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Challenge: Zodiac (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5000 Z
Location: Washington State
Date: Jan 24, 2004
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Black and White, Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 24, 2004

Took a long time to get this shot, the two kings kept rolling around. Desaturated it in photoshop, also adjusted the levels, saturation, and brightness a little. Hope you like it.

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 120
Avg (all users): 5.9380
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 6.0130
Avg (non-participants): 5.9061
Views since voting: 1273
Votes: 258
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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04/09/2004 07:39:04 PM
Very nicely done! I would have givin you a solid 9 on this picture. Really creative ;)
02/03/2004 07:20:26 PM
I agree with all of you on the shadow, I actually didn't use any light s for this photo. I just took it next to a window. I couldn't get rid of the grain since neat image isn't alowed in this challenge. I did try neat image, and it did helpe a lot, gave the photo soft focus, and got rid of almost all of the grain.

Thanks everybody for comenting, and critiquing.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/03/2004 05:27:43 PM
Good concept but I believe that better lighting particularly in area between pieces would have made this pic strikingly better. Focus also appears a bit weak.
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02/03/2004 12:48:15 PM
Great idea, the Black and white background really set it off. The only thing I would change is the Line between the B & W paper would be in the middle or in between the pieces. But that is just me....I gave you a 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/03/2004 03:47:42 AM
Would have worked better if the white piece was 'whiter'
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02/02/2004 07:09:25 PM
I love the lighting and composition of this pic.
02/01/2004 03:26:09 PM
II think the focus on the chess pieces is a bit off.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/01/2004 02:53:43 AM
This was one of my top 3 rated photos for this challenge. I think its a bit of a stretch for the topic, but it is definitely one of the better taken photos. Good symmetry, well lit and well shot. 8
01/30/2004 12:43:09 AM
I think the pieces could have been placed better.
01/29/2004 10:24:31 PM
Ahhh, great use of negative/positive space!
01/29/2004 10:09:27 PM
Nice work in black and white. I like the artistry of this photo.
01/29/2004 09:14:07 PM
Well done.
01/29/2004 11:49:23 AM
very nice....
01/29/2004 11:12:04 AM
Nice Idea, never would have come up with this one by myself. 10
01/29/2004 05:49:55 AM
lovely, some grain, but I like it. 7
01/28/2004 05:56:30 PM
nice idea, the glare on the white chess piece takes away from the strength of the image in my opinion as well as the shadows in the middle. 6
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01/28/2004 07:51:36 AM
In almost any other competition, this would get a *great* score from me, because the focus, composition, contrast, and, well, *everything* are great. However, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the zodiac (either of them), so I have to grade it way down in this particular competition. :-/ Beautiful image, though.
01/28/2004 05:07:09 AM
Interesting idea, but the light source is not helping you at all.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/27/2004 11:17:19 PM
Score would be higher if they where better aligned to the line and less shadow.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/27/2004 09:51:05 PM
Would've preferred it without the shadow on the black king, other than that I like it ;)
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01/27/2004 07:25:14 PM
Should have gotten rif of the shadow. Good idea/composition. Bad quality
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