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A Briefcase of Gratitude
A Briefcase of Gratitude
giantmike


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Challenge: Memorials and Monuments (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Date: Sep 29, 2010
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/5000
Galleries: Urban, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Sep 29, 2010

 After hours of searching, I finally found some information on this seemingly unknown memorial for 911. This is the "Makeshift Memorial" by J. Seward Johnson. Some really good background information on this statue can be found here: //www.flickr.com/photos/sheenachi/3128783357/

It just so happened that I had a short trip to NJ which started basically when this challenge was announced. At first I was going to try for something with the Statue of Liberty, but when I stumbled upon this, I felt it would make a more powerful image. This seems to be a "living memorial" as people leave trinkets by it, so it's never quite the same.

Post Processing (Aperture):
* Crop
* Move white balance to be warmer
* Increase exposure and brightness
* Increase contrast and definition
* Increase saturation with decreased vibrancy
* Increase shadows
* Levels
* Edge Sharpen
* Export to 720px tall
* Unsharp Mask (Pixelmator)
* Export for Web (Pixelmator)

I wish this were an advanced editing challenge, as I think this image could be even more powerful with some vignetting.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 84
Avg (all users): 5.4719
Avg (commenters): 6.6667
Avg (participants): 5.2368
Avg (non-participants): 5.5357
Views since voting: 737
Views during voting: 307
Votes: 178
Comments: 4
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/12/2010 10:26:09 AM
Good color temperature and macro.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/10/2010 02:22:31 PM
The light here, and depth of field is pretty good. It is a shame, though, that we can't see the face of the statue. Just IMO.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/08/2010 10:30:45 AM
one of the best
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 10/07/2010 08:51:23 AM
6.5
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