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"Un croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours."
1st Place"Un croquis vaut mieux qu’un long discours."
mffnqueen


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Words (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: my living room
Date: Jul 12, 2004
Aperture: f/4.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Black and White, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jul 13, 2004

I printed off the Topic listing of www.quoteland.com onto a transparency sheet, then projected onto my living room wall. I know I'm going to get a lot of criticism for overprocessing due to the appearance of the words in the background, but there was actually very little done here, other than crop, remove color, levels, and slight USM.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 253
Avg (all users): 6.7022
Avg (commenters): 8.0769
Avg (participants): 6.9538
Avg (non-participants): 6.5291
Views since voting: 8957
Views during voting: 526
Votes: 319
Comments: 62
Favorites: 26 (view)


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07/28/2004 09:36:06 AM
Marde
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07/27/2004 06:56:55 AM
i think its great... well done.. great concept.
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07/24/2004 01:18:39 PM
congrats good job: )
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07/23/2004 09:30:00 AM
Et une image vaut mille mots! Congratulations on a well deserved win, Stacey!
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07/22/2004 05:32:06 PM
Congratulations ! Nice and interesting title ! WELL DONE !!!
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07/21/2004 09:12:42 PM
Wow. Congratulations on the Blue Ribbon!
Excellent exposure.
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07/21/2004 05:02:40 PM
Congatulations on your Blue!!! Just Outstanding!
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07/21/2004 02:56:39 PM
This is one image that really made me stop and have a good look and think about it during voting. Excellent job. Congratulations. All the best.

Edit: typo :$

Message edited by author 2004-07-21 14:59:28.
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07/21/2004 01:47:11 PM
Well thought out and executed ..a worthy winner.

Congratulations
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07/21/2004 09:57:15 AM
Clever idea, well done. Congratulations on the blue ribbon :)
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07/21/2004 09:35:30 AM
I am amazed! Your idea and how it was done just blows my mind! "Bravo" is not enough! "Worship" is probably closest to how I feel about this photo.
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07/21/2004 09:12:56 AM
Originally posted by heida:

Does it mean something that he has men on his forehead? ;)


Actually, I didn't even notice that until I got it in my computer! I tried to make him stand in a position where no one word stood out, and I found that it was pretty much impossible. I also printed off the poem "Desiderata" onto a transparency, and I was going to use that, but it just didn't have the same effect.
07/21/2004 08:48:18 AM
Very creative. Congratulations on your blue ribbon.
Great photo!
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07/21/2004 08:20:05 AM
Simple and well executed.. congrats on your first ribbon!
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07/21/2004 08:09:24 AM
Excellent idea and execution.
Congrats!
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07/21/2004 04:39:05 AM
Well done!!!!!!
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07/21/2004 02:52:27 AM
Well done on your blue! I knew this would do well - great image.
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07/21/2004 02:32:49 AM
Congratulations!!! Nice photo...
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07/21/2004 01:45:20 AM
Does it mean something that he has men on his forehead? ;)
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07/21/2004 01:26:58 AM
This was the only pic i commented on and knew it was bound for blue CONGRATULATIONS.
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07/21/2004 12:58:37 AM
congrats! loved the shot! very creative!
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07/21/2004 12:25:31 AM
Originally posted by mffnqueen:

the title means "a picture is worth a thousand words"... but it sounded much prettier in french!

by the way, heida - my model's head hasn't stopped growing since he saw your comment during the challenge! thanks a lot!!! ;)


LoL ;)
thanks for the translation ;)
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07/21/2004 12:16:28 AM
Congrats on the well-deserved blue. This was one of my favorites in the challenge.
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07/21/2004 12:13:14 AM
the title means "a picture is worth a thousand words"... but it sounded much prettier in french!

by the way, heida - my model's head hasn't stopped growing since he saw your comment during the challenge! thanks a lot!!! ;)
07/21/2004 12:10:22 AM
Congrats on the Blue!!
I'll be honest here. I did have a little trouble understanding it, though the execution was simplistic and well done.
Well Done!
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07/21/2004 12:08:02 AM

Bravo! Congratulations.
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07/21/2004 12:07:37 AM
I gave this a 10 and knew it was gonna get the blue, congrats :)
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07/21/2004 12:07:12 AM
Congrats on the ribbon. Well done :)
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07/21/2004 12:05:54 AM
Congratulations! Very well deserved!

wish I knew what the title means... ?

