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Challenge: The Sacred (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges 2007
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Location: Iraq
Date: Aug 15, 2007
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Architecture
Date Uploaded: Aug 18, 2007

 A mosque on the grounds near the Victory Palace in Iraq. I'll have to see if I can get more history on it - lovely quiet place. This was taken in the evening - there's a small window of time when the light becomes soft and golden. It's quite nice then.

Editing - crop, levels, hue/sat, curves, smart sharpen, resize, add border. It's actually quite nice in B&W, too, but this is DPC... :-)

Here's a shot from brumer0 of the same place - much better!


Statistics
Place: 12 out of 166
Avg (all users): 6.3182
Avg (commenters): 7.7000
Avg (participants): 6.1639
Avg (non-participants): 6.3869
Views since voting: 1077
Views during voting: 263
Votes: 198
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 11/08/2009 03:35:45 AM
Ahhh... you were able to capture it! What a great photo. Im going to try to add this to my portfolio in the coming months. I think the water around this mosque will be able to provide some great photos for me, just as it did you!
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 09/16/2007 10:23:34 AM
Beautifully lit and composed - especially like the reflections. Congrats on a top 20!
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 09/02/2007 09:35:08 PM
AWESOME! STELLAR! LOVELY!
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 09/02/2007 06:21:40 PM
Beautiful sunset color on the building. I love the reflection in the water as well. Do you know what the tower is used for?
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 08/30/2007 08:55:27 AM
I love the golden light at this time of day. The reflection is wonderful, too. Congrats on a great pic!
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 08/29/2007 07:02:47 AM
I'm delusional probably but there is always hope that the Victory Palace could become a tourist destination at some point. The golden light is lovely in this photograph.
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 08/29/2007 07:01:42 AM
Deb!!!! I'm in awe of this photo. I'm so happy it is yours. I really expected to see this with an honorable mention minimum, and was hoping for a ribbon for it. It is flawless and stunning!

Congratulations on capturing such a beautiful photo for your portfolio, and for the strong finish in this challenge.

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 08/29/2007 04:26:52 AM
what a beautiful image! so nicely rendered Deb! Sure beats sheep & sand huh?

nice finish in a tough group of contenders!
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 08/29/2007 04:25:53 AM
Deb - your scores have been awesome lately! I'm so glad you are able to use your camera in Iraq after all - it must be a welcome distraction. This is a beautiful photo with gorgeous lighting. Edit to add: I love the reflection.

Message edited by author 2007-08-29 08:26:58.
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 08/29/2007 03:57:19 AM
congrats on another great score Deb!! you got a great reflection and i love the colors
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 08/28/2007 09:19:02 PM
Congrats on the score, Deb - once again we're neighbors! :) My only nitpick was to think about cropping off some of the left side so the tower gets more out of the middle. It's kind of halfway out now, but that leaves composition uncomfortable to me. I realize that'd make it an even taller photo.
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 08/28/2007 08:19:00 PM
Beautiful shot and great score! Congrats!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2007 07:35:22 PM
Lovely colors and composition.
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 08/28/2007 07:09:01 AM
This is beautiful! It looks like sunrise, and casts exquisite light! 10
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 08/25/2007 07:35:01 AM
Good exposure, good colours.
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 08/24/2007 08:12:24 AM
Clean, good lighting. Nice capture.
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 08/24/2007 06:34:40 AM
Nice... I like the reflection in the water.. gives it a peaceful look... 9!
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 08/23/2007 02:40:49 PM
Beautiful capture of the light in this image. Very nice :)
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 08/23/2007 03:00:12 AM
Back to comment: The lighting in this image is wonderful. You took this at the perfect time of day. I would have liked the negative space in this image to be on the right side of the image instead of the left, as the tree behind the Mosque isn't as dramatic as the sun light in front of the Mosque. Overall, a very nice image and worthy of an 8.
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 08/22/2007 04:52:59 PM
Great shot glad you didn't crop the reflection.
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 08/22/2007 01:20:06 PM
Great looking colours on the minaret and mosque in the background. Lovely bark blue in the river.
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 08/22/2007 09:53:10 AM
Perfect image.... Postcard material.
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 08/22/2007 07:19:02 AM
Nice reflection.
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