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Broken Image, Steady Pride
Broken Image, Steady Pride
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Broken (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: LeVeque Tower, Downtown Columbus, Ohio
Date: Dec 7, 2004
Galleries: Architecture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Dec 7, 2004

 Title Ideas: 77 Years, Still Proud; Cracked; Broken Wings; Broken Image, Steady Pride; Block Eagle; Constant Vigil; Crenelated; Sundered; Regal & Sundered

Oh man, I really could have used Leatherlips again... but I spared you. This is a concrete Eagle Sculpture on the LeVeque Tower in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It's one of many that perch on the building. I was interested in the way the bricks truncate and sever the flow of the sculpture, as well as the various cracks and imperfections in the building.

Probably won't fare to well with the voters, because their ignorance will say "wait a minute, it's intact. 1" or "I say this in madagascar 30 years ago. 1" Ultimately I think they won't think it meets the challenge, but the more I look at this shot the more I fall in love with it, such great symbolism and intrigue. So voters who vote me lowly, here is what I say to you:

:Þ

Another last thing, people will probably vote me down on the "slant" that's in the image, without realizing I didn't take this dead on, so if I had corrected it (which I did several times) then you'd all yell at me about the slant on the top.

Statistics
Place: 120 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.0870
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 5.0444
Avg (non-participants): 5.1277
Views since voting: 913
Views during voting: 280
Votes: 184
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon PowerShot G5
 12/16/2004 07:27:04 PM
This is a real beauty!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/16/2004 09:06:40 AM
Nice shot... I like it a lot. It does suffer some from keystoning. You can see where the vertical lines of the stones both on the left and on the right lean toward the center. If you use Photoshop for post processing there is a neat technique to correct for that and make both sets of lines vertical. If you don't know it and are interested in how to do that let me know. Again... nice image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 11:57:08 AM
Like this - love the stone texture you've achieved here. Interesting and effective composition too. I wonder if many people will see this as 'broken' though.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 12/15/2004 12:37:25 AM
The dark and light tones are perfect. Very sharp image and great composition. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 12/14/2004 11:51:02 PM
I guess I just don't get it. Sorry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 12/14/2004 11:29:53 PM
not getting the broken part... is the eagle supposed to represent america? If it is then its not clear imo. Looks like the german eagle, or the countless other countrys that have eagles as part of the countries symbol.
Canon EOS-20D
 12/14/2004 06:08:43 AM
This is begging for a centered composition, and perhaps some smoothing?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 12/14/2004 04:56:21 AM
Composition: 6, Technical: 7, Appeal: 8, Challenge: 4, Overall Score: 6 (weighted)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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