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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 6/1/2005
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Kevin,
Yes I agree with the statement about the colour being better suited to this shot. I just seem to have a thing for doing everything in sepia now a days. I didn't know Conan O'Brian went to Harvard.
I am proud to say that my oldest son has just completed his first year in the Sociology PHD program there. These pics were taken on the weekend when I drove down there to pick him up for the summer. We went for a pizza and some beer just down the street from this building and on the way back I was playing the tourist. I still have to pinch myself when I walk around down there. We are not that well off. My son is attending on a full scholarship with five years of funding. He got in strictly on his own merit. High grade point average and high GRE scores. It is like a dream come true for my wife who is an ex teacher.
Andre
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 6/1/2005
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Hi Kevin,
One of the interesting things about this image is that if you just scroll your page so that you can only see the top two thirds of the image, it could just as easily be 1905 instead of 2005. So, yes I suppose the sepia look works in a way. The modern cars and lighting don't do much for the illusion of the 19th century though.
Andre
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Kevin Christensen
{K:3891} 6/1/2005
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...although, I have to agree with your earlier comment that the color version looks more like a sunset than the B&W one, where it's difficult to pin down the time of day.
-Kevin
P.S. did you know Conan O'Brian went to Harvard?
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Kevin Christensen
{K:3891} 6/1/2005
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I like the black and white version almost as much as the color one, just because it adds to the 'ancient' feeling of the Harvard Bookstore, which is what you were going for, right?
I feel as if the bottom quarter of the frame is too bright, though. I think for the building to be that dark looks unnatural without a darker foundation to balance it. I dunno, but that's my first thought, anyway.
cheers,
Kevin
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Andre Denis
{K:66407} 5/31/2005
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Hi Grant,
I have to agree with you on this about the colour version being the way to go on this one. Although I do still like this one. Also, as you probably noticed, my tastes do tend to lean towards a darker image. Sometimes I do sacrifice some detail on purpose to get more black in the image. I tend to feel that in some cases, too much detail can look too busy. Just my opinion.
Andre
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{K:2147} 5/31/2005
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I gotta go for the color version, Andre. The quality of the light is fabulous in color. In both versions the shadows seem a bit dark -- just the tiniest tweak would bring up more detail. Anyway, it's a good image.
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