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Longing for Home
2nd PlaceLonging for Home
roba


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Anachronism (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Seattle, WA
Date: Mar 30, 2007
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1250sec
Galleries: Cityscape, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2007

This concept came to mind immediately when reading the challenge. One of my daughter's friends in full Knight costume in Seattle. Thanks to Bryan for agreeing to do this, pulling off the perfect expression, and enduring the heavy chain-mail!

Lit with two remote flashes, two large spots and a reflector.
Thanks also to my two assistants for this remote shoot (Rai & Ben). Knight's with swords attract a lot of attention on the street :O)

Post processing:
Convert from RAW to multiple brightness adjustments & mixed in CS2
straighten
crop
curves
channels
levels
desat on the background
slight sepia filter
dogded the sword
usm
surface blur on the cape
neat image
add border
sfw

Hopefully the desat on the background doesn't kill me!

This turned out pretty much exactly like I'd envisioned it (this was only the 3rd shot of the entire session), so I hope it does well :O)

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Post Challenge:

Wahooooooooooooo! My first ribbon! :O)

Thanks to everyone for the votes, & awesome comments. I've been doing the "happy dance" all week, and the update button certainly got a good workout ;o)

Specific shouts go out to my fellow DPC-addicts Nicholas [nheilweil] and Brian [brchambe] for suggestions on post (and for your patience while mentoring me)!



Statistics
Place: 2 out of 92
Avg (all users): 7.8057
Avg (commenters): 9.2927
Avg (participants): 7.5000
Avg (non-participants): 7.8909
Views since voting: 13924
Views during voting: 575
Votes: 211
Comments: 77
Favorites: 35 (view)


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07/08/2007 07:27:47 AM
amazing!!!
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04/12/2007 12:37:18 PM
woohoo awesome.. Congrats!!
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04/12/2007 04:29:12 AM
This is just brilliant!
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04/12/2007 02:57:59 AM
Congrats on this your first, and very well deserved ribbon. Not only an awesome concept, but executed extremely well also. Great pp. The shot just looks really, really good. Kudos to your model, his look, and expression and everything is just spot on perfect. You composed this superbly, and perfect dof. Just truly an awesome job, congrats :-)
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04/12/2007 12:47:44 AM
Awesome shot, great choice framing hime with the space needle!
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04/11/2007 10:55:37 PM
I don't think we're in Camelot anymore! lol!
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04/11/2007 08:56:08 PM
Love it!! Congratulations.
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04/11/2007 08:33:11 AM
great idea and execution, nice work !
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04/10/2007 11:39:38 AM
Excellent conception and imagery!
Congrats on your first Ribbon - keep 'em coming!
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04/10/2007 09:39:06 AM
Very Cool - Congrats!
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04/10/2007 12:36:51 AM
Congrats on a superb image...and for your first ribbon! woo hoo! You went through a lot of effort and it really paid off...
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04/09/2007 06:55:18 PM
This is really good!

And after living in Seattle for 4 years, I would not find seeing something like this on the street that out of the ordinary hehe. I saw some pretty bizarre things in places like Capitol Hill and Queen Anne.

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04/09/2007 03:13:44 PM
Everything about this shot is great. From the lighting to the DOF and the colours and of course the idea and the composition. Great work.
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04/09/2007 02:36:22 PM
The light and tones are wonderful in this photograph...congratulations on winning the red ribbon!
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04/09/2007 10:04:56 AM
Awesome! I love everything about this image. And no, the background desat is great. It is kind of subtle, I didn't even realize it was desaturated at first, but it does a fantastic job of giving the foreground primary visual importance.
Congratulations on a stellar image!
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04/09/2007 09:47:28 AM
How cool is THAT!!! Congratulations on the effort being well worth it, huh?

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04/09/2007 09:45:50 AM
When someone rates an obviously well put together photo a 1 or 2, I always wonder what their criteria is for judging it.... anyway congrats on your ribbon. This is awesome!
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04/09/2007 09:01:58 AM
beautiful!!! the model's goatee is VERY fitting this setup...congrats and very well deserved :-)
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04/09/2007 08:35:12 AM
This is a superb shot, well thought, out and executed. I didnt vote on this challenge but this would definitely have been one of my favorites. Congratulations on the ribbon.
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04/09/2007 05:23:43 AM
Wow, awesome shot. The seattle skyline is the perfect backdrop. I don't think any other city would do the job. And well done to find a grassy slope with this outlook. Perfect colour toning, and just the right exposure balance between foreground and background.
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04/09/2007 04:17:50 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon with this beautiful and emotion evoking image.
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04/09/2007 03:36:27 AM
Well, I thought your photo would go 'blue' all the way. Who's the jack*ss that gave you a '1'? For that matter anything below an 8 is crazy imho.
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04/09/2007 02:51:16 AM
Congrats, good to see someone from Seattle get a ribbon.
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04/09/2007 02:41:32 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon, though I'm surprised it's your first. I expect you'll get a whole lot more of them. Really, really like this - congrats also on having the vision, following through, and getting what you want. Even better than a ribbon!
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04/09/2007 02:29:04 AM
congratulations, great set up!
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04/09/2007 01:48:26 AM
It was a toss up between you or the blue winner, there should be two in this challenge.
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04/09/2007 12:38:39 AM
Great pic. Congrats on your first ribbon.
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04/09/2007 12:35:20 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon! Well deserved!
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04/09/2007 12:31:54 AM
Nicely done, the only 10 I gave in this challenge, not to take anything away from the blue ribbon picture, I did give it a 9, but this was my top pick! Congratulations on your first ribbon.
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04/09/2007 12:27:59 AM
Way to go! This image rocks...congrats on your first ribbon!

