy (a museum)
Thatcher's Legacy (a museum)
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Challenge: Silhouettes II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: National Coal Mining Musum, Wakefield, Yorkshire
Date: May 15, 2005
Aperture: f8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: May 15, 2005

National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield.
This is all thats left of a once proud industry, smashed and disbanded by Margaret Thatcher in the 80's.

PS work -
Rawshooter Essentials - 3+ exposure and contrast adjustment to get silhouette
Channel Mixer to make the image monochrome
clone out notice board on right wall
sharpen and crop

File Name
CRW_7588.CRW
Camera Model
Canon EOS 10D
Shooting Date/Time
15/05/2005 09:55:20
Shooting Mode
Manual Exposure
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/90
Av( Aperture Value )
8.0
Metering Mode
Center-Weighted Average Metering
ISO Speed
100
Lens
16.0 - 35.0 mm
Focal Length
18.0 mm
Image Size
3072x2048
Image Quality
RAW
Flash
Off
White Balance Mode
Auto
AF Mode
One-Shot AF
Parameters Settings
Contrast Standard
Sharpness Standard
Color saturation Standard
Color tone 0
Color Space
Adobe RGB
File Size
4622 KB

Statistics
Place: 20 out of 248
Avg (all users): 6.6816
Avg (commenters): 9.3529
Avg (participants): 6.5508
Avg (non-participants): 6.8031
Views since voting: 1649
Views during voting: 363
Votes: 245
Comments: 24
Favorites: 8 (view)


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05/23/2005 10:53:44 AM
Awesome...very well done
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05/23/2005 04:58:55 AM
gosh why didn't i go back out to my hubby's underground mine while this challenge was on....!! i took heaps of these about a month ago.... well done, yours is great.....
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05/23/2005 04:49:03 AM
Could have sworn I commented on this one during the challenge?! The gritiness and strength comes through in the tones, lighting, and mood. You have captured an era. All the best with the postcard -- what a way to reach so many people :)
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05/23/2005 04:39:59 AM
Very well done! Congrats on a top 20 finish!
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05/23/2005 03:29:42 AM
A truly emotive image, beautiful, congrats well done.
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05/22/2005 09:00:31 PM
Tribute to the miners. Congratulations on your top 20 finish. Great image.
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05/22/2005 08:24:30 PM
I thought the composition and story this tries to tell makes this wonderful. Really, really nice. Thanks.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/21/2005 05:47:14 PM
...really love this photo...keeps me wondering where he is coming/going to...and why...cannot understand the title...hope it does not distract from the overall appeal of this submission...9
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05/20/2005 06:00:11 PM
Update: This is one of my top three photos for this challenge. I like the grittiness of the black and white, which matches the surroundings and the photojournalistic feel of the shot. I like that you managed a true silhouette without blowing the higlights in your background - somethign that wasn't acheived often in this challenge I thought. And as aforementioned, I dig the light. 10

The light on the hat is a nice touch. I like the moodiness of this.
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05/20/2005 08:01:44 AM
Simple, detailed and brilliant. Perfect for the challenge.
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05/19/2005 01:25:44 PM
What a wonderful journalistic image. This may not be half as strong for non-Brits but it really communicates SO much and so strongly to me. I love the framing and the tonal range and the composition and the head torch and just the whole thing. Absolutely fantastic industrial portrait. 10
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05/19/2005 05:35:11 AM
Excellent composition and entry. One of my favs so far. Good Luck.
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05/18/2005 07:53:00 AM
Great sillhouette, good documentary title and overall very moody - good luck
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05/17/2005 01:38:13 PM
Great shot!!
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05/17/2005 12:08:46 PM
Is this in a museum? Must be England then because the Iron lady got rid of most mines didn't she? Very good shot, nothing wrong with it and meaningful to boot..
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05/17/2005 05:39:30 AM
A well-conceived and shot political thought. Good stuff. 8
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05/17/2005 01:13:46 AM
great shot
10
a lot of emotion in this shot
my ribbon pick
but then i remember the milk snatcher.
Good luck
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05/16/2005 06:24:35 PM
This is a beautiful photo! Very nice work!
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05/16/2005 05:23:02 PM
This is very nicely done, good luck!
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05/16/2005 04:31:08 PM
I love the image and the title makes it that much stronger.
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05/16/2005 02:08:17 PM
Surely Thatcher's legacy would be the complete lack of miners? ; )

Good, powerful image. I like the dark framing you've created with the building and the miner provides a very strong focal point.
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05/16/2005 07:03:20 AM
having voted close to 4000 times since joining dp, this is my first 10 (yes i am pathetic..but..)..
this shot speaks..of history... of humanity...composition, detail, the foot just entering the shadows, stark lighting, the silhouette isn't just because it is a challenge, it allows this shot to represent more than this individual..Brilliant!!!
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05/15/2005 10:32:43 PM
Lots of nice texture in this shot. Great silhouette!
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05/15/2005 08:38:24 PM
This one is one of my favorites. I love the mystery to this one,
"Where is he going?" "What's this guy doing?"
Flat out nice job. - 10
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