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The Jewel Box
The Jewel Box
dwolff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Landmarks (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Kodak DX4530
Location: St. Louis, MO - Forest Park - Well & McKinley
Date: Dec 4, 2004
Aperture: f4.80
ISO: 120
Shutter: 1/1000
Galleries: Landscape, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Dec 5, 2004

 Picture taken in Forest Park of the Jewel Box, which is a restored greenhouse originally built in 1936 that holds flower shows and can be rented out for weddings and receptions. Camera was mounted on tripod and portrait angle was used. No cropping done. Post processing included auto contrast and levels, as well as the unsharp mask in Photoshop Elements.

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Place: 99 out of 143
Avg (all users): 5.2030
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
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Votes: 202
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Canon EOS-30D
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 12/12/2004 09:57:27 PM
Interesting looking building, but too much foreground and that half a bench on the left is distracting.
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 12/11/2004 11:14:39 PM
Good capture. A good friend of mine got married in there... ironic. Are you from stl?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/11/2004 04:26:16 PM
You picked the best time of day for this shot - the light is great!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D7000
Nikon MF 105mm f/2.5 AIS
 12/08/2004 02:14:11 PM
I know you probably were limited in your vantage point, but its too bad the path in the lower left corner had to be in the frame. Good Work.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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