wow and blimey! i am genuinely surprised at the outcome of this! woo! thanks very much for all the lovely comments during and after the challenge.
few key things about the shot:
1. this is a total fluke, as it was taken as a random walking about shot (i originally went to this area with the intention of shooting the thames barrier from barrier park; this tunnel leading to the Docklands Light Railway is just half a mile to the north)
2. the blur is all photoshop; i applied the radial blur to all but the guy in the distance.
3. i had to clone out the light fittings from the roof as when blurred, they leave unsightly black smudges
4. i applied a little diffuse glow to the pavings; no particular reason, just liked how it looked.
5. i was asked by the security to leave soon after this shot (apparently, even though it a station, the land is owned by ExCeL (Exhibition Centre London) and they're a bit uppity when it comes to people wandering around with a camera. fascists.
totoally thrilled with the result; it's just exactly 100 entries since my other ribbon!
oh, and apologies for the crap title; couldn't think of anything less literal.
Disqualification Details
Cloning, dodging, burning, etc. to improve your photo or remove imperfections or minor distracting elements, etc. is acceptable. However, using any editing tools to duplicate, create, or move major elements of your photograph is not permitted.
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Sorry to see this DQ'd. It's wonderful as I said before.
I know the DQ still stings, but if you would be so kind as to post the original pre-editing, we can all learn from this what the site council thinks is too much editing.
Sorry David, I do know how you must feel. I had a fourth place DQ'd and felt the same things I've seen you expressing in the forums. So happy to have your work accepted and then to have it yanked out from underneath you is a tough rollercoaster to ride.
I continue to wonder what to do with DPC feedback. I always feel better after a DQ to go sell the print as many times, for as much as I can extract, as possible. This has indeed been my salve for my Ansel Adams wounds, and one other.
My point is, you created a great photo, you thought you were within the guidelines (so do I) and you won critical acclaim from your peers. I've appreciated your openess and candor too. Congrats on a fine artistic achievement, and a great finish. You've still got the ribbon in my book - for what that's worth.
So sorry about the DQ! Regardless of whether you fit the editing rules, I repeat my comment made while voting: this still is my favorite picture in the challenge. I love everything about it. Please post in your portfolio so that I can mark it as a favorite!
Too bad, but it's still a fantastic shot, ribbon or no ribbon. :-) Just keep telling yourself that over and over and eventually it'll hopefully get better. ;-)
David... Sorry about the DQ! No matter what you do you can't get an uncontested winner! Just know you are a really good photographer and that some image you really don't care much about or you don't put much work into will probably win you the blue ribbon... That is what happened to me. Keep trying!
Congrats on the ribbon! Sure hope this time someone doesn't come along and try to claim you ripped off their photograph again for this entry like they tried with your telephone booth ribbon winner. :)
Fantastic!! Whether this blur was achieved in camera (I'm guessing it was) or via PS matters not. It just really rocks. The lines, the subject and the light are really great. Bumping to a 10
i'm interested to see how you achieved the motion in this. the image as a whole is edgy and creative. full marks for creativity. keeping the person as sharp as you did must have been a feat with the longer exposure. very well done.
Get the feeling like I"m the person on the other end of the line talkign to the man on the phone! Fantastic idea and brilliantly executed. You've created great rhthym here, the tones are great.
Wonderful aura of calm and serenity to this shot. I can almost imagine being on the phone in a tunnel such as this and speaking to someone I love and that discussion being so central to me that everything around me falls silent in my head and I hardly notice the details... A great image! 10
Yes another excellent image. I like the effect, soft and smooth. I'll be coming back after the voting period to see how this was achieved. Very impressed.
My favorite of this challenge
great work
i wouldn't even start to pick holes in it, I think it is perfect
10
good luck
hope to see this at the top of the pile.
It's a little extreme for my tastes, but still an awesome photo and effect. I love the two people at the end of the tunnel, my eyes do go directly to them.
This is a gerat shot and I'm sure that it will do very well. The only thing that prevented me from giving it a 10 was that I wish the subject (the man) was a little more clearly defined. Still a very nice pic though.
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