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The Neon Gods They Made
The Neon Gods They Made
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Challenge: Neon (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4500
Location: Middleton, WI
Date: Aug 17, 2004
Aperture: f 3.9
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Urban, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Aug 17, 2004

 A bar in Middleton, WI, near my home. The sign refers to the Brewer's new stadium in Milwaukee, Miller Park. The title is from "The Sounds of Silence" by Simon and Garfunkel.

Crop, levels, USM in lightness channel (lab color), various tweaks in curves, increase reds a bit in Hue/Saturation.

Statistics
Place: 112 out of 222
Avg (all users): 4.9186
Avg (commenters): 5.1667
Avg (participants): 4.7248
Avg (non-participants): 5.0323
Views since voting: 936
Views during voting: 409
Votes: 295
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/24/2004 07:42:04 PM
Great job on your picture. Your title is really effective, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/24/2004 11:53:17 AM
go Brewers
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/24/2004 09:35:45 AM
A good shot, if you're advertising, or selling signs...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/22/2004 07:20:08 PM
go brewers........
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/21/2004 02:43:45 PM
excellent title!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/20/2004 08:23:35 AM
Nice ballpark, to bad the Brewers aren't better...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/20/2004 07:18:04 AM
yaaaaaaa Milwaukee......
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/19/2004 10:23:17 AM
A very nice classic neon picture, great shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/19/2004 03:39:37 AM
I'm not seeing any photographic elements which build on the sign itself, or show photographic creativity in laying out the shot. If we consider the neon sign to be a neon artist's work, that would make this image a direct photo of prior art, which is not permitted in the contest rules. It's a gray area, so I'm not recommending this shot for DQ, but my vote reflects the fact that while this is a technically comptetant image, it is not using observable (to me) unique interpretation, perspective, lighting, or photoediting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2004 02:36:51 PM
no open signs
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2004 08:12:41 AM
aah beer. I love beer, and this is a good shoot, but I don't feel the creativity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/18/2004 05:12:41 AM
none
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 08/18/2004 04:37:36 AM
A bit overexposed since you've lost some of the sharpness in the glass.
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