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Zagar's Garden
Zagar's Garden
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Challenge: Bizarrechitecture (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Mar 16, 2010
Aperture: f/ 11
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60 sec.
Galleries: Abstract, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Mar 16, 2010

 Me and Isaiah Zagar go back a ways. Before I joined the site and with my first digital cameras I shot nothing but murals and became familiar with his work. I met him one day when he was working on a piece that encompassed the back of someone's house. We talked a bit and later I went down the street and met his wife at her gallery.

It was very interesting to actually find out what was going on with the Zagars at the time I met them. I found out about it by seeing the documentary about the Zagars by their son, Jeremiah, called 'In a Dream'. More information can be found out about Zagar's work by visiting this site. And if you would like to see the trailer to the documentary and maybe order the DVD, you can visit here.

Not in the movie, that I recall, is how some residents in the area, mainly around his studio and garden, think of his work. Many think that's just trash and others, like me, are fascinated by it. Would I own a house with a mosaic on it or get one done if there was not one on it. Well maybe. If I could afford it, I might. Course, I can't even afford the house let alone the artwork.

I am not sure how this will go. There is architecture and part of the image includes Isaiah's studio on the left. It just maybe too arty for architecture. But I'm sure you'll let me know. I hope we can agree that it is, at least, bizarre. thx.

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Camera Raw adjustments in PSElemnts 6.0.
Crop.
Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and hue/saturation.
Adjust sharpness.
New layer, color curves adjustment, merged down normal blend mode full opacity.
Resize.
Sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 63 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.1308
Avg (commenters): 5.8333
Avg (participants): 4.9737
Avg (non-participants): 5.1648
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Canon PowerShot S3 IS
Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)
 03/23/2010 06:05:05 PM
Looks suspiciously similar to Isaac's bedroom ... ;-)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-60D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 03/23/2010 10:56:46 AM
love the subject not crazy about the angle or the crop 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO
 03/18/2010 08:12:37 PM
Is Zagar a close relative of Oscar the Grouch?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony Alpha a7 IV
Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS
 03/18/2010 12:26:22 PM
You found some very Bizarre architecture alright, it is very interesting but to me it's just way too busy and lacks any clear focal point. I think it may have helped to get a closer shot but then people would not have seen it as architecture. I am giving it a 6 because it really fits the challenge well but lacks some in overall appeal.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D80
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 18-135mm f/3.5- 5.6G ED DX
 03/17/2010 09:20:35 PM
Bizzare certainly describes this!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
 03/17/2010 12:17:29 AM
This is a difficult photo too score.
Yes, it is certainly bizarre
And yes, it is the clutteredness of it that makes it bizarre.
BUT it is SO cluttered that it makes my eyes hurt.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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