Message edited by author 2007-04-09 00:29:06.
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04/09/2007 12:18:04 AM
A ten from me, and congratulations on your ribbon!
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04/09/2007 12:06:47 AM
This should have gotten blue!. Oh well I gave it a 10. In fact Congratulations on your first ribbon!

Message edited by author 2007-04-09 00:10:06.
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04/09/2007 12:05:28 AM
Congrats, brilliant shot! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/08/2007 11:51:03 PM
Very Awesome Image, Hope it Ribbons!
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04/08/2007 11:19:28 PM
Love the mood of the shot.
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04/08/2007 10:55:04 PM
Effectively done, even the kitschy dodge & burn on the grass contributes to the anachronistic effect. 9
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04/08/2007 08:34:55 PM
This is a great photo! It really captures an anachronism. The lighting, the whole mood of this just works! Great job! 10 for me!
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04/08/2007 08:14:32 PM
On first draft, you get "best in show" from me, for the beauty of your photograph and for clearly conveying the challenge theme. Good luck,
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04/08/2007 11:17:20 AM
I like this... Nice contrast
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04/08/2007 09:15:33 AM
What an excellent concept!!! I love it!
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04/08/2007 06:58:56 AM
I'm hoping this will be the winner - excellent - wouldn't change a thing! 10
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04/07/2007 10:17:04 PM
Awesome shot. You really nailed this!
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04/07/2007 07:29:51 PM
Very impressive.
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04/07/2007 04:20:17 PM
Very cool shot. 10.
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04/05/2007 07:05:39 PM
I really like the contrast of the colorful foreground and bleak background. I also love the crisp detail and the lighting. 9+fav! (The only thing I could have further wished for is a grizzly old man. =)
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04/05/2007 04:50:52 PM
Wowsa! That's a beautiful shot! Good luck. my only 10 given.
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04/05/2007 04:31:15 PM
My favorite of the challenge for a couple of reasons. First, it's a great shot. Second, and most importantly, the longing is tangible here - one can feel this gentleman's need to return to his time and place. Very nicely done, both for this specific challenge and as a standalone shot.
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04/05/2007 02:26:56 PM
Keeping the mail from rusting up in that environment must be quite a challenge! I figured that SCA members would have an advantage in this particular competition.
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04/05/2007 05:53:56 AM
I really like this. You did a great job.
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04/04/2007 11:05:47 PM
Lovely greens and great contrast with the city.
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04/04/2007 10:09:41 PM
Very nice
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04/04/2007 03:39:13 PM
Very nice concept, and great execution. Muted lighting is fine for
this composition. Good DOF with the skyscrapers blurred behind this
Medieval Man. Is he looking down because he's being knighted?
IMHO I still would have had him look towards the camera, with
a look of pride in his eyes.
Overall, I'd give this an 8
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04/03/2007 08:16:21 PM
great costumes, perfect for this compatition
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04/03/2007 04:25:10 PM
Excellent!!! 10/10
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04/03/2007 02:56:54 PM
I love the contrast between the futuristic building in the background and the subject. I love the colors too. I would like to see more contrast in his face, but that is just me, it still is a great shot.
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04/03/2007 01:19:57 PM
Very nice choice for this challenge. Nice lighting and excelent blur on the background make this a great image.
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04/03/2007 12:44:37 PM
10 .. great shot
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04/03/2007 09:24:40 AM
Wonderful! Thank you...for adding something fun/interesting to look at.
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04/03/2007 03:40:55 AM
Great composition. Spot on for the challenge.
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04/02/2007 09:47:33 PM
Excellent shot. Very clever.
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04/02/2007 07:39:14 PM
This is pretty cool. Great composition
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04/02/2007 05:39:29 PM
well staged
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04/02/2007 04:07:17 PM
Nailed the challenge subject, good depth of field and staging. Great beard!
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04/02/2007 02:38:38 PM
Too good , i can see it getting a ribbon for sure..9
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04/02/2007 01:49:29 PM
This is a wonderful concept and very well executed.
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04/02/2007 12:26:48 PM
Great shot. The overcast sky and the color tones also work to evoke English countryside.
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04/02/2007 12:21:12 PM
Nicely done. The background is perfect and the costume! Lucky to have something cool like that (or rent or whatever you may have done... lol!) I'm more a fan of eye contact but the solemn look works.
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04/02/2007 11:51:12 AM
Just a dang wonderful photo! So appropriate to the challenge...so well done. Bravo! *10*
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04/02/2007 11:35:24 AM
WOW - that really suits the challenge. Unique and well thought out.
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04/02/2007 10:29:10 AM
LOVE the mail
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04/02/2007 10:08:04 AM
WoW! Exellent shot! It's one of the best here! See you for a ribbon!
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04/02/2007 08:10:14 AM
wow .. excellent photograph and great idea .. beautiful treatment/processing ... love the way his posture and expression support the title .. =10
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04/02/2007 05:56:00 AM
A great setup, realy like the out of focus future...
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04/02/2007 05:38:18 AM
Superb illustration of this challenge subject. 10
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04/02/2007 03:40:32 AM
cooooooooooooool ! :-)
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04/02/2007 01:58:24 AM
FANTASTIC!!! I've only seen 19 images so far but this seems to me to be the best of those. Great colors, mood, lighting.. and wonderful title to bring it all together.
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04/02/2007 12:41:25 AM
Awesome fits the challenge and is a very good shot! Like it allot!
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