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MAK


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Challenge: Suburbia (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: UK
Date: Oct 12, 2008
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2008

 I'm pretty sure I will be punished for doing a different approach to this challenge but HEY! so what.

This IS suburbia, granted it has now transformed into a very nice part of town but it is still suburban life. This used to be a working class area, (still is really) I did not want to do the obvious rows of council houses and back gardens riddled with poverty blah blah blah. To me, the bit about suburbia here is the repeating of things in a row, this case, the trees. Suburbia has rows of similarities.

est score - 5.7
dream score - if it gets over 6.3 I will be very happy


post challenge*
WOW I'm officially VERY HAPPY, Enzo, I take heed to your words mate and I better stop trying to guess my scores.

Even at 6.7 I never had this pegged as a ribbon there was some awesome shots in this one.

The place is The Broadway Letchworth and is a haven for the businessman who keeps the wife and 2.5 kids at home and hits the city by train to pay for it all.

Thanks for the ribbon, it's been a while.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 74
Avg (all users): 6.7049
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.5556
Avg (non-participants): 6.7415
Views since voting: 7660
Views during voting: 473
Votes: 183
Comments: 46
Favorites: 11 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/05/2008 01:20:01 PM
this reminds me of the desktop pictures that come with PCs
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 10/23/2008 10:24:05 PM
This was my favorite for the challenge. Great composition, fantastic colors, great exposure.
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 10/23/2008 05:51:45 PM
What a lovely setting, congrats on your win!
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 10/23/2008 03:26:51 PM
Congrats on the ribbon. Such stunning yellows & gold. Beautiful shot!
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 10/23/2008 01:26:40 PM
Magnificent shot, congrats!
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 10/22/2008 04:44:06 AM
Mak, that would be 3 poles on the front page (and not 2) ;)
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 10/21/2008 09:56:51 PM
Wow what a different approach while being familiar.
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 10/21/2008 05:06:33 PM
A magnificent autumn shot
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 10/21/2008 02:24:12 PM
Beautiful image... congrats on a ribbon!
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 10/21/2008 10:06:32 AM
great photo....
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 10/20/2008 11:02:28 PM
wow, great colours. congrats to your ribbon! very nice.
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 10/20/2008 02:43:07 PM
A beautiful picture, well deserving of a ribbon.
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 10/20/2008 12:49:45 PM
Hey mate, nice shot and congrats on yet another ribbon. You know you are supposed to save these for basic challenges though don't you?
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 10/20/2008 11:15:28 AM
PostLuminous Award Nominee!
Luminous and Lovely
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 10/20/2008 11:12:34 AM
Congrats! Very beautiful!
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 10/20/2008 09:36:46 AM
Way to go MAK, gorgeous
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 10/20/2008 08:57:00 AM
BEUTIFUL!
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 10/20/2008 08:32:00 AM
Congrats Mak! This is a very inviting shot. Wish I was the person in that frame. My kinda day!
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 10/20/2008 07:48:29 AM
Congrats on this shot. Can't add much else to my comment during challenge voting.

I did, however question the entry at first. I looked at the left hand side and saw a street and had to wonder whether this was the burbs or a city park. However, I did think about it and figured that there are parks in suburbia.

Good going and congrats on the ribbon! Well done:)
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 10/20/2008 06:28:56 AM
Oh MAK!!! This is SPLENDID! Mega Congratulations! I am in love with this photo!
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 10/20/2008 05:17:24 AM
Congrats on teh red, MAK!
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 10/20/2008 04:33:16 AM
DUDE!! Way to go.
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 10/20/2008 02:53:04 AM
Congrats on your 2nd place finish.
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 10/20/2008 01:43:19 AM
Congrats on the Red MAK - I love the vibrancy of the colors while maintaining a lifelike feel. Good Stuff!
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 10/20/2008 12:00:17 AM
This really stood out in the challenge and I'm delighted it did well (see you're as bad as Enzo with your predictions ;-) Big congrats on your ribbon, MAK.
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 10/19/2008 10:43:01 PM
Great entry MAK and congrats on your Ribbon buddy
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 10/19/2008 10:10:43 PM
Congratulations on the ribbon, well done!
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 10/19/2008 10:04:28 PM
MAK, congratulations on the red, well processed entry!!! great colors and contrast!!!
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 10/19/2008 08:40:35 PM
Well done and congrats on the RED! You, like me, should give up predicting your scores... :)
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 10/19/2008 08:27:53 PM
Hey you beat your prediction....fantastic job.
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 10/19/2008 08:06:58 PM
Well done Mak. This was a standout in the challenge.
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 10/19/2008 08:01:53 PM
Congrats MAK, well deserved! Beautiful colour...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/19/2008 05:50:37 PM
Beautiful! A seven for you.
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 10/17/2008 06:28:20 PM
beautiful!
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 10/16/2008 08:33:05 PM
Beautiful colours, beautiful lighting, love the perspective to it and the loneness of the walker/jogger.
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 10/16/2008 04:24:19 AM
lovely....I would love to live here
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 10/15/2008 07:16:05 PM
Should ribbon, IMO, well done
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 10/15/2008 03:31:53 PM
Great pic!
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 10/15/2008 02:37:08 PM
This shot jumped out at me when it came up - extraordinary colours and full, lush feeling.
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 10/15/2008 09:47:06 AM
this is beautiful!
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 10/15/2008 05:25:49 AM
Not unpleasant, if slightly orthodox, exactly-what-you'd-expect kind of shot. I wonder if you might not have strengthened the tonality of the hanging leaves a little, they seem a touch washed-out for impact. Strong sense of composition, however.
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 10/13/2008 11:33:58 PM
Nice image - Like the soft tones and the wonderful leaves. Find that moving a little right would have stopped the person from blending in with the posts which are a little distracting - I know it;s not always possible but I think the young guy in sports wear doesn't do this justice with the wonderful old feel to this and mature trees. Just seems like an older person wearing a coat or something would have been just a little more fitting.Nice lighting too.
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 10/13/2008 05:01:19 PM
Gorgeous except maybe the guy.
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 10/13/2008 12:55:09 AM
wonderful colours
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 10/12/2008 09:08:24 PM
Beautiful vista. Could have done with a beautiful model - SMILE!
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 10/12/2008 08:38:33 PM
wow... this could be city or suburbs, but I will give you the benefit of the doubt
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