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Oz: the emerald city
Oz: the emerald city
dragonlady


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fantasy World (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A340 Zoom
Location: Foxwood Casino
Date: Jun 14, 2005
Aperture: f4.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/140 sec
Date Uploaded: Jun 15, 2005

 Architecture of the Foxwood Casino in Conn., USA. One of many taken because it has definitely a fantasy world look to it..I liked the angles and composition so chose this one. I cropped it, then adjusted tones with curves, used unsharp mask for slight sharpening and luminosity increase; brightness and contrast, shadow and highlights

Statistics
Place: 101 out of 151
Avg (all users): 4.9816
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7738
Avg (non-participants): 5.1128
Views since voting: 637
Views during voting: 353
Votes: 217
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 07/13/2005 07:22:49 PM
Like the image and the architecture very much in this. I am not a fan of the dodge and burn of the sky business as I am not able it to do it well. But may certainly increase the drama. But to the archicture, I was thinking the same as Ken (kpriest) when I looked at it and think that more lighting on the front would a good idea. Not sure about the processing part, you just need some good sun at a different part of the day. Great angle and I liked the repitition of the curve on the left to the top of the taller building on the right. It looks like you got some interesting reflections on the front to which would be helped by the brightening as well.
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 07/12/2005 04:01:58 PM
Very interesting looking building. Nicely composed and intersting angles. Only suggestion - better lighting on the face of the building maybe through post-proc.
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 07/12/2005 06:19:39 AM
According to your own comments with regards to this image, I can see that you may have been looking for a more dramatic effect. I agree with another comment that a dodge & burn on the sky would have had a great impact. Composition is interesting.
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 07/11/2005 08:43:54 PM
This is a well-composed shot of the building.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/25/2005 05:44:34 PM
Good clean image. Colors are nice and the composition and framing very good.
Image technical quality is high and focus good. It has low noise.

A key to this image is how reviewers relate it to the challenge topic. Some will "get it" and others will not. How many do will determine if this image places high or in the middle of the pack.

Only a minor technical suggestion. You might consider applying judicious dodge and burn for texturing and added visual interest. This could be done for both building or sky. You could also consider selecting a color or two and post process them for greater color saturation.

Overall this is a good picture.
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 06/22/2005 03:08:01 PM
i can understand what you were going for - but all i see is a "shopping mall" building of some sort and not something in a fantasy world ... maybe if the colors were tweaked in a manner that would make it look more other world like it would help ...
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 06/21/2005 06:45:19 PM
I love the colors and lines in this one. Moved you to a 10 - good luck.
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 06/19/2005 09:51:36 PM
very well composed
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