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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> Challenge 149 - Breaking the Rules >> Challenge 149 - Eligible > Snow Storm and 88's
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21-DEC-2007 Michael Shealy

Snow Storm and 88's

Monument, CO

Rules Broken: Blurring and fuzziness around subject, details in highlights and shadows are obscured, colors are muted (not saturated), focus appears blurred (not sharp).
Reason: The subject/scene itself, unavoidably breaks rules. IOW, the choice to make the shot under the available conditions, broke the rules. It works because this is a true view of the conditions at the time the shot was taken.


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ctfchallenge31-Dec-2007 07:12
Thanks, Tom. Never a doubt. Cheers, -mikey
Guest 27-Dec-2007 19:04
Glad your back.
ctfchallenge25-Dec-2007 01:54
Haha, well I knew it worked. Thanks for telling me why. Yea, those snow storm shots can be surreal and graphical. ":^D -mikey
ctfchallenge25-Dec-2007 00:48
Naw, it works because it turns the whole thing surreal, graphical... giving us a feel for the moment, as opposed to an accurate representation. It's artistic and the colors and texture are lovely. :) ~ Qualified. ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge24-Dec-2007 23:25
He is, inni. Bad boy, Tom. Cheers, -mikey
Rod 24-Dec-2007 23:13
Tom's a real trouble maker:-)
ctfchallenge24-Dec-2007 17:50
UGH! Oh, Mikey!!! Very nicely done. I'm wanting to believe there are large areas of empty space, and I am trying to convince myself that large is a subjective term, but Tom opened his mouth and I could no longer deny the truth - there simply aren't large areas of empty space - the space is well used. Now please, go change your rule to overexposure or color fidelity and tell us why this is the real reason the image works - 'cuz it does!! Then please bring it on back! :) ~ Lonnit
Guest 23-Dec-2007 05:04
The colors give the tower a mosaic effect & the wrap around trees of nearly B&W anchor the whole picture. Not really any "large empty space", rather a good use of space I'd say. I like it; but on topic, hmmm, might be too good.
ctfchallenge23-Dec-2007 01:17
I like the surreal colors Mikey. John
Rod 23-Dec-2007 01:00
The faded colours in the framework look really good & quite surreal. The curve of the tree branches fits right in with the circles. Excellent picy Mikey...............Are you confident? "She" will be here soon:-)
ctfchallenge23-Dec-2007 00:31
Looks like a Christmas decoration in spite of your description. Anyway it certainly has that holiday feel in spite of the bleached out brightness. And I love effect of the tree limbs in the bg. They tickle my eyeballs. Really neat, wintery and original, Mikey. -tv
ctfchallenge22-Dec-2007 19:36
and I love the washed out blue.
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