Message edited by author 2004-07-21 00:06:29.
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07/21/2004 12:03:14 AM
Tres Bien.

(best I could do from my high school french.) Well done is a little easier for me.
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07/21/2004 12:03:04 AM
There's no way.. I thought top ten, MAYBE.. how cool :)
07/21/2004 12:02:16 AM
Congratulations on your blue!! :o)
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07/21/2004 12:02:00 AM
Congratulations. Very well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/20/2004 05:05:29 PM
Excellent image, creative, well composed and nicely lit.....great stuff 9/10
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07/20/2004 07:30:07 AM
I would have preferred it if more of the words on the wall/screen behind the model were in focus, but a creative shot, definitely. "A sketch is better than a long speech?" (or something like that... =)
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07/20/2004 06:21:16 AM
I really like this image, the tones on the face are really beautiful, yet I think it could have been better had the words in the background been bigger just so they were slightly more visable :)
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07/19/2004 11:50:49 PM
Nice shot. Good framing/composition.The superimposed words really make for a creative and significant element of the photo. 10
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07/18/2004 05:28:45 PM
great idea and composition. love the intensity in his face
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07/17/2004 10:24:00 PM
ces't magnifique .....
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07/17/2004 02:06:36 PM
I love the idea of this photograph. It's very original.
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07/17/2004 12:27:07 AM
Well taken, Encore.
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07/16/2004 03:26:33 PM
There is a bit of a mystique to this picture. I want to read the words to see if there are any meaning in it but can't. I think the out of focus words really does this shot justice. I like it.
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07/16/2004 01:05:49 AM
I'd have to say this is well thought out, and well shot.
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07/15/2004 06:43:04 PM
this works well fits the challenge perfectly
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07/15/2004 03:54:53 PM
Interesting image and I like the way the word "MEN" falls on his forehead. Nicely done.
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07/15/2004 03:38:40 PM
cool idea - 8
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07/15/2004 12:10:34 PM
A picture is worth a thousand words indeed! And the words are: GREAT, INGENIUUS, EXCEPTIONAL, CLEVER, and so on. Should finish very high.
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07/14/2004 09:32:13 PM
I have no idea what the title means, but I think this is a very thought provoking piece, and I liked it very much.
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07/14/2004 07:23:30 PM
Very interesting image. I especially like his eyes.
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07/14/2004 07:17:38 PM
I like this image - very creative. Good use of DOFand lighting and good composition (9)
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07/14/2004 06:34:58 PM
very interesting and effective. Like it!
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07/14/2004 05:04:29 PM
je ne comprend pas - mais ... that photo is brilliant !
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07/14/2004 03:53:10 PM
My french isn't what it should be, but when I translated your title, I found that it perfectly met the image. This is a great shot, and the title supports it perfectly. I hope you do very well.
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07/14/2004 03:47:02 PM
Very potent and impressive. Good job.
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07/14/2004 03:06:18 PM
I simply love this picture, beautiful lighting and shadows and composition is great, and the guy is so cute I wish I could give it more than 10 ;)
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07/14/2004 01:46:33 PM
i dont know french, but its a nice picture..i wish all of the words were in focus though..
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07/14/2004 12:55:23 PM
This have been more powerful if the words were readable in the background, or if something meaningful (other than the words 'men' and remorse) were more visible. As it is, I keep wandering around the image trying to figure out what is going on.
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07/14/2004 02:28:13 AM
Seems to me everyone missed the point of the challenge again but this one was very pleasing to see, a great job, nice idea, good model, and the word 'remorse' just happens to be over the mouth... planned???? - 9
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07/14/2004 01:59:42 AM
fits the challenge perfectly
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07/14/2004 01:36:27 AM
excellente idée!!! j'aime le regard et le traitement en noir et blanc! a9
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07/14/2004 12:44:15 AM
what a gorgeous face! and foto!
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07/14/2004 12:38:24 AM
Great Picture. One of the best so far full marks. 10
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