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06-MAY-2006 Michael Kilpatrick

5th Place
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by Michael Kilpatrick

Canon EOS 20D
1/125s f/11.0 at 10.0mm iso400 full exif

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Guest 13-May-2006 02:34
Great! Love the mooed, the BW, the contrast... perfect for me as it is.
Leo Charette10-May-2006 18:09
A very dramatic composition... love tthe contrast and mood. Maybe a tad oversharpen, at least on my monitor. A superb image.
Guest 08-May-2006 18:21
Michael, thanks for sharing your thought process on the final composition you chose...appreciate it. The perspective and crazy angles on all the fences and paving is just so much fun to view. I'm really enjoying this piece. -Michael
Michael Kilpatrick08-May-2006 09:31
Thanks again for the comments.
Michael I'm certainly not going to tell you to go away - I agree that it looks as though it could stand some rotation, but I had already tried that and felt it put the bottle too close to the centre of the frame.
The camera was slightly tilted and the problem is exacerbated by the slight slope of the alley and the leaning fences. I did correct it slightly but felt I couldn't take it any further without spoiling the composition.
jnconradie07-May-2006 21:53
Just amazing, that you could turn this alley, mud, rubbish, etc. into a piece of art. I am most impressed. ~jnconradie
Guest 07-May-2006 17:11
Beautifully done. Excellent textures, contrasts, and composition. Well seen and executed for this topic. (*)As much as I love this as is, my mind really wants to rotate this a little less than one degree counter clockwise, but it's a very minor nit. You can tell me to shut up and go away, I won't be offended. -Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge07-May-2006 13:36
I really like this, the contrast really emphasises the dramatic "message" in this image. Reminds me of "Orchard Lane" where I used to raid fruit as a naughty child. OOPs hush my mouth... (except we never drank at that age!) Regards Bob
iso320007-May-2006 11:15
Classy image. I really like this one a lot. Sorry I can't be more constructive.
Michael Kilpatrick07-May-2006 01:54
Thanks Lonnit and Matt.
Matt......I agree about the dirt. I have locally increased the brightness in that area to make the tyre tracks more obvious. I think it's an improvement.
Regards
Michael
Canon DSLR Challenge06-May-2006 17:06
WONDERFUL!!! ~ Lonnit
Canon DSLR Challenge06-May-2006 13:39
I like the mood very much. the dirt to the left isn't producing the best effect but it still works... Matt.