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Left To Rust
Left To Rust
Purple_Girl


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Challenge: Abandoned (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S1000fd
Location: Dalkeith Country Park, Scotland
Date: Oct 31, 2008
Aperture: F/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/48 secs
Date Uploaded: Nov 2, 2008

 I wasn't gonna enter this challenge, then by chance I came across this eerie little place. This padlocked chamber appeared to have 2 tunnels inside leading away on either side of the room, this room being under a hill and leading seemingly nowhere. Quite freaky. It was so pitch inside I could barely see a thing. The padlock was badly rusted, the place was obviously locked many years ago and left to rot. I'm submitting it 3 hours befor deadline as the more I look at it, the cooler I find it, even though I anticipate a 4.something score. I contemplated adding noise to the photo to increase the old look but in the end, decided not to. I hate noise in photos and rarely if ever think it improves a shot.

Edit: Cropped, resized, desaturated all channels except the red, burned the white stones at the front a little bit, unsharp mask and added a thin border. Felt it needed just a touch of defenition at the edges.

Statistics
Place: 71 out of 148
Avg (all users): 5.5354
Avg (commenters): 6.8333
Avg (participants): 5.7647
Avg (non-participants): 5.3816
Views since voting: 1253
Views during voting: 230
Votes: 127
Comments: 6
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Sigma DP1x
11/08/2008 10:08:06 PM
Great subject. Might have liked it more in black and white.
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Nikon D60
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 11/07/2008 01:51:31 PM
nice one... i like how the chain draws your atentions it could have more detail though 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Pentax K20D
Pentax SMC-F 50mm f/1.7
 11/04/2008 07:50:34 PM
Cool. I fully expect to see a rabid creature come dashing out of the shadows to pull at the bars.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 11/03/2008 07:01:51 PM
Meets Challenge:2
Technical:2
Interestingness:2
Creativity:2
TOTAL: 8
Nikon D850
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR
 11/03/2008 04:42:50 PM
Good discovery & capture. 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 6
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 11/03/2008 02:19:30 PM
I think I would like this better if it had been taken with the camera held lower. Perhaps a low angle shot to give the doorway/building a sense of ominous power rather than a plan pov shot. This is a little boring, imho, but it's technically sound and fits the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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