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B. Bradbury?
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Benches (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Rubbish stuff
Camera: Olympus E-410
Lens: Olympus 18-180mm f/3.5-6.3 Zuiko ED Digitial Zoom
Location: Park near home
Date: Nov 22, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/3s
Galleries: Urban, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 22, 2008

 I spent so long putting a submission together for Backlight IV, I left myself with little opportunity to have a good go at 'Benches'; but I managed to grab some time to walk to a park near my house (while there was still light) and shot the first bench I saw.

Post processing: Some dodging of the seat and back, monochrome filter, USM and then just a bit of curve tweaking and a square crop.

Statistics
Place: 103 out of 126
Avg (all users): 4.9932
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 4.9038
Avg (non-participants): 5.0426
Views since voting: 1099
Views during voting: 268
Votes: 146
Comments: 9
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Nikon D80
Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical for Nikon
 12/10/2008 12:22:28 PM
GREAT SHOOT LOVE THE BLACK & WHITE SHOOT GREAT SHARPNESS AND CONTEST LOVE THE SHOOT I WOULD LOVE SEE THIS PICTURE IN COLOR
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Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 12/02/2008 10:19:10 PM
I like your perspective and choice of B/W.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 11/29/2008 02:13:03 AM
Nice perspective, but try easing up on the processing. The grass is getting all funky...
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Nikon D800
Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
 11/28/2008 07:40:41 PM
The blown darks and lights certainly make this a dramatic photo. Few photos at DPC stir up strong emotion in me, but this one certainly did. Well done with that.
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 II
 11/28/2008 01:49:41 PM
I really like this shot. The lines, the contrast, the writing..
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/28/2008 12:11:41 PM
Ray's lesser known cousin, BillyBob.... I like how the focus here is clearly on the graffiti. Neat shot.
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Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/26/2008 11:51:12 AM
nice
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 11/25/2008 12:42:13 AM
nice perspective, strangely the lettering seems blown out if such a thing is possible /5
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
 11/24/2008 07:53:07 PM
i'd like to see the entire bench in focus here
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