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Challenge: Words (Basic Editing I)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Concord, California, USA
Date: Jul 7, 2004
Aperture: 4.4
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous
Date Uploaded: Jul 8, 2004

While I was dropping Isaac off near dusk, I had him pose in the passenger-side mirror. It was dark enough I had to use the flash :(

Majorly cropped, minor tone adjustment, two passes with USM at 88%, 0.8 dia, TH=5; added black border, saved JPEG=8/10.

Based on a Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson.

Statistics
Place: 206 out of 253
Avg (all users): 4.3398
Avg (commenters): 4.4286
Avg (participants): 4.0391
Avg (non-participants): 4.5525
Views since voting: 945
Views during voting: 414
Votes: 309
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/20/2004 10:32:38 PM
Good idea. The lighting doesn't help, though. Your lettering is hard to see in that angle, and the photo is pretty dark overall. Perhaps a lighter image reflected behind the letters would have let them show through more. Also, the partial brand name and the door frame are somewhat distracting.
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07/20/2004 05:19:57 AM
Its a great idea, but because it has been done elseware I think that will hurt your score.
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07/16/2004 03:01:37 PM
I like it, but it's a little grainy.
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07/14/2004 09:02:00 PM
Not very original. The focus is a little soft. The extreme pinpoint highlights in his eyes have a creepy effect. This isn't a great use of the surrounding areas of the frame.
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07/14/2004 08:09:08 AM
the flash reflection on the plastic part of the mirror distracts. that could be handled by cropping. also, try experiment with diffent settings for DOF.
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07/14/2004 12:48:46 AM
the text is a bit too blurry for a punchy shot. cool idea though.
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07/14/2004 12:32:50 AM
I feel you should have edited this picture as so to see the words better. Good try though.
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