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Where Once There Were People
Where Once There Were People
Gatorguy


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Challenge: Empty Room (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Lens: Nikon WC-E63 Wide Angle Adapter
Location: Somewhere in Minnesota
Date: Jun 3, 2006
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 3, 2006

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I'm guessing most viewers will say "So what, a ladder". The room is one of many vacant ones where I work. As I walked by it, I was struck by the contrast of light and dark created by a single florescent fixture left on 24-7. I chose the ladder as the object because I like the shape and felt it added a dimension of loneliness to the image of a deserted office where there was once a community of people.

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Place: 28 out of 114
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM
 06/11/2006 10:48:54 PM
Nice composition and lighting. Meets challenge.
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Canon EOS-6D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/11/2006 10:30:35 PM
Good lighting and composition, but it's rather a boring subject.
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Canon EOS-6D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 06/11/2006 05:27:45 AM
Soon, ladders will replace us all! ;-) Nice lighting, interesting composition.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 06/10/2006 11:00:31 PM
I might have darkened the background more.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 06/09/2006 02:24:57 PM
I like your choice of item to bring into the room, and the lighting decision you made. Well done.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM
 06/09/2006 07:27:06 AM
Wonderful use of lighting to enhance such a bland subject to tell a story.
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Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 06/09/2006 04:34:47 AM
This seems to have alot of potential, but there just seems to be a lack of impact in the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 4
 06/07/2006 09:18:11 AM
excellent ... i like the simplicity and compo
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Canon EOS-650/T4i Rebel
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
 06/06/2006 09:15:38 PM
It feels like a play is in preparation...
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Olympus E-300 EVOLT
Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 06/06/2006 06:09:00 PM
I think this image is great. It's nice placement of the ladder. Nice lighting. I'm not fond of the floor in this photo. Nice detail and tones in the ladder though.
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Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 06/06/2006 06:32:15 AM
nice idea, but think you could have found a more dynamic perspective than an eye-level shot.
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Nikon D7000
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 06/05/2006 11:21:42 PM
don't really see the room, Well I can see a floor and a hint of base board might be just me thought a wall would be nice
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Sony DSC-P73
 06/05/2006 05:09:25 PM
I LOVE IT!!! It's like one of the BEST pictures of all the challenge! I hope you get the ribbon. Great accomplishment of the challenge!!!
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Apple iPhone 13 Pro
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 06/05/2006 02:33:31 PM
Nice composition and lighting, maybe a little more light for the entire room would help to make this image a little more interesting IMO. 7
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Sony DSLR-A550
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 06/05/2006 02:34:23 AM
great idea but the area of o/exposed space in the front lets it down for me 5
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Canon EOS-40D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 06/05/2006 01:18:25 AM
neat picture! I like it, the lighting and the B&W work really well for this, 9
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