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Diner at Night
Alicia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Blurry Mess (Basic Editing)
Collection: Images I am happy I submitted
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: Phoenix AZ
Date: Mar 7, 2008
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 2s
Galleries: Candid, Blur
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2008

 Late night at the 5& Diner.

Handheld - tried different exposures and this one turned out the best.

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adjusted colors with hue/sat
last lightening with a levels adjustment layer.

Thanks timfythetoo for the Red Too-Too !!

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 292
Avg (all users): 5.8155
Avg (commenters): 7.3529
Avg (participants): 5.7264
Avg (non-participants): 5.8898
Views since voting: 1064
Views during voting: 372
Votes: 233
Comments: 23
Favorites: 3 (view)

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 03/21/2008 04:27:15 AM
Alicia, should have scored higher in my humble opinion!
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 03/20/2008 04:31:47 PM
:-) Congratulations on the placing Alicia.

I can absolutely see why. This is a super use of blur to capture the sense of motion and rushing in a cafe

Great colours as well which gives the picture a real vivaciousness. I have to be honest and say i wondered how this challenge could be anything other than unpleasant to the eye....Thank you for showing me the answer

Great job
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 03/19/2008 07:29:18 PM
All the life, color and zest of a classic diner. This photo breathes!
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 03/19/2008 07:21:42 AM
I wondered if this was yours because of that other diner photo that you shot. lol the first thing that caught my eye was the ceiling fans. Then I am looking around and see the blur of the busy restaurant patrons. Lots to see here. Cool photo!
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 03/18/2008 11:45:21 PM
You have such a knack with capturing the pulse of a place, Alicia. Stunning colors, love the great use of blur without being overbearing. Just a wonderful integration of all aspects.
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 03/18/2008 08:27:06 PM
brilliant alicia .. love the colours and the movement .. almost like a painting ..
and see .. it looks excellent even without that perfectum !!! ..:) lol .. :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2008 03:47:42 PM
Back to comment and bump up :) My first thoughts upon seeing this, went immediately to Edward Hopper. Almost an inside out possible scene from Nighthawks. The motion is just enough to give it a painterly feel and not too much that it would blur the individual characters within. The strong colour and light add much to the sense of looking in on a bygone era. I feel this is one of the more well thought out and purposeful entries in this challenge and wish you the best of luck.
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 03/17/2008 04:08:56 AM
yep 6
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 03/16/2008 10:38:20 AM
great use of the diner and crowd, I feel like I'm there. 8
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 03/16/2008 07:44:22 AM
This is fabulous, the sort of photo I was hoping to see more of in this challenge. Love the processing as well.
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 03/16/2008 06:34:11 AM
Norman Rockwell on acid. Cool shot! 8
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 03/16/2008 04:40:29 AM
Looks like an oil painting. Nice.
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 03/15/2008 07:28:55 PM
I've been to this diner at 3 AM on a Sunday morning after a night out and it looks exactly like this. I thought it was just me.

Great capture.
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 03/15/2008 05:54:14 PM
Awesome ghostly effects achieved here. Really captures the din and motion of a busy diner.
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 03/15/2008 04:59:36 PM
great
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 03/14/2008 03:04:28 PM
Nice everyday scene
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 03/14/2008 12:19:04 PM
There are two places where my eye gets stuck in this photo - the left edge where the lady has half a head and the red blob in the middle. Needs something to make it "flow"
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 03/14/2008 08:25:45 AM
You have shown the business of the diner very well....I like the colors, tones, composition, and story very much. Suites my taste greatly.
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 03/13/2008 04:28:27 PM
spooky-cool!
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 03/13/2008 08:55:23 AM
i love this,all that familiar surrounding and yet you cant see a single face,great!8
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 03/12/2008 12:29:12 PM
Somehow this works for me. The blur adds the touch of life to an otherwise static scene.
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 03/12/2008 09:56:19 AM
The more I study this... the more it grows on me. It's like an impressionist painting... telling the story, yet showing no details. Well done!
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 03/12/2008 09:11:04 AM
great job capturing a kind of retro feel with this.
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