Cities can have lots of green spaces and pretty views, but people drive along, oblivious. I might get some DNMC comments for this, but to me, this shot is dead on target. For what it's worth, this is about 1/4 mile from the FDR and Jefferson Memorials, and maybe 1/2 mile from downtown Washington, DC.
Shot with a circular polarizer both to enhance the colors and to allow a longer exposure so I could blur the cars. I took about 75 shots over maybe 45 minutes as lots of cars drove by. I liked the red color of this one and its position in the frame.
Post-challenge: once again, I'm reminded that if you don't bang people over the head, they assume you're trying to shoehorn in an irrelevant shot.
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Gee Jeffrey, I was on the same page as you. You got a 9 from me. Hmmmm. I still think this should have finished much much higher.
In general, it seems the DPC public and I differed greatly on most of the pics.
I "got" it during the challenge, believe it or not. I do think you'd have convinced more voters if at the edge of the greenery there was a hint of city. Very good idea for the challenge!
I have to say that I agree with your thougts there. I kind of took a lot for granted until I started wandering out with my camera. Interesting juxtaposition.
Cars in motion can generate some interesting effects. The wheels looking like woven baskets is one I haven't seen before and is fun. I'll bet this would score better if the background had more urban elements.
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