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Challenge: The Letter C (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: GoPro HD Hero
Location: Times Square NY, NY
Date: Aug 15, 2011
Aperture: f/3.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/249
Galleries: Cityscape, DPChallenge GTGs
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2011

 This is a picture of crowded Times Square. I edited this photo with Photomatrix and Photoshop CS5 it is 3 photos layer together.

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 174
Avg (all users): 5.2000
Avg (commenters): 6.1538
Avg (participants): 5.2051
Avg (non-participants): 5.1923
Views since voting: 787
Views during voting: 249
Votes: 130
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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 08/29/2011 05:23:31 AM
One of the ways I judge images and vote is as follows: do I think the processing effect lends itself well to the image?

In this case the answer is no. I would have loved to have seen this with subtler processing with perhaps the liberal saturation boost that is here if that's what you're looking for. I think a strong sharp contrasted image would have scored much better.

However, this is just my opinion. I don't know what you were trying to achieve. If it was this you did it excellently. I really do like the perspective used here.
 08/29/2011 04:57:40 AM
Originally posted by genova24:
Next time I know DPC is a more true to the art contest. Thanks for all of the comments and votes.


DPC is hardly a true to the art contest. It's all about clear, simple, easy to view photos that have sharp detail and great color.

:)

Shoot what you love and don't let this place dictate how you do it.
 08/29/2011 04:52:59 AM
FWIW, this image strikes me more as digital art than a photograph. There are lots of cool elements here and it does like an interesting photo, with the fisheye and long exposure etc.

Keep up the good work, just go easy on the HDR! :-)
 08/28/2011 10:05:53 PM
Originally posted by genova24:
I feel that with a different name like "Crazy Colors" this photo would have done better. I over processed it on purpose to exaggerate the colors of times square. Snce I entered this photo I have gotten lots of comments from people who either love it or hate it. Next time I know DPC is a more true to the art contest. Thanks for all of the comments and votes.


Depending on how you define "success", you got feedback as to whether folks love it or hate it, a fair amount of comments. I would say this was a successful pic. Just my humble opinion though :)
 08/28/2011 08:06:00 PM
I feel that with a different name like "Crazy Colors" this photo would have done better. I over processed it on purpose to exaggerate the colors of times square. Snce I entered this photo I have gotten lots of comments from people who either love it or hate it. Next time I know DPC is a more true to the art contest. Thanks for all of the comments and votes.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/28/2011 07:19:25 PM
love the vibrant colors and the ghostly walkers
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 08/28/2011 07:12:39 PM
remarkable effect.
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 08/27/2011 06:46:43 PM
Personally ...I like it...I'm wondering if the DPC HDR haters will feel the same !
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 08/26/2011 09:15:27 PM
Cool processing. Makes me think of a water color drawing. Like the super wide angle.
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 08/23/2011 08:12:55 PM
A little too much processing for me
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 08/23/2011 10:07:56 AM
How did you do this? Great
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 08/23/2011 07:38:37 AM
Too overprocessed for me,shame as I like the image behind.
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 08/22/2011 02:03:43 PM
Love the fisheye look. Contrast seems a bit soft but that might be just me.
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 08/22/2011 12:59:10 PM
OW OW OW OWWWWWWW Wayy too much HDR on what looks like it was a perfectly good shot before it got this treatment.
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 08/22/2011 09:49:10 AM
What fun. It has an almost cartoon feel. The fish eye really lends itself to it as well. I like it.
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 08/22/2011 01:36:07 AM
From a subjective point of view, much too overdone in the post-processing. From a technical, issues with haloing around the buildings and excessive noise in some areas. Composition is fine, although as presented the ultra bright red to the right dominates. A photo worth revisiting, I feel.
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 08/21/2011 08:32:49 PM
Nice scene, but I find it to be way overcooked.
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 08/21/2011 08:09:11 PM
Interesting composition.
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