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The Pawn Shop
The Pawn Shop
lynnmarie


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Black & White III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Hays, Kansas
Date: Nov 12, 2006
Aperture: f4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 12, 2006

 Storefront of a pawn shop that has gone out of business.
My 15-year-old son Drew is the model.

Post-processing in PS: adjustments in levels, curves, brightness/contrast, shadows/highlights, slight rotate, selective dodge and burn of storefront lettering, slight dodge and burn other areas, desaturate, duotones in black and gray, crop, reduce file size, save for web.


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Place: 204 out of 424
Avg (all users): 5.4875
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.3519
Avg (non-participants): 5.7692
Views since voting: 852
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 160
Comments: 3
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Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6G
 11/19/2006 10:46:11 AM
0-3 met challenge = 3
0-2 creativity = 1
0-3 Lighting/Comp = 2
0-2 Viewer Appeal = 1
My Vote = 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/14/2006 12:48:20 AM
Good composition. nice tones. It is simplistic yet has plenty of viewer interest. You might consider making the building horizon level.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/13/2006 03:18:23 AM
Too bad it's tilted on the right side. Good shot otherwise.
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