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25-OCT-2007 Gerry McBride

9th: Tbilisi - Sameba Cathedral

Tbilisi, Georgia

Canon EOS 5D
1/30s f/16.0 at 63.0mm iso100 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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nino 17-Apr-2008 12:50
wow
i was surprized when i see sameba cathedral here
great shot :))
ctfchallenge02-Nov-2007 01:18
My fav also from the other one. These really compliment each other and you did well on exposure :) jano
Guest 31-Oct-2007 16:54
Gerry, these are both beautiful and go perfectly together for this challenge. No border needed. :) ~Lydia
Guest 28-Oct-2007 23:25
Impressive looking church both inside and out. -COAmature
Rod 28-Oct-2007 19:36
Bugger now we can't have any more fun:-) I like the look of this now but the brain having seen the drop shadows feels something is missing. Can you put put some flat borders around, it will help with the withdrawal symptoms. One other thing, if you really enjoy doing drop shadows don't worry about wot I or we say, life is short mate:-) The colours & forms do stand out better now.
mcbit28-Oct-2007 12:54
Since nobody liked me drop shadows I've removed them and posted "Au naturelle" -mcbit
ctfchallenge27-Oct-2007 21:06
Oh come on.. you don't need to look further than at your Internet browser's title bar. Those (contemporary) graphic designers make a fine buck. It's all about mastering the craft, noone was born drop-shadowers. Learning by trial and error is the best way. I should know.. you're talking to the plastic-bag-lady lol
-k2
Rod 27-Oct-2007 20:09
I disagree Kiki the only way to cure the problem is to not have silly drop shadows at all as they're a scourge from every Graphic Designer using them a decade or more ago. Every picy in me junk mail back then had a bleeding drop shadow, thankfully it's time has past........Well in me junk mail if not here:-)
ctfchallenge27-Oct-2007 14:26
Yes.. these certainly belong. Nice "inverse" shapes and light :) Good color on the border as well. A minor nitpick: The dropdown shadow is very generous.. If I look at the border in the middle or right side, it becomes 3D; no longer a shadow but a solid pole bulging out instead. An optical illusion but slightly distracting. (If you reduce the height of the browser window so you only see the middle of the picture, it's easier to immediately see what I mean: Now the left side border suddenly looks alone in its "flatness"..). A narrower shadow would diminish that effect.
-k2
ctfchallenge27-Oct-2007 12:38
I like these best for the subtle ways they are held together as a pair in spite of the very different and contrasting lighting. The repetition of the arches keeps my eye darting around. Good selection. -tv
mcbit26-Oct-2007 19:07
That's what happens when you use 'Blu-Tac' instead of 'Magic Tape' mate! -mcbit
Rod 26-Oct-2007 18:48
Yes the inside outside works nicely, well done mate. I also like how the sun cast shadows from the picys to the background borders.
mcbit26-Oct-2007 18:26
Thanks all, I'd have preferred better light but we were there for a day and a half and had to make do! -mcbit
J.V. 26-Oct-2007 18:12
The inside/outside combo really works in this image. Good work.
ctfchallenge26-Oct-2007 16:35
This is my fav of the 2 different duos Gerry - really nicely doneand great images too! CJ
aam1234 26-Oct-2007 13:49
Crazy people think alike :)
mcbit26-Oct-2007 12:37
Thanks aam I didn't like the frames much either (lack of inspiration) and was in the process of changing 'Old & New' when I saw your comment! :) -mcbit
aam1234 26-Oct-2007 12:03
On a second look, and as great as they are, I think the red frame takes away from these beautiful photos. If they were my pics (yeah right) I'd go for light gray or light brown. This is just me though, the choice is yours obviously.
aam1234 26-Oct-2007 11:59
You certainly know what you are doing, Gerry. Both are great.