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25-JUN-2004

1st: The Red Door by Mattana

Dorset, England

This incredibly painted house is in Lyme Regis.

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Guest 05-Jul-2004 14:03
G'day Mattana,
While I agree with Barry's suggestions for imporovement, I also agree with all the positive comments (including Barry's) about you nailing the theme with such an eye-catching effort and any improvement would just be even more icing on the cake. From the moment I saw yor photo I thought it might be a C11 winner and I haven't changed my mind.
Cheers, John
Konica Minolta Users04-Jul-2004 17:54
g'day Mattana - anyone that can capture colours like this in the UK deserves a medal! - for that matter i'm not sure i've seen colours like this in the UK. - Great capture. thanx. adrianox.
Mattana04-Jul-2004 11:26
Thank you everyone for the commments.
Mattana
Guest 30-Jun-2004 05:24
Intense!! A strong contender, but given the stiff competition, there are two things I think would make it stronger. In PS I would use the transform/distort tool and pull the bottom left corner to the left just a tad then the upper right corner ever so slightly to the left. That would make all the strong vertical lines in this very graphic piece, all be perpendicular to the bottom and parallel to the sides and each other. I might also, on a seperate layer in multiply mode, overlay a grayish color with some noise added, over the stone street which is a lttle blown out. Then you could play with the opacity till it feels just right.
No offense intended. I think this is a very good image.

best regards, Barry
Konica Minolta Users30-Jun-2004 02:04
Now this is colorful. Looks almost like it's built of LEGO. A very suitable entry for the theme. Nice.

Fred
Ingo Rautenberg29-Jun-2004 02:44
Wow! One thing's for sure -- it'd be easy to tell someone "My place -- you can't miss it, really." (no matter what the weather)
Philip Potts 27-Jun-2004 00:18
Man, this is great! I'm not even going to bother entering a photo for this challenge. Wonderful shot.
Konica Minolta Users26-Jun-2004 19:27
Ouch ! If you walk by in this street on a rainy day, it still feels likes summer...

Alain
Guest 26-Jun-2004 05:30
Bravo!!! Talk about colorful :)
Konica Minolta Users25-Jun-2004 20:37
Wow, Talk about saturated! Looks like we have winner here.

--David Bourke