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"No Child Left Behind"
"No Child Left Behind"
Dr.Confuser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Architecture III (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Kirkland, Washington USA
Date: May 23, 2006
Aperture: F/9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/640
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2006

 Photographer’s Notes
• Not much of a story to tell here. I left the house with 3-4 errands to run and the old song “Rainy Days and Mondays” running through my head. Maybe because it was a rainy dark day, although a Tuesday. I tossed the camera bag in the trunk “in case” and did my errands. I then shot perhaps 20 shots in 4 or 5 different locations.
• On my way home I passed a park I’d passed a thousand times before and this old preserved school entrance caught my eye. Light was interesting. And all of a sudden the phrase “No Child Left Behind” popped into my head. There were NO children, left behind or not. Thus a masterpiece was born. Or not. You be the judge.

Post processing
• Remove Specks (Clone Tool)
• Straighten Image (Rotate Arbitrary)
• Crop
• Reduce Noise (Neat Image)
• Correct color (Curves)
• Select Sky
• Increase Sky Contrast (Curves)
• Dodge and Burn
• Remove Post Processing Artifacts (Clone Tool)
• Crop Further
• Save for Web

Camera Data
• Nikon D200
• 2006/05/23 14:10:13.8
• RAW (12-bit)
• Image Size: Large (3872 x 2592)
• Color
• Lens: VR 24-120mm F/3.5-5.6 G
• Focal Length: 45mm
• Exposure Mode: Aperture Priority
• Metering Mode: Spot
• 1/640 sec - F/9
• Exposure Comp.: -1.0 EV
• Sensitivity: ISO 100
• Optimize Image: Vivid
• White Balance: Auto
• AF Mode: AF-S
• Flash Sync Mode: Not Attached
• Color Mode: Mode III (Adobe RGB)
• Tone Comp.: Normal
• Hue Adjustment: 0°
• Saturation: Enhanced
• Sharpening: Medium high
• Image Comment:
• Long Exposure NR: Off
• High ISO NR: Off

Statistics
Place: 108 out of 281
Avg (all users): 5.7386
Avg (commenters): 6.8750
Avg (participants): 5.5833
Avg (non-participants): 5.9250
Views since voting: 983
Views during voting: 251
Votes: 176
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/31/2006 06:17:23 PM
Great Shot!
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 05/31/2006 04:01:52 PM
I like it. Did you use NI? The dreamy quality is sorta neat. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/30/2006 09:59:29 PM
What's this? A little sarcasm? HAH! Great idea and execution. Rich colors and an interesting composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/30/2006 09:38:16 AM
grass seems a bit over processed to me ...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 10:23:45 AM
The title absolutely makes this shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 05:08:52 AM
nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/29/2006 04:47:46 AM
Looks like a picture from an adventure with these color contrasts :o) nice one.
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 05/29/2006 02:12:01 AM
Enigmatic yet appropriate image for yet another George W. failed legacy.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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