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danw791


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Challenge: Burst of Color (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6D ED
Location: Kansas CIty, MO
Date: Jan 8, 2006
Aperture: f11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Urban, Animals
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2006

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Place: 206 out of 244
Avg (all users): 4.8403
Avg (commenters): 4.8333
Avg (participants): 4.8304
Avg (non-participants): 4.8492
Views since voting: 848
Views during voting: 311
Votes: 238
Comments: 7
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01/20/2006 04:48:36 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club

Congratulations. You have your first Challenge under your belt and it didn't hurt a bit, did it!

I like your image; it reminded me of some pleasant times in India with those arches and colors. I very much like the darkness within the arch which is matched beautifully by the dark trees to the far right.

And yes, as your commentors suggested, you included lots of information in this image. I too, would simple it down quite a bit. For example, wait until those birds have either settled onto the roof or flown away. Then, I wonder if the "Burst of Color" effect would have been intensified by a much lower sky crop and another crop to the left to eliminate that chimney. Because the moon, the facade and the black tree are extremely effective without the distractions. Try it and see if you like the composition better.

Still, it's an interesting image and a great location. If you live nearby, you might well have fun shooting a lot of images of this building.

Welcome to DPC, and I'll look forward to seeing more of your work.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/14/2006 05:19:11 PM
Great capture. I like the energy. There are so many elements, though, that they are competing for my attention: do I look at the birds... the moon... or do I search for the color?
01/14/2006 10:05:12 AM
The focus of the photo seems to be the birds, and not the burst of color... It's a pretty shot, but just not incredibly on target for this challenge.
01/13/2006 08:10:33 PM
Very nice shot. It has an emotive/artistic quality that I really like. IMHO a slightly tighter shot or more crop to weight the roofline and birds heavier in the composition would have helped. Just my opinion, nice shot nonetheless
01/11/2006 04:37:19 PM
I like the contrast of the colors... (i.e. the yellow building against the blue sky). And I'm not real fond of over saturation. But in this case, I think you needed to at least boost the saturation - a lot on the yellow and some on the red. It would have helped make this more of a "burst of color".
01/10/2006 08:08:17 AM
I think a tighter crop would help. The dark object on the bottom right doesn't add to the shot.
01/09/2006 08:08:52 AM
Not really a "single subject" to call my eye. Seems snapshotty, sorry. 5


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