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Challenge: From Above II (Basic Editing)
Collection: Challenges - 2009
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: Jul 7, 2009
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30 sec
Galleries: Interior, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2009

 Photo taken from the 7th floor of Elizabeth Tower in Melbourne, looking down its spiral stairwell.

Processing: Crop, rotate, tweak levels in LR for an hour or so, avoiding vignettes and gradients etc, to stay within Basic Editing rules.

Prediction 5.4, if I'm lucky


Statistics
Place: 3 out of 141
Avg (all users): 6.7614
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.3269
Avg (non-participants): 6.9435
Views since voting: 4909
Views during voting: 346
Votes: 176
Comments: 39
Favorites: 3 (view)

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AuthorThread
 07/23/2010 03:56:52 AM
Very nice job on the composition.
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 07/21/2009 02:12:09 PM
Greetings from Andi via the Critique Club. Let me start by congratulating you on your first ribbon Vlado

First Impression: Fits the challenge well, a nicely framed colourful shot but, its another spiral staircase.

Composition: This is excellent, the frame is full with no wasted space and my eyes are taken on a rollercoaster ride around the image.

Tecnical: Its a basic challenge and think you did an excellent job with the lighting, exposure and focus. some voters might have wanted more detail at the bottom of the stairs but I like the mystery of whats down there.

Artistic: If you had left out the foliage I think you would have suffered in the voting and having it in the shot has added another dimension to the image. For me, the foliage is the difference between a good image and the work of an artist (and of course a runner up and a ribbon winner).

Overall thoughts: If I were able to get you to change one element it would be to have used a flash to bring out the foliage a bit more, I think it would have helped the image but unless I saw a comparison I can only wonder. Its a shot well worth your first ribbon, and hope its the start of good things for you here at dpc.
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 07/19/2009 02:18:37 PM
Wow I love shots that make me dizzy! Huge congrats on the ribbon!
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 07/18/2009 02:56:31 AM
Woot!

Gratz on your first ribbon.
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 07/17/2009 02:46:34 AM
I think you missed a bit on your prediction. :-) Congrats on the ribbon!! I had an outtake that was kinda similar but not nearly as pretty:

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 07/16/2009 10:11:34 AM
I really enjoyed this shot! Thank you.
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 07/16/2009 05:35:32 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon! It's an awesome shot!
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 07/16/2009 04:38:40 AM
cestitam! :-)

congratulations on your first ribbon !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 07:13:34 PM
I love this photo - and the title is perfect. It's exotic and mysterious, and quite dizzying. Congrats on your excellent placement!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 04:14:36 PM
Perfect interpretation for this challenge! Congrats on the ribbon
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 02:52:33 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon and a PB! Well done! Great image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 02:39:53 PM
Nice finish! This was one of my top picks.
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 07/15/2009 01:17:36 PM
Sweet!!! Way to go on your first ribbon and on such a cool shot! Way to go, Vlado!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 10:32:03 AM
Congrats on an awesome picture! This is great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 08:46:06 AM
Very cool, congratulations on your first ribbon.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 04:39:36 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon and PB.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 04:33:37 AM
Congrats on the 3rd place, Vlado.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 03:51:00 AM
I know you were watching your score religiously throughout the challenge- congratulations on your first ribbon! =)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 02:40:07 AM
Congrats, Vlado. Super image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 12:59:25 AM
Congratulations Vlado! Very well done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 11:51:15 PM
AWESOME!!!! You rock big time Vlado - congratulations!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 11:32:06 PM
Congrats!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 10:00:41 PM
Way to go! Thanks for sticking with it!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:55:06 PM
Looks like you need to improve on your prediction LOL!! Congrats on an excellent shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:35:07 PM
Congratulations on the ribbon, great image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:20:02 PM
COngrats on the Yellow
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 07/14/2009 08:19:11 PM
Prediction 5.4, if I'm lucky

lol....congrats on the ribbon! :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:17:51 PM
Congrats on the ribbon!! Awesome shot! Somehow I think you predicted a little low...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:10:05 PM
Great shot, congrats on a PB and your first ribbon!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 08:02:59 PM
Congratulations Vlado on your first Ribbon
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/14/2009 07:07:48 PM
ohhhh those palm trees....damn!!..high vote though
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 11:56:05 AM
Very stunning
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 07/14/2009 09:57:55 AM
like the geometry. 8
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 07/13/2009 05:48:06 PM
Challenge Relevance:7 Impact/Emotion/Mood:6 Technicals:7 Processing:7 Creativity:6
 07/13/2009 08:04:15 AM
beautiful colors and contrast! interesting shape repeated downward too.... pulls you right into the photo--- nice effect!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/11/2009 07:48:15 PM
Nice choice of content and composition.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/09/2009 05:12:24 PM
Great shot for this challenge. Nice complimentary colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2009 04:54:17 AM
I knew there had to be at least one spiral staircase in here, they just look so cool from above. Very nicely captured and the color is complemented nicely by the green of the potted plant.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/07/2009 08:38:55 PM
I think the first plant ruins it for me, maybe others will like it, 6
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