Behind the Scenes tour of PetCo Park in San Diego, home of the Padres, provided a great opportunity to get a shot for this challenge. Basic editing -- I just ran it through NeatImage, converted to sepia (I felt it made it look more timeless), reduced and sharpened.
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Excellent picture. To those people who say I would have crippoed out the white ceiling ect, did they try it before commenting? I did and your picture completely lost it's character. It was still a good shot but you lost like 20% and most of the curve.
I'll Start off with "I like it". And now the tough stuff :)
This photo has the potential to be so much better. You were right to think this was a brilliant capsilation of team without players, but you declined to take any risk with the framing. As I look at the photo I can see three things I might have chosen to be focus on, to get closer. The Jersey's, the gloves/shoes/equipment, and finally the name tags for each locker. As a viewer of the photo, I don't want to be confused about what the most important part of the photo is, I want to be up close and personal with it. This to me is a blanket photo to scene you new was momerable, but lacks the articulation of someone who know's exactly what's special to him about it.
Very nice image but I see two flaws that would have prevented me from giving this a 10. First is that big white spot in the upper left corner. That is very distracting and should have been cropped out.
To crop it out would require either cropping the left (losing much of the sweep of the arches I was trying to capture) or cropping the top (losing the symmetry between the top and bottom of the image.
Originally posted by MrAkamai:
The second flaw is not as major but is noticeable and that the image is slightly tilted towards the left.
I don't think there is a tilt to the left. The walls between the lockers tilt out with the top sticking out further than the bottom of the locker, giving it that tilted look. Trevor Hoffman's locker is on the end, next to the hallway leading into the locker room.
Originally posted by MrAkamai:
If you look at the right of the image I do like the duotone/sepia look and I agree that it gives it a very timeless feel. Looks nicely focused and details are sharp. I would have given this a 7. Good job overall and congrats on your ribbon!
Very nice image but I see two flaws that would have prevented me from giving this a 10. First is that big white spot in the upper left corner. That is very distracting and should have been cropped out. The second flaw is not as major but is noticeable and that the image is slightly tilted towards the left. I do like the duotone/sepia look and I agree that it gives it a very timeless feel. Looks nicely focused and details are sharp. I would have given this a 7. Good job overall and congrats on your ribbon!
My opinion is just the opposite. I love the white corner, I think it gives it shape and feel for the room. Also, I am not noticing the tilt either. I would have given this a 20 if it were possible.
Very nice image but I see two flaws that would have prevented me from giving this a 10. First is that big white spot in the upper left corner. That is very distracting and should have been cropped out. The second flaw is not as major but is noticeable and that the image is slightly tilted towards the left. I do like the duotone/sepia look and I agree that it gives it a very timeless feel. Looks nicely focused and details are sharp. I would have given this a 7. Good job overall and congrats on your ribbon!
This is one of my 2 10s. Amazing shot. Love the leading lines across the ceiling, and withing the lockers. Great choice of tone for the image. I'd like it better with all lockers having chairs in front of them. My question is how the heck did you get into the clubhouse? :) 10
great choice, really expresses the team element well by showing the uniform clothing. The composition could have been a bit tigther in my opinion, I find the top left distracting.
Nice shot. I think this captures the essence of at least one aspect of baseball very well. I like the even lighting, and I think the sepia tones work for this shot. This is one of my top picks for this challenge.
Really excellent shot - one of the best of the challenge. The only distraction for me is the light at the top left. I'd be tempted to crop the left 20% of the photo or just clone the white patch out. Once you've done that, this photo belongs on a poster in Cooperstown!
Wow! I really like the tones that you have captured here. Looks like you are in the pitcher's area of the locker room. The upper left seems a little over-exposed.
I thought of this shot but i fear it would not have been this good. That and I had no access. This is great. One of my favorite. The exposure is perfect.
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Did you sneek in, or do you somehow otherwise have access to the Padres' lockerroom? I like how your eye is drawn around the room and also the toning of the photo. Excellent!
I don't really care for Baseball, (I'm from Montreal, we know what's happening with the Expos after all) butthe total composition. The feel of this picture is very good and the tones are perfect. Nice job.
This is the best (so far) illustration of the challenge IMHO. The sepia treatment works ... gives it a nostalgic feeling like a 50s or 60s post card. Should be in the top three if not the top.
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