Power outages are a way of life in New Orleans these days. The moon was out, so I though I'd play with the camera when there was no streetlights. This was one of the shots.
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A very creative shot with a cool title. The moon behind the unlit streetlamp gives it an eerie luminosity that makes you look twice. I like the composition with the negative space filling the bottom and middle of the frame. It gives the image a great sense of height.
I like the way the perspective distorts the vertical line of the street lamp. I might have exaggerated it with a little more tilt and having the lamp meet the bottom corner of the frame. Other than that, I can't think of much that I would suggest to change this.
I think your score probably suffereed because the 'shadow' is not obviously the subject of the image. I think this should have scored higher.
Challenge: SHADOWS III
Description: Creatively capture a shadow
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lunar eclipse
Fit: Clearly meets the challenge 1
Aesthetics: Well composed, aesthetically pleasing 2
Technical: Technically OK 1
Could have done with some better relief on the lamp post
Wow: Real impact 2
I like this shot but could do with more tonal variation
Total Score = 6
i spent a minute trying to figure out how this was done and i've got nothing. unless it was some kind of lightsource that looks like a street lamp pointed down and we are seeing it from the top. interesting silhouette
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