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Dawn of Industry
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Challenge: Pollution (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 USM II
Location: New York City
Date: Mar 10, 2008
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1600
Galleries: Urban, Vintage
Date Uploaded: Mar 11, 2008

 Same location as here:



But since it's winter, the furnaces in the back are working... Unfortunately I had to crop quite a bit as the kit lens can only get you so close.

This is facing almost due east fairly early in the morning, but I thought the harsh lighting and contrast would help the theme. The "old" look was a bonus, tried to bring it up a bit with the toning.

Thanks to all who commented. I actually wanted the buildings to be dark to bring out the road. However, when you get into that range of tones, you are at the mercy of monitor calibrations - on mine the buildings still have enough detail so as not to be boring. On my work monitor though they are completely dark.

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Place: 33 out of 127
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Votes: 238
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/17/2008 09:41:18 AM
Good comp. The street leads my eye right up to those smoking factories. Perhaps framing the factories just a touch higher in the frame might help it a little. Nice use of strong contrast as well.
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 03/15/2008 07:15:52 AM
A nice point of view in this photo, looking down and forward.
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 03/14/2008 08:17:04 AM
I like this. Might've made it a little lighter though, so you can see the details of the buildings better. xxx.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/14/2008 06:10:43 AM
great aerial shot good contrast
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 03/14/2008 04:20:01 AM
I like the effect. It almost looks like something taken during the industrial revolution (although then I think we would have actually seen a lot more pollution rather than steam).
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 03/13/2008 11:28:01 PM
I like the treatment. Gives it an even more ominous look ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/13/2008 08:39:20 PM
The way you darkened the buildings, even though a lot of detail is lost, is very effective in portraying a dingy, dirty feel. Also the slightly warmish tone was a good choice as brown-ish has a dirtier feel than neutral or bluey-grey.
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 03/13/2008 06:06:21 AM
Great idustrial picture depicting the true life of some of our country. Good value and contrast in the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/13/2008 05:22:58 AM
It meets the objective well, but the picture is still somewhat uninteresting to look at.
 03/13/2008 04:26:47 AM
I like the perspective but the foreground appears a little dark. I would have probably cropped a bit of the top as well.
 03/12/2008 04:36:15 PM
Looks like a good place for a split neutral density filter . No detail in the city and yet the sky is still a bit burned out. Exposure did catch the polluted smoke .
 03/12/2008 12:53:50 PM
Great POV and comp. Tones give it that gritty feel. Very nice.
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 03/12/2008 02:22:44 AM
This is an interesting use of the road and works well with the industrial feel.. but I do think you've wasted potential use of details in the buildings and they almost seem like negative spaces which I don't like..
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