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Challenge: Deja Vu III (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S5 Pro
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Nikon
Location: England
Date: Sep 16, 2007
Date Uploaded: Sep 16, 2007

 This was the obvious choice for me really because I had the model... ME and the backdrop blah blah blah but I wanted it to look slightly different from my wife's original shot while still having a lot of similarities.

Est Score - 5.9
Dream Score - 6.8

Might not be to everyone's taste

Statistics
Place: 9 out of 111
Avg (all users): 7.0581
Avg (commenters): 8.1579
Avg (participants): 7.2586
Avg (non-participants): 6.9381
Views since voting: 3866
Views during voting: 444
Votes: 155
Comments: 29
Favorites: 0

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 01/03/2008 12:53:21 PM
well done mark!! nice shot!
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 09/24/2007 11:22:49 AM
Thanks everyone, Oliver you got it right again mate.
Very pleased with this finish in what was a very good high level competition.
 09/24/2007 09:35:43 AM
Way to go once again Marac! Another beautiful and deserving front page finish! And what an awesome tribute to your wife. This couldn't be any better!

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 09/24/2007 09:18:48 AM
Great copy of the original. Congrats on top 10, Marac.
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 09/24/2007 07:12:28 AM
I really liked this one - great job of recreating a very good shot with a very good shot!
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 09/24/2007 03:00:15 AM
Congrats on your top10 finish, Marac - thought it would score better, though. Very good work!
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 09/24/2007 02:11:54 AM
Excellent work Marac...great finish and an excellent tribute...

I will be in London on 8th & 9th October. Wave at me while I fly over your place will ya...
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 09/24/2007 12:55:19 AM
Congrats on your Top 10!! Well done!
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 09/24/2007 12:10:40 AM
LOL. I think my comment got messed up during voting, so I've edited it. I gave you a 10 - thought it was terrific!
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 09/24/2007 12:02:14 AM
Way to go dude!!!!!! 9th ain't too shabby.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/23/2007 09:37:29 PM
Like the special effects and coloring
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 09/23/2007 01:20:26 PM
Just about perfect, OK, it is perfect….10
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 09/21/2007 08:29:37 PM
perfect - 10
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 09/21/2007 08:18:36 AM
Very nicely done! This really emulates the original very closely. Colors and sharpness of details are wonderful. My only suggestion on how to improve this one is that the lighting could be better to fully illuminate more details on the iMode eye and the buttons on the phone. As it is now, we know it is a phone but we need more 'visual' cues to strengthen that connection. The number buttons are too much in the shadow. The iMode eye while visible some of the eye gets lost in shadow when you venture towards the left half. Either have another dimmed light source shining forward on your model OR since this is Advanced Editing you could select those portions that are too dark, feather the selection (to avoid hard edges), and then play with Brightness/Contrast and/or Gamma correction.
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 09/20/2007 08:13:56 PM
I like this version. Good BG, nice directional lighting, good exposure control. Wish the eye were more dominant in the phone. 8
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 09/19/2007 03:05:41 PM
Of the two of these, I like this one best. Close though.. I think the lighting is closer to the original.
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 09/19/2007 10:35:52 AM
Excellent copy of the original, has all the character of the original. Good work
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 09/19/2007 02:46:01 AM
Now this version has excellent texture. Yes.
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 09/18/2007 11:51:04 PM
Very cool retake. The focus is great, and I love the texture on the skin, hoodie, and background. Nicely done.
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 09/18/2007 08:28:49 PM
The hood, the background, the 5 o'clock shadow. It all dead-on. Congratulations.
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 09/17/2007 09:48:02 PM
Great copy!

Message edited by author 2007-09-24 00:10:56.
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 09/17/2007 08:41:56 PM
Very well done!
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 09/17/2007 03:13:22 PM
A faithful recreation, better in some respects, but lacking in the dramatic lighting of the original.
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 09/17/2007 01:33:57 PM
wow, he even looks like MAK. lighti direction differs a bit, the rest is even better than hanae's original
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 09/17/2007 10:09:36 AM
Excellent tribute 7
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 09/17/2007 08:14:17 AM
GOOD JOB WITH THIS ONE!
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 09/17/2007 08:05:52 AM
Very clever retake.....
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 09/17/2007 07:10:55 AM
couldn't have gotten the icons off the phone first?
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 09/17/2007 05:18:22 AM
I like all that detail and shadows together. Good job.
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