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29-MAR-2009 Mary Anne

Cityscape

New York City

Canon EOS 350D ,Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
1/180s f/5.6 at 18.0mm iso800 hide exif
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Date/Time29-Mar-2009 09:30:27
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length18 mm
Exposure Time1/180 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent800
Exposure Bias0.50
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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ctfchallenge04-Apr-2009 13:17
Thanks, Techo. I liked the surreal feeling that a little bit of PP gave here.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2009 01:25
I really like the composition and the effect is amazing. It's like a ghostscraper ;) Especially for pics like these, wouldn't have thought grey skies make shots so interesting. This proves me otherwise.

-Techo
ctfchallenge03-Apr-2009 01:01
Thanks, CJ and Angio. Doug, I have an older smallish monitor and often have to scroll through vertical shots. I've found that if I view this in "medium" size it seems more of a whole.
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2009 12:21
I really like the transition Mary Anne, gives this a ghostly appearance! - angioman
ctfchallenge01-Apr-2009 23:43
Not so sure about this one Mary Anne. I'm so drawn to the light it makes it difficlut to take notice of anything else. -Doug
ctfchallenge01-Apr-2009 19:53
Great composition Mary Anne and nice reflections/shadows - I like the color version - good one for the topic! CJ
Rod 31-Mar-2009 00:06
Ah now I see the light fall off in the original is more gradual & the over exposure of the sky is just more accentuated because of the crop, it makes sense now. I tried a B&W but your colour version works a lot better. Nicely done.
Jim B (MSP)30-Mar-2009 22:32
Very well done, esp for this challenge. I like the composition as well as the overall effect. The shadow on the left really can fool the casual eye.
Shu30-Mar-2009 22:11
Unique with the contrast increase! Nice one, Mary Anne! shu
ctfchallenge30-Mar-2009 21:58
See original here: http://www.pbase.com/image/110783431
--Mary Anne
ctfchallenge30-Mar-2009 21:49
Thanks, Tom and Penny. NY is such a fun place to photograph, with an endless supply of subjects. This past weekend, of course, it was extra good with such great people to share the experience. Rod, you can see the original in Pending, which shows that this is pretty much how the fog was. I did little more than crop and increase contrast a bit...and I was actually surprised at how the windows in the background turned out.
--Mary Anne
Rod 30-Mar-2009 20:25
The fog doesn't seem soft enough to be real, wasit done in PP? This might work better in B&W for me so the windows become more of an important element.
ctfchallenge30-Mar-2009 17:02
NYC - Yay!!! Nice picture - I do like how it keeps going and going.
Penny Street
ctfchallenge30-Mar-2009 16:36
Nice one for the topic Mary Anne, especially for the innovative blurring of the distinctions about negative space. Glad you had enough time to do some processing for the challenge since Saturday (I didn't). 50 points bonus on top of a fine qualifying score of 7.999. -tv