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Trends in UK urban public housing No. 6: the 1960's
Trends in UK urban public housing No. 6: the 1960's
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Challenge: Trends (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Location: Bow, London
Date: Jul 17, 2003
Aperture: f/8.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/600
Galleries: Urban, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jul 20, 2003

 For some reason this title would not go out of my head when I was thinking about this challenge: so what the hell, I thought, go with the flow. It's the first 'dirty' photo I've submitted since my bridge shot, so I'll be intrigued to compare their scores: though I'll actually be surprised if it does as well as the bridge.

It's quite interesting now having had to go back to the 2800Z after the 602Z. Not sure I'd have taken this with a wildly differnet aperture given the choice, though I'd probably have gone for something a little wider.

The saturation is upped by 100%, and it's very fractionally lightened, and cropped to get rid of some ground level distractions and a bit too much sky.

I'll also be intrigued to see if anyone notices a general bottom left to top right composition in this image: I can see it, but I don't know if that's just me.

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Place: 132 out of 169
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Votes: 252
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 08/01/2003 01:28:11 PM
*Critique Club*

Very interesting photo. Has a gloomy feeling to it. I would have liked to see a little more light hitting the apartment building to show more detail in it.

As I look at it I would really like to see it without the lamp post.

It was a good concept on the challenge and a refreshing look at the subject of trends. Nicely done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2003 04:15:52 PM
whats with the title
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 07/29/2003 05:05:50 AM
Black and white might have worked better to bring out the gloom of the sky and the drab architecture of the building.
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 07/28/2003 10:23:41 PM
Love this shot. Love it. Although, for some reason, my brain's saying to me, "Levels!"
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 07/28/2003 08:56:11 AM
a 10. Moody, atmospheric and a little disturbing. Oh, and on subject too, which is unusual this week.
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 07/28/2003 08:36:39 AM
Has the right sombre feel. The perspective (and wide angle lens, I guess) makes it look like the building's toppling (and a good thing that would be, too :-)
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 07/28/2003 05:49:48 AM
The foreground choice of the lamp is an excellent with the building in the background. The clouds add drama to tehe picture. The little building in front of the larger one detracts from the shot however. Interesting concept.
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 07/26/2003 10:13:15 AM
This photo is a little dark unforunatly. It's a good idea, but maybe could have been shot during a better part of the day? Good job.
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 07/24/2003 05:53:15 AM
taken in denver huh??
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 07/23/2003 08:41:54 PM
I wish the light post wasn't there. Nice shot.
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 07/23/2003 04:11:46 PM
Questions I'm asking about this photograph: What does the lightpost add to the shot? Would there be a better way to portray urban housing other than with a photograph of a bland building? Maybe showing some scenes inside the building and the people who live there - so we could really see what the urban housing situation was like.

Lighting isn't that exciting and the building is underexposed because of the bright sky.
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 07/23/2003 02:45:51 PM
Just wow, not much else to say. 9
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 07/23/2003 07:29:15 AM
Only if it was a bit less overcast
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 07/23/2003 07:18:41 AM
Good choice of main subject.. But you've managed to get a contempary light stand in the shot..
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 07/22/2003 11:39:26 PM
Great title. The shot is a little murky-looking though - can't work out if this is on purpose or not.
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 07/22/2003 11:19:10 PM
A bit too dark.
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 07/22/2003 08:15:24 PM
Uh......no!
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