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Challenge: Time II (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: Challenges 2007
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: Mainz, Germany
Date: Mar 11, 2007
Aperture: f/6.3
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/100
Date Uploaded: Mar 11, 2007

 This is a mural in the lobby of the Natural History Museum in Mainz which depicts the movement of time, I think - it's quite lovely! It's about three stories high. Note that there are numbers around the "face" and a only a single hand. Taken with the 10-22 lens. Post includes reducing exposure and increasing saturation in RAW; crop, slight curves, sharpen on a separate layer so I could erase the effects on the support structures along the windows (they get jaggies). A bit more saturation with soft light blending mode then reduced opacity, and some dodge and burn to bring out some of the colors a bit more. Converted to the proper web profile, resized, added border, saved for web. Did one more slight sharpening after resizing, again "erasing" the effect on the supports.

Hope you enjoy it - next time I'm there (when not stopping by to shoot for a challenge!) I'll see if I can get more information on the wall itself.

And for the record, Europe doesn't change time for another couple of weeks.

To answer gg3rd's question, I believe those are lights on the side.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.7866
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 5.4848
Avg (non-participants): 5.9898
Views since voting: 836
Views during voting: 267
Votes: 164
Comments: 12
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 03/22/2007 07:06:53 PM
This is SO cool! I'm disappointed it didn't finish in the mid-6's tho! :(

What an impressive composition! It's PERFECT!

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Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 03/19/2007 11:09:08 PM
I love the symmetry and the geometric pattern created by the perspective. Actually I really like everything about this shot. I gave it an 8 and wish I had gone higher. The more I look at it the more I like it.
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Canon EOS-500D Rebel T1i
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 03/19/2007 01:03:13 PM
Like the perspective and the uniquenes of the subject. Are those speakers on both sides of the clock?
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Nikon D7200
Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G
 03/19/2007 07:25:10 AM
Very neat perspective. I really like the angle from which the shot was taken. The whole image has such a cool abstract look.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 03/19/2007 12:28:12 AM
You are having a ball great work....
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Z8
Nikon NIKKOR Z 28-400mm f/4-8
 03/16/2007 07:19:09 PM
Huh; that's certainly different. How do the hands go around the corner? Nice find.
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Apple iPhone 12 Pro
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L USM
 03/16/2007 04:15:08 PM
Nice POV
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 03/15/2007 12:22:11 PM
absolutely cool angle! where is it?
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 200mm f/2.8 USM
 03/13/2007 10:34:46 PM
What an amazing angle. Abstract art at its finest!
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Sony Alpha a55
Sony DT 50mm f/1.8 SAM
 03/12/2007 07:39:49 PM
this is a unique clock & a nice shot
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 03/12/2007 05:43:06 PM
Great!
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Pentax K-x
 03/12/2007 07:20:20 AM
I love the whole aspect of this photo! From the intrinsic simpleness of the shot, to the total balance, the clarity, and most of all the beauty!

Well done!
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