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The London Eye
3rd PlaceThe London Eye
KHolt


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: 30 Seconds or More (Basic Editing III*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
Location: London
Date: Jun 15, 2006
Aperture: F/16
ISO: 200
Shutter: 30 secs
Galleries: Cityscape, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Jun 20, 2006

 Went down to London for the @media2006 conference, met up with a few friends I haven't seen for a year or so then heading out for a midnight stroll. Wasn't expecting much as I'd had far too much to drink! I like this image though, like the brown sky, wasn't sure whether to adjust the white balance to get it more realistic but decided not to.

Converted from RAW, cropped, curves, USM, resize then final USM.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 170
Avg (all users): 7.0471
Avg (commenters): 7.8387
Avg (participants): 6.5949
Avg (non-participants): 7.1574
Views since voting: 5118
Views during voting: 736
Votes: 403
Comments: 42
Favorites: 6 (view)

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 08/03/2006 01:00:55 PM
Hey, well done on your 1st ribbon!
(Been offline for ages, with the house move, so just back online this evening and noticed your lello)
Congrats Keith :)
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 07/31/2006 02:04:48 AM
Congrats to you on your ribbon. This was one of my top 3 picks inthe challenge anyways so I think this is well deserved for you. Great job!
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 07/02/2006 06:23:40 PM
Very nice picture. Congratulations on your top 5
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 06/30/2006 01:04:34 AM
Well done m8, great finish, i enjoyed 4th place while it lasted :)
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 06/28/2006 01:08:04 PM
Congratulations on your 5th place! Great shot!
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 06/28/2006 08:38:21 AM
Beautiful shot. My favorite out of the top 5. Extremely well done.
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 06/28/2006 06:42:08 AM
Congratulations on your 5th place finish. I love shots of the eye.
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 06/28/2006 04:34:41 AM
This is great shot of the eye; admired it during viewing (didn't know it was yours), nice one Keith, and great placing too. You're on a roll!

Co-incidence too as I popped some of my london eye pics in my portfolio just yesterday! :)

Message edited by author 2006-06-28 08:36:42.
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 06/27/2006 11:05:17 PM
-I think you will be getting the yellow as unfortunately the other chap edited a dust spot..... don't suppose you did this as well :-) :-) ?
Great photo, congrats on your top ten finish. I stuck by the rules, that would have been nice for you to move on up if I had. :-)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/27/2006 07:29:29 PM
They don't come much better than this...This is a flawless execution of time exposure. Great lighting, fantastic detail, composure, DOF ... all aspects were executed to perfection. A winner by any standards.
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 06/27/2006 07:28:32 PM
Oh yeah!! Simply stunning.
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 06/27/2006 05:31:02 PM
Top honors, number one, grand prize winner, a perfect "10", take the ribbon!!!!
Absolutly beautiful.
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 06/27/2006 10:58:33 AM
Beautiful detail.
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 06/26/2006 05:24:28 PM
wow...at 30 seconds it's totally unrecognisable as the London Eye...so great work...excellent exposure
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 06/25/2006 06:44:23 PM
Fabulous. Beautiful. I love it.
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 06/25/2006 02:20:21 PM
I like the red sky
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 06/25/2006 08:05:01 AM
been there but never got to shoot the eye at night. nice composition. the triangles complement the wheel.
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 06/25/2006 08:01:32 AM
Excellent exposure. A little too busy for me. I would have tried a vertical shot cut off just to the right of the wheel.
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 06/25/2006 03:40:31 AM
Absolutely fantastic..... I love it, and give you a "10" from me.....
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 06/24/2006 11:26:43 AM
Back to bump. Nice clean shot with interesting shapes and cool lights. Good colors. 9
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OK 9? What was I thinkin'?...clearly a 10. Bumped again.
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 06/24/2006 09:57:32 AM
Beautiful. Who wouldn't think so? lol. Gave it a 9!
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 06/23/2006 02:54:26 PM
A very good one.. Love the colors and absolutely love this place :o)
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 06/23/2006 02:19:40 PM
brought out some nice night colors. good eye.
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 06/23/2006 10:09:31 AM
Incredible!
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 06/23/2006 09:11:10 AM
really good
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 06/23/2006 08:32:06 AM
Meets Challenge:2
Aesthetics:2
Technical: 2
Wow: 0
Originality:0
Total Score:6
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 06/22/2006 11:58:31 PM
it's a shame hungerford bridge (or whatever it's called now) was in the way, as it doesn't really compliment the overall shot, and the stuff under the bridge is kind of messy and distracting... i think location is an important factor here. or alternatively, given that the eye and the sky are the most wonderful bits, cropping in such a way that only the top half of the wheel is in the shot making it more of an abstract piece - could even rotate it 90° to make it look a bit more abstracty. just a bit too cluttered for my liking, sorry. 6.
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 06/22/2006 10:28:44 PM
Great shot....very crisp!
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 06/22/2006 06:06:09 PM
Very interesting night time city scene, all the suspension cables really add to the interest. Well done!
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 06/22/2006 05:47:17 PM
This is awesome! 10
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 06/22/2006 01:01:57 PM
I'm a fan of negative space, others may not like it. 7
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 06/22/2006 09:29:52 AM
Nice one, not too bright or dark.
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 06/22/2006 06:42:47 AM
What a ride it would be if it moved so fast for real! :)
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 06/22/2006 05:48:11 AM
This is fantastic. Probably in my top 10, the problem for you and a possible ribbon pick, is you have very strong contenders in this challenge. GL.
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 06/22/2006 01:01:21 AM
nice one !!
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 06/21/2006 05:18:57 PM
remove the portion under the bridge and I would really like this photo.
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 06/21/2006 05:17:09 PM
great capture and i love the sky color. beautiful!
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 06/21/2006 04:49:37 PM
This very sharp
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 06/21/2006 03:42:08 PM
A favorite of mine in this challenge. Nice photography!!
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 06/21/2006 07:27:50 AM
Lovely to see a different view of the eye. The bridge supports play a perfect supporting role in this production.
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 06/21/2006 07:02:41 AM
Beautifully captured - wonderful photo :o)
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 06/20/2006 08:21:10 PM
this image may have been better if you had cropped the bottom at the base of the bridge as the picture is very busy beneath it
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