Old Stone
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No match
The stone arch gate in the woods East of St John's University, built in 1931 for a purpose I haven't been able to track down. It's oftentimes confused for the entrance to the original monastery site (moved in 1867 to where campus is currently located).
About the photo
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Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD.
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Comments (23)
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@teeoh717, the permalink is the following: http://nellisoft.posterous.com/2009/11/09/week-26ish-old-stone
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teeoh717
Great shot, and a good representation of SJU! @chickenwire This photographer updated his blog, here's the original post, but on the new site: http://nellisoft.posterous.com/?page=5
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darkblue
wow... I'am speakless - great shot!
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There is a nice blog post about this image by the photographer here: http://nellisoft.wordpress.com/2009/11/09/week-26ish-old-stone/
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PoopChef
Nellisoft: I just took a look at the non-blurry one and I must say that I like the submitted one better. You were right, without the blur it doesn't stand out very much. Thanks for great work!
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I quite like this photo - including added lens-blur, but I would use even more feathering, if possible, and perhaps less blur initially, especially at the top. Fake tilt-shift certainly does help on occasion - it just depends whether the subject is already in complete contrast to the rest of the image, and in this case it is, so is not wholly needed. Though, it doesn't detract, especially since it's nice to be able to see any icons in the blur, rather than them disappear in the leaves. Thank you x
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Wow, I didn't think a simple blur effect could be so controversial :P I added it because I thought it was a little boring as-is, and it had the benefit of drawing the viewer's attention more toward the middle half of the image, fixating on the arch and the path without going to more extreme measures like radial exposure or a super-wide crop. That, and the idea of a tiny forest is very satisfying to me. You guys are lucky I don't have the dough for a real TS-E lens, otherwise I wouldn't be able to remove it so easily: http://web.me.com/earendilthemariner/old-stone-no-blur-2560x1600.jpg Hack it to a different size as you see fit.
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christianbest
great photo. Was looking for a good autumn one and this is it.
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animeinme
Picture is not ruined at all, I think it's beautiful, thanks for the upload!
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stunning picture. get rid of the tilt shift!!!
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kk4074
I have to somewhat agree with the others regarding the lens-shift, but as an alum of SJU, I love the subject matter! Any others up your sleeves, maybe some autumn pictures of lake Sag or the bell banner? Thanks! Kevin '06
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Stretix
I agree with the others. The fake depth doesn't do anything to aid this already beautiful picture.
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niask
well, I love the picture, but I with it would be much better without this effect.
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Fake tilt shift ruins a great picture.
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darthvinyll
any chance of uploading a version without the tilt shift (preferably 1280x1024)?
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jrronimo
The fake tilt shift is a little too pronounced, I think. If it were a little less-so, it might not be as harsh on the eye. That said, I love the colors and composition. What a great subject to shoot, too! *saved*
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fantaxy
I sort of liked the fake tilt-shift effect, it makes the picture stand out among hundreds of autumn leaves wallpapers.
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vivek
heaven's gate
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odkkoma
The fake depth blur ruins it. Great shot, though!
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lerch84
Very nice!