I don't remember all the editing, just that I did three different edits and blended them in different ways. The only spot editing was burning a bit of the sky at the end, because it had gotten all weird after stacking the three edits.
ISO 1600 chosen to create noise, not sure it was a good idea considering I resized it to 30% the size. I had all the time in the world to shoot, so an ISO 200 image (requiring a 15 second shutter) would've been possible.
Post: Thank you for the votes and comments. I hadn't gotten above a 5.94 in any challenge and had been really hoping for a 6 sometime soon. 6.39 was more than I expected, and I'd never thought this would be in the top 10.
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Place: 8 out of 90 Avg (all users): 6.3905 Avg (commenters): 7.2500 Avg (participants): 6.1154 Avg (non-participants): 6.5128 Views since voting: 2448 Views during voting: 370 Votes: 169 Comments: 14 Favorites: 2 (view)
First of all, congrats on a new personal best, as well as a top 10 finish. Also, thanks for providing the detailed information on the shot. This helps a ton when trying to offer a meaningful critique.
My thoughts on the image: You lighting and tonal range here is fabulous. The range does a wonderful job gently leading my eye deeply into the entire frame. I also like the flow of the composition that you presented, but that could also be improved on a bit. There is a wonderful amount of detail in the image that kept me busy for awhile during voting. I especially like the evil face that my eye sees on the left hand third of the image relatively centered vertically. It also adds nicely to the mood of the image. The cold, dark, hopeless feeling that you were apparently after is well presented and wonderfully conveyed.
My ideas for improvement: Shift your point of view to the left a little. The protruding building on the right hand side of the image competes strongly for my eye's attention. There is plenty of interest throughout the frame to help overcome this, but the image would be even stronger with this portion excluded.
Where I would have/did score this entry: I did vote on this challenge, and I voted this one a 6. Overall, looking back through the images, I do believe that this one fell into place well with the voters. Nicely seen and very well presented.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
Great mood lighting on the facade of the building. I like how it goes dark around the corner. The worm's eye view is also a nice touch. No vote, I'm in this one.
The dark and moody aspect is just perfect for this, as well as the title adding that sense of cold & unforgiving. Excellent statement all 'round......9
I like the B&W treatment, it accentuates the depressing sight of urban decay. Nice catch of the buildings, the condition of the street adds to the urban decay theme.
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