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Zen & the Art of Architecture
Zen & the Art of Architecture
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Challenge: Zen Photography (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Lens: Canon EF 24mm f/2.8
Location: Lackawanna, NY
Date: Jul 29, 2006
Aperture: f/8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Architecture, Infrared
Date Uploaded: Jul 29, 2006

 Probably not Zen enough for the viewers here, but to me it represents that serene, quiet harmony you might find in perfect functional design.

This was taken with my infrared-converted Canon D60.

Statistics
Place: 17 out of 329
Avg (all users): 6.4712
Avg (commenters): 7.6522
Avg (participants): 6.3077
Avg (non-participants): 6.6346
Views since voting: 2600
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 208
Comments: 30
Favorites: 9 (view)

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 08/09/2006 04:33:01 PM
Very good photo. Only thing I could say is that I'd like to see the whole window on the right, otherwise a very good composition. Congratulations on your finish!

Message edited by author 2006-08-09 20:33:24.
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 08/08/2006 04:41:56 AM
Excellent capture with perfect exposure. The first word that came to mind was mystique...congratulations.
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 08/06/2006 08:50:58 PM
A very good study of great artistry. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/06/2006 07:46:55 PM
this is probably the most genuinely interesting shot in the entire challenge....obviously the sky is spot on perfect...but the textures throughout, that makes the shot for me...sharp, perfectly exposed and nearly perfectly composed (would like to see a bit more of the window)...just fantastic...my favorite of the challenge, and I really hope you ribbon for this
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 08/06/2006 08:14:07 AM
Wow! Sweet shot!!
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 08/05/2006 11:08:27 AM
Very cool!! Can't wait to find out where this is.
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 08/05/2006 03:31:57 AM
great postprocessing ... but ...
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 08/05/2006 02:39:33 AM
This is so cool...
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 08/04/2006 06:02:11 PM
Very nice. Wish the high contrast rectangle could have been toned down some.
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 08/04/2006 12:47:15 PM
Great job on the processing! Is this in Chicago?
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 08/03/2006 08:23:45 PM
awesome lighting and exposure
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 08/03/2006 10:35:13 AM
zen is in the shower,
not the curtain. 4
 08/02/2006 01:35:41 PM
this is wonderful shot of architecture; the green shades and the dramatic effects of sky, lighting, glass are very dramatic and WOWSER in instant appeal. not quite sure where the link between this wonderful image and zen is, but then it's a very much a whatever you intepret to be type thing. i feel that you're a bit hampered by the limit in size of the shot, it seems to have such presence and impact that only a bill board would do it full justice. truly gorgeous. 10.

looks faintly kew gardens... is it?
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 08/02/2006 05:42:44 AM
This reminds me of a place in Buffalo, NY. Interesting processing.
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 08/02/2006 03:04:31 AM
This is a great shot well composed and converted but IMHO it doesn't shout Zen
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 08/02/2006 01:41:04 AM
Botaniske hager? Flott zen tolkning.
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 08/01/2006 04:02:40 PM
very nice editing.
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 08/01/2006 10:32:48 AM
Love the detail and colouring. Beautiful IR.
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 08/01/2006 06:18:29 AM
Man, I really hate not having things like this around my area! This shot has it all for me. 10
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 08/01/2006 12:53:48 AM
A very good photo...well done
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 07/31/2006 10:03:56 PM
How can something this haunting, tragic, full of lines and patterns, be Zen? Well, it just is. Here my eyes can rest (unbelievable as that sounds) and I can be lost in thought. I think your very clever trick was the use of colour and light. It has created magic. A perfect 10 and fav.
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 07/31/2006 03:02:49 PM
6: nice colours and the subject doesnt say too much
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 07/31/2006 12:17:36 PM
It's a nice shot, like the color and the composition. It gives me a sense of nightmare though as it is so unnatural. To that end, I don't find serenity or harmony here. Ethereal - yes, other worldly - yes, gothic - yes. Nice shot, just not the shot for this challenge. 5.
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 07/31/2006 10:29:10 AM
I really like this photo. Good job
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 07/31/2006 10:15:12 AM
Very beautiful pure image...lovely tones and sky.
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 07/31/2006 09:59:41 AM
I can imagine a stone, soundlessly breaking through a pane of glass and projecting into the world. The image is pregnant with possibilities. 9.
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 07/31/2006 05:39:55 AM
great use of color and mood !
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 07/31/2006 05:24:03 AM
I love this. The icy blue tones and perspective. Great job. 8
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 07/31/2006 01:58:20 AM
excellent image and use of grays.-9-
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