World City Tour: Rome

Challenge #11 in the Urban Challenges series. Hosted by j-aperture.

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Urban challenge on tour! 6th Stop: Rome, Italy - Post your best shots taken in Rome. Must indicate in your photo description where in Rome have you taken the shot (approximate location is fine). Failure to demonstrate that the shot was taken in Rome will be disqualified. NO RECOGNIZABLE FACES must be in your submissions.

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Announced:

Tuesday, 26th June, 2012 (GMT)

Submissions:

Tuesday, 3rd July, 2012 – Monday, 9th July, 2012 (GMT)

Voting:

Tuesday, 10th July, 2012 – Monday, 16th July, 2012 (GMT)

Processing rules:

No watermark
No borders

Capture date rules:

No restrictions.

Additional rules:

Must be shot in Rome, Italy
No recognizable human faces

Maximum number of entries per user:

Maximum number of entries in challenge:

Not restricted

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Roman Collesium at Night

by yakkosmurf

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Camera:	Sony Alpha DSLR-A850
Lens:	Sigma 24mm F1.8 EX DG Aspherical Macro
Submitted:	Wednesday, 4th July, 2012 04:25 (GMT)
Taken:	Monday, 1st March, 2010
Focal length:	24 mm
Shutter speed:	15 sec
Aperture:	F11
ISO:	200
Notes:	Distortion corrected in CS6.
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Galleries:	View this photo in yakkosmurf's gallery

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Total comments: 9

wow

0 upvotes

He could have started by spelling the name properly. Its colosseum or coliseum.
Personally I think the image looks like a cheap postcard, but there are people who like that sort of thing.

3 upvotes

What was the thought behind the title? I presume some creative play on words, but couldn't figure it out.

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Funny, I took almost the same shot last year, with an Olympus XZ-1.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/christianhass/6286956906/

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it might look fake to you but it is not due to post processing.

I made exactly the same shot 3 years ago and the type of lightings (different kind at different locations) fool the automatic WB (even in manual you'll have the problem as the WB won't match all the different type the best way).

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I am pretty sure it's COLOSSEUM, i.e. "colossal".

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It may be fake & overcooked, but do we need that kind of comment?
This guy put hours of hard work trying to give us the best of his work, and he had the decency of sharing it with us.
Let's congratulate him.
Let's share his minute in the Sun.
Why feed the troll?

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It looks fake and overprocessed

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Technically the best in the challenge

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Total comments: 9

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