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Matrix II
Matrix II
Jak


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: What is the Matrix? (Classic Editing)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Playland, Vancouver, BC
Date: May 18, 2003
Aperture: f7.1
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/450
Date Uploaded: May 19, 2003

 This is a a shot of the innards of an old wooden roller coaster. Most of the posts are a light blue colour. In PSP I solarized at threshold 100, then resized and added the borders, resizing again. Looking at the shot later, I decided to make some changes. I then added an adjustment layer for brightness + 10, and another adjustment layer for contrast +40.

Statistics
Place: 83 out of 140
Avg (all users): 4.6763
Avg (commenters): 3.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6750
Avg (non-participants): 4.6772
Views since voting: 962
Votes: 207
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/01/2003 10:24:25 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club
Hi Jak!

Composition
I like the curve against the straight lines here. The composition leads us into and out of the picture, which is alright.

Color
Hate the post processing - I think devart and photosig are a lot more welcoming to the digital art than dpc - we (me too) tend to dislike "art" and focus as much as we can on "photography." I guess it helps this shot tie into your theme more, but I think it's too much.

Subject matter
Not sure how this is matrixy except the post processing.

Overall
Your score reflected my opinion of this shot - you do some of the best work on dpc, so I am not going to waste your time trying to explain why I think you finished down here. Happy shooting, can't wait to see some more stuff from ya.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sony Mavica FD-73
 05/27/2003 02:46:50 PM
interesting image, looks more like a painting to me
Sony DSC-S85
 05/23/2003 01:46:29 AM
looks lmore like a drawing or painting than it does a photo
HP PhotoSmart C618
 05/21/2003 08:19:25 AM
The heavy use of colourisation in this shot has left it rather grainy. I like the structure of the shot, but I'm not keen on the texture.
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
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