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Challenge: Benches (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Symbols
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
Location: Manhattan, NY
Date: Nov 23, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 160
Galleries: Urban, Macro
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2008

 Bench in a small park in the Village.

No crop. Selective color and curves. Then I turned the background green by blending a layer of green and painstakingly masking out the bench. Resized. I put a little bit of sepia photo filter on it. Using the same mask, I sharpened only the bench.

I just like the textures.

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 126
Avg (all users): 5.5906
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3091
Avg (non-participants): 5.7553
Views since voting: 778
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 149
Comments: 11
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 12/05/2008 02:14:35 PM
I quite like this. The shapes and composition works really well. Nice to see a different take on the ole bench. Being much of a macro closeup shooter, this one takes after my own heart.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2008 03:52:41 AM
Including bird poo, I see. I like this, though. It's very simple but reminds me of so many well-used and well-worn benches in leafy city parks, and the stories they could tell.
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 11/28/2008 02:37:20 PM
I like your "macro" approach to this bench. Unusual in this challenge so far.
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 11/28/2008 01:21:08 PM
There's a simple elegance in this. It almost appears 2D, but the curled metal part at the top brings in a bit of depth.
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 11/27/2008 07:32:39 PM
Simple and clean - nice detail. Almost like pairs of eyes watching you.
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 11/26/2008 10:48:42 PM
One of my favorites of this challenge! Love the rustic feel, the colors, the creativity/composition.
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 11/26/2008 06:48:15 AM
you can almost feel the wood
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 11/24/2008 01:15:35 PM
nice contrast in color and texture
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 11/24/2008 12:53:15 PM
Cool
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 11/24/2008 09:02:41 AM
delicious bokeh
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 11/23/2008 07:32:43 PM
Nice abstract.
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