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Challenge: Abandoned IV (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Location: White Lake, NJ
Date: Oct 22, 2017
Aperture: 8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 140
Date Uploaded: Oct 22, 2017

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Statistics
Place: 16 out of 46
Avg (all users): 5.6863
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Views since voting: 586
Views during voting: 104
Votes: 51
Comments: 5
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Ricoh GR III
Fujifilm XF 16mm f/1.4 R WR
 10/30/2017 05:31:50 PM
Two elements, well maybe three elements, of this photograph really work well IMO.

1. the perspective of the wall continues in its own shadow.
2. as others have mentioned, the detail in the beach tree leaves lower right. A nice place for the viewers eye to settle.
3. the burst of life and light coming through the impenetrable wall's doorway.

Message edited by author 2017-10-31 00:19:20.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 10/30/2017 12:35:08 AM
lovely picking out of light! I had to blink a few times.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 10/29/2017 12:52:37 PM
nicely seen. could possibly have used just a bit more detail in the shadows, though, but that's subjective.
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Fujifilm XF 35mm f/2 R WR
 10/29/2017 10:40:44 AM
This skittish image, aside from the calm spray of leaves in the lower right corner, took awhile to settle into coherence. The multitude of tiny leaves on the left transitioned through the somewhat larger rocks of the wall into those large, well-defined leaves on the right. I see the highlit tree in the wall's opening as your spirit passing out into the sunlight, as a new life beckons. Black and white is a fine choice, yet this photograph seems full of color. And what a strong title. I'm happy for your beautiful passage.
Personal favorite of the challenge.
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 10/26/2017 02:10:56 AM
The highlights top left really pulled me away from this story 5
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