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Challenge: Architecture III (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Location: Berkeley, California, USA
Date: May 22, 2006
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Architecture, Digital Art
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2006

 Cupola and roofline of Old City Hall with sun poking through the opening. With the building in near-silhouette, I used one RGB Curve to almost invert the dark tones and bring out the detail in the building, and to add color to the sky.

-Cloned-out two tiny flare-spots on the central escutcheon
-RGB Curve
-Slight rotation and crop
-Resized for DPC
-USM at 12%/48 dia/TH=0
-SaveAs PEG at quality 8/10 = 124kb

Statistics
Place: 264 out of 281
Avg (all users): 4.7433
Avg (commenters): 4.8000
Avg (participants): 4.6476
Avg (non-participants): 4.8659
Views since voting: 1217
Views during voting: 276
Votes: 187
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 06/06/2006 09:23:45 PM
Originally posted by CBalck:
Oh this just doesn't work for me, the negative image loses much of the lovely architectural details.

Actually, the whole purpose of the post-processing was to allow the details to be seen at all, as this link to a resized-only original help show may show.



I wanted the sunburst through the cupola, and this was the position and angle where that occurs -- earlier in the day, you'd have to stand in the middle of a busy four-lane street ... in front of the police station and jail ...

I tried some horizontal ones, but they weren't as good.

Mostly I was impressed with myself for getting the sunburst and getting it that straight and symmetrical with a handheld shot.

Here's a link to a screenshot showing the single RGB Curve I ended up using (you can see I tried others). The numbers in the Info Window are being sampled from the center-underside of the cupola.



Message edited by author 2006-06-07 01:46:46.
 06/06/2006 10:43:52 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: As far as I can tel everything looks nicely focused. This reminds me of the negative image challenge, as well as the hope that I would never again have to look at negative images. Your post-processing provides a very interesting effect, only rendering part of the image as a negative. I like it, and its much easier to look at.

Lighting: Wonderful use of natural light to produce a great foreground, and a background that is very interesting despite a little of overexposure. The time of day that you chose worked very well for this image.

Composition/Content: The composition feels a little crowded. I do like the perfectly centered composition, but I think I;d rather see a bit more of the building. Perhaps this exact setup, but turning the camera to landscape rather than portrait.

My Opinion: What you produced here is not something that I normally prefer, but I strongly disagree with the score. There is no way that this is a sub-5 photo. Nicely seen and interestingly processed.

Eric
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 06/04/2006 10:40:09 PM
I see we got the exact same score, friend :-) And oh, yeah, I actually gave you a 6... I kinda like this, it's different...

Message edited by author 2006-06-05 02:40:47.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/03/2006 04:26:58 PM
Oh this just doesn't work for me, the negative image loses much of the lovely architectural details.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2006 01:55:00 PM
I don't like negative images.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/03/2006 05:03:41 AM
I don't know if the inverting helos this image, the noise doesn't. The top of the building is very interresting though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/02/2006 01:54:00 PM
Nice balance, composition and capture. Well done!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2006 06:37:59 PM
Using a new formula....
Meets the Challenge = 2
Technical Merit = 2
Holds Interest = 1
Creativity = 0
The "wow factor" = 0
Final score: 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2006 01:12:48 AM
negativ images isnt working for me
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/30/2006 05:14:03 AM
Nice architecture and shot at the right moment. I´m not sure though I like the processing. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 12:34:27 PM
.....5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 08:58:03 AM
Interesting image
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 04:50:23 AM
I don't find the inversion appealing. I like the compositional elements and the positioning of the sun.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 04:48:50 AM
Not too fond of the PP effect, but that's a personal thing I know.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 04:40:16 AM
I don't really like the partly inverted colors here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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