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Challenge: Something Old II (Advanced Editing IV*)
Collection: Challenge Photographs
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Location: ?, VA
Date: Apr 15, 2006
Date Uploaded: Apr 16, 2006

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Statistics
Place: 148 out of 402
Avg (all users): 5.3178
Avg (commenters): 4.0000
Avg (participants): 5.1226
Avg (non-participants): 5.5093
Views since voting: 1179
Views during voting: 289
Votes: 214
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0


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06/28/2006 03:34:22 PM
Feels kinda weird commenting on a Langdon photo. Almost like talking to God... Ok, maybe not exactly.

Anyway, I was perusing, as I am wont to do...
Actually wanted to see how active you still are in the challenges.

There's only one improvement I'd like to see on this photo... crop off the bottom part of the driveway - just above those dark patches. That way you retain the drive leading up to the house as Fotomann mentioned, but you also remove those really distracting dark patches.

I just masked that portion with my hand, and immediately that house leapt out at me much more...
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05/01/2006 05:57:55 PM
::: Greetings from Critique Club :::

Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.

First Impression - the most important one:
Langdon, shame on you! Not filling in your details. Setting a bad example :-P

Looks like a pleasant painting that would hang in the living room of a nice country home. Quite soothing.

Composition:
You've gone for everything happening in the center of the photo, which works here, because of the subject itself. The drives leading to the house strengthens this composition for you, without them, I don't think this composition would work at all.

Subject:
I mentioned that it was peaceful. The house itself is lovely as is the scenery around it. With most of the composition being fairly dark, the house stands out well.

Technical (Color, focus, and light):
The color of the house is lookinga little off to me, it's not off a lot, but just a tad towards red.

Focus is sharp and the deep DoF works well.

Light: What intrigues me is that there is almost no shadows. The overcast sky worked well here.

To grow its vote?:
Hmmm... go into the DPC database and change site statistics ;-) Seriously, I can't think of any way to dramatically improve this image. Maybe a bit of sunlight on the trees would have given it more pop, but I think would ruin the mood of the photo.

Summary:
Love the house. Love the photo of the house. I think it's really good work.

Hope to see more from you soon,
Leroy
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/23/2006 01:51:31 AM
i like the mood
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04/20/2006 07:16:59 AM
Looks over processed to me - 3.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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