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Challenge: Pattern III (Basic Editing)
Collection: Architecture
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L IS USM
Location: Texas State Capitol in Austin
Date: Mar 22, 2008
Aperture: F8
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Mar 22, 2008

The Rotunda in the Texas State Capitol. Taken on a very fun day I had hanging out with Jutilda last Friday :)

And of course inspired by Yanko's original (I think it was the original). It was the first one I'd seen like it anyway.


Statistics
Place: 12 out of 290
Avg (all users): 6.5446
Avg (commenters): 6.2500
Avg (participants): 6.2875
Avg (non-participants): 6.7131
Views since voting: 1436
Views during voting: 320
Votes: 202
Comments: 21
Favorites: 3 (view)


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04/04/2008 11:10:41 PM
Sometimes your pictures almost make me cry.

Not only because of their wonderful intinsic beauty but also because I realise my own inadequacies

I have tried to take an image like this of a building in the UK loads of times and have never produced anything that comes even within touching distance of this

Wonderful dof gives sharpness throughout, the lighting gives the image a luminosity which is breathtaking and the pattern itself is just incredible

In our offices we have a number of large framed B&W shots of abstract architectural patterns and let me tell you that none of them are as good as this

Another one of your images that is heading straight to my favourites
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04/04/2008 03:04:28 AM
Great picture AS always Sandy - your average is GREAT.... this will be my mission, average over 6 ;o) Thanks for all the kind words toward my pictures you are always soooo nice - THANKS.

Did you have a look on Ipernity?

Love, Ragga.
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04/02/2008 06:22:01 AM
Heh - great finish, Sandy. Isn't our capitol's rotunda beautiful????
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04/02/2008 06:19:39 AM
This is great Sandy. Congrats on a top finish.
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04/02/2008 04:44:27 AM
This is really beautiful.
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04/02/2008 02:23:09 AM
Good finish Sandy, I like how you used the B/W to bring out the paterns..
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04/02/2008 02:05:57 AM
Nice score and finish with this lovely classic.
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04/01/2008 08:21:45 PM
Nice angle and curves, Sandy!
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04/01/2008 08:10:04 PM
hey sandy .. a fantastic image and an excellent process .. congratulations on a 12th place and a great score .. :):)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/01/2008 06:50:24 PM
Nice variation on a theme.
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03/31/2008 07:07:05 PM
Although the focus is nice, the contrast could use some work.
03/31/2008 05:25:42 AM
the lines in this photo define the positive characteristics of this image.
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03/31/2008 05:16:29 AM
Beautiful photo. Crisp. The perspective is extremely effective in making what was potential a dull dome photo into something very dynamic. Congratulations on producing a stunning photo.
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03/31/2008 04:04:12 AM
Very nice I really like the color contrast and the star in the middle
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03/29/2008 06:57:40 PM
Nicely done. Cool place isn't it? Did you have any problems with people getting into your shot?
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03/29/2008 04:26:42 PM
ooh yes, top 10! lovely shot, lots of light but no glare and great pov. 10
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03/29/2008 04:09:27 AM
Fantasic exposure. You have done really well not to blow out any highlights.
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03/27/2008 05:16:15 PM
Wow, I've seen this shot from a lot of different photographers, and I gotta say, I think it loses a lot of it's interest as a b/w. I do like everything else. Nice tonal range and framing. It looks like everything is in focus.
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03/27/2008 09:46:50 AM
Nice. Fine lines and great detail. I may have done the comp so as to have it angled differently and off toward a corner a touch, but that a personal pref.
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03/26/2008 07:13:20 PM
The asymetry did not work for me.
03/26/2008 05:26:15 AM
I really like how you took this at an angle. It adds a lot that you wouldn't have captured otherwise. great subject also.
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