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Waldo at the Hilton
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Challenge: Where's Waldo? VI (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii
Date: Dec 1, 2013
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 50
Shutter: 4 sec.
Date Uploaded: Dec 3, 2013

 Thanks to those who enjoyed the image, and for those who took the time to vote.

I don't think I will ever look back on this image as one of my better photographs, but it seems to me it meets the spirit of the original Where's Waldo books which often had little figures throughout the photographs. My "Waldo" (extreme left, six stories down from the top) is the only human clearly visible in the final image. (Two women were visible about 9 stories below the crop, but their lanai was not included in the final image.)

As far as the request to upload the original image, I have no idea how to accomplish that as it is a large RAW file and DPC stopped me from loading it when I tried.

@Alan: The lanai you mentioned (3 up from the bottom) does not contain people. It looks like some lights behind a drawn curtain on the right side of the lanai and a bright spot on what looks like the edge of a mattress.)

Even with the original photo it is hard to make out anything other than TV screens and lamps inside any of the rooms. Just as well, I'd say.

I got a kick out of Neat's comment about fires in the rooms. I agree, that I overdid the saturation. I made that decision in part to give Waldo some competition on otherwise vacant lanais, because I thought he stood out too much with a more conventional saturation. Judging by the "sightings" of other people, maybe I succeeded too well in that effort.

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 45
Avg (all users): 6.8545
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.2400
Avg (non-participants): 7.0353
Views since voting: 3354
Views during voting: 275
Votes: 110
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 12/12/2013 01:43:29 PM
Thought I saw more than one person as well, but this is such a fun, cool shot! Congrats on the blue
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 12/12/2013 04:27:12 AM
Lovely score here, congrats on blue
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 12/11/2013 10:40:19 PM
I see the obvious one on the left side 6 down, but I think I see 2-3 people right center 3 up from bottom. Maybe Jeff will confirm with full sized image.
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 12/11/2013 06:21:30 PM
Haha! Go Hawaiians!
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 12/11/2013 05:45:37 AM
What can I say? Perfect!

I love this kind of straight lines architecture shots. And even if I'm sure there could be other people in the photo, there's only one clearly visible!
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 12/11/2013 05:43:07 AM
Congratulations. This was my top pick.
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 12/11/2013 02:06:44 AM
well what do I know, nothing I guess!!
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 12/11/2013 01:32:03 AM
This had blue on it from the first moment I saw it. Congratulations !

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/10/2013 07:17:