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Challenge: Postcard II (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Location: Kerry Park, Seattle, WA
Date: Nov 18, 2006
Galleries: Cityscape, Travel
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 Sunrise in the Emerald City,adjusted levels, saturation, smart sharpen, add text, dodge and burn here and there, Neat Image.
Post; Love the text or hate it, after seeing thousands of post card where I work at the Post office, this sort of text always caught my eye. As a photo you hang on the wall , not such a good idea, but as a post card, I'd buy it.

Statistics
Place: 19 out of 266
Avg (all users): 6.7404
Avg (commenters): 6.8148
Avg (participants): 6.6606
Avg (non-participants): 6.8283
Views since voting: 2539
Views during voting: 378
Votes: 208
Comments: 34
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/02/2006 12:29:46 PM
Lovely picture. Congrats on your top 20 finish!
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 11/27/2006 06:05:50 PM
The perfect postcard. Congratulations!
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 11/27/2006 12:44:47 PM
Wow, I like it! The lettering almost looks like a line of laundry.
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 11/27/2006 11:32:57 AM
I liked the text, and the cityscape is spot on. Congrats on your top 20 finish in this ridiculously scoring challenge.
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 11/27/2006 02:36:50 AM
Wow! Congratulations on such a strong finish in this off-the-chart scoring challenge! This is an amazing photo!
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 11/26/2006 11:31:19 PM
Congrats on a top 20, Frank! IMO the treatment of the text is fine, but the stencil font may not be the best choice. Still a great image and excellent finish!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/26/2006 06:49:32 PM
This would be a 10 except the text overlay is too hard to get. 9, though. :)
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 11/26/2006 05:33:25 PM
wow ! great text special effects. Image exposure is spot on . Good luck ! 7
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 11/26/2006 11:35:50 AM
Thats really pretty, not sure about the text...but I love the shot.
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 11/26/2006 11:18:49 AM
Love the shot and think its very cool the way the name is across the picture. 8
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 11/25/2006 10:37:03 PM
Nice try with the lettering, but it's too hard to read -- it looks like there's something wrong with the sky. Good capture though.
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 11/25/2006 11:51:44 AM
Very nice use of background to tell us where this is!
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 11/24/2006 06:14:09 PM
Nice landscape catching the Space Needle, Seattle Center, Mt. Rainier, and color in sky. I think that the big "Seattle" overlay kills the shot, a more discrete script title in the upper right corner would be better.
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 11/24/2006 10:51:39 AM
First, good shot; second, I love the way you incorporated the text into this. Very nice!
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 11/23/2006 03:46:30 PM
The lettering is subtle enough that it enhances and the image is excellent. Well done!
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 11/23/2006 09:04:44 AM
Hard to make out the letters...my eye kept picking up the darker background shape which made no sense. Title finally filled me in. Nice concept, though. Nice lighting. 6
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 11/23/2006 12:58:20 AM
The text works a bit distracting IMHO. But overall a great skyline shot!
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 11/22/2006 11:25:29 AM
nice use of text on this one.. works for me.. 8
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 11/22/2006 09:05:55 AM
Very interesting and creative graphics. So interesting that my eye spends most of the time there rather than on the city.
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 11/22/2006 07:52:36 AM
I don't like the type at all. Nice skyline during the blue minutes though.
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 11/21/2006 07:35:55 PM
I found the lettering in the background very distracting, sorry to say. Otherwise, great shot.
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 11/21/2006 04:46:30 PM
The text seems to negatively impact the photo
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 11/21/2006 04:24:43 PM
Beautiful shot of Seattle... the lighting is great, and I appreciate that the brightest of the lights aren't blown out. The text for this one is a bit distracting. I think if it were a bit smaller, it would fit completely into the sky instead of running over the buildings/mountains, and it would make it more readable.
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 11/21/2006 11:21:35 AM
Your overlay of the letters is really pretty slick. I like it.
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 11/21/2006 09:49:20 AM
This is one where loud, kooky text works. Good job 8
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 11/21/2006 02:31:08 AM
Love the photo, hate the writing. 7.
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 11/20/2006 05:38:41 PM
The only issue I have is that the text takes a bit of effort to see. Love the shot.
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 11/20/2006 12:38:49 PM
great picutre. i like the writing, it does appear to be a little too subtle - at least on my screen.
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 11/20/2006 09:38:29 AM
Just like the poster! lol Love it. You did a fantastic job here. I don't miss the weather in the PNW on bit. I do miss the green. Great city, great people. Bad traffic. :)
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 11/19/2006 11:28:25 PM
very nice!at least an 8 from me.
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 11/19/2006 10:24:42 PM
Love the text...excellent image and great as a postcard
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 11/19/2006 08:00:18 PM
Lovely photo. Though it might be nice to see the blue and red a little more desaturated because it draws my attention to that. The sky is also nice, I think it's much nicer than if there would have been large pillowy bright clouds, because that would have been a bit busy. The use of text is pretty cool, very "postcard."
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 11/19/2006 07:43:15 PM
nice pic but the sky has strange grey shapes
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 11/19/2006 07:42:03 PM
Great shot. I like the text layout but not liking the font choice however that's not a big deal for me.
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