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Six Rails into the West
Six Rails into the West
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Challenge: Even (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Denver
Date: Nov 22, 2005
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Sky, Urban
Date Uploaded: Nov 22, 2005

 Taken in Commons Park east of Rocky Mountains. That tower is the amusment park Elitch Gardens. Six is an even number. I have no clue what people will think here...

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Statistics
Place: 77 out of 152
Avg (all users): 5.1667
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 4.8485
Avg (non-participants): 5.2520
Views since voting: 765
Views during voting: 426
Votes: 312
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2005 05:34:51 PM
Great shot, just wish the contrail or whatever causing that streak was not there in the upper right corner. The sxposure on the rails is excellent. Also in a final version I would edit out the 5 lights just above the midline in the shadow.
 11/29/2005 07:22:54 AM
Shadows a little too dark. I would like to see all the tracks or none at all.
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 11/29/2005 05:42:06 AM
Nice color a nice photo only a little too dark
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 11/28/2005 04:37:57 PM
nice pic
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 11/28/2005 02:27:07 PM
That white streak in the sky creates an unnecessary distraction.
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 11/28/2005 09:00:42 AM
Can't see any rails... ??
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 11/28/2005 04:51:25 AM
The top half of the picture is great, but I can't help thinking that the bottom half is just too dark even with the rails. Good idea tho.
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 11/25/2005 07:42:45 PM
Seems a bit dark
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 11/25/2005 05:54:06 PM
I hope I just can't see them because of the monitor adjustment. 5 for now
but I will check again later.
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 11/25/2005 02:40:41 PM
Nice color and skyline, but rails are too dark, almost not visible. PS brightness +9, contrast +47 seems to almost work for simple processing.
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 11/25/2005 11:46:21 AM
You really need to calibrate your monitor, I'm viewing this on a monitor where I usually find most pics too bright, but I can barely see the rails here. I think this could possibly have been a great photo minus that problem.
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 11/25/2005 10:50:41 AM
a little too dark in the bottom half
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 11/25/2005 05:11:57 AM
I like the idea here, but I can't see the rails, for sure, maybe 5.
I think if i could I would have scored it higher
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 11/24/2005 09:56:17 PM
brilliant understatement and a perfect exposure for this effect. (8)
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 11/24/2005 07:45:43 AM
Could be 6 but the photo is too dark to see them.
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 11/23/2005 01:57:56 PM
Sky is great, but foreground is a little dark.
Good luck though

Kev
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 11/23/2005 10:16:03 AM
This is too dark (at least on my monitor)
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 11/23/2005 09:27:27 AM
The orange-yellow tones of the sunset marks a large contrast to the black. Therefore, my eye is lead towards the colors. It was difficult for me to notice the 6 rails, even if you named them the subject of this photo.
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 11/23/2005 08:12:58 AM
Had to really jack up my monitor's brightness to see the rails only looked because of your title). Since the rails are the subject, this is another one of those dark shots that many monitors won't pick up.
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 11/23/2005 07:52:01 AM
It's almost impossible to see the rails. I still like the shot, particularly the jet stream trail.
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 11/23/2005 07:26:53 AM
I think you have monitor problems here. I have a well-calibrated monitor and I can *barely* make out the rails. I suspect that many voters will not see them. Nice shot if it presented properly. Good luck.
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 11/23/2005 04:51:16 AM
I like the idea very much. For me it is way too dark. I have pushed my monitor all the way in both directions and still can;t make out the subject.
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 11/23/2005 04:36:21 AM
a little too dark in the foreground
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 11/23/2005 04:09:30 AM
Awsome shot, awsome colors!
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 11/23/2005 01:14:47 AM
i LIKE THIS PICTURE VERY MUCH BUT THERE'S TOO MUCH BLACK ON THE BASE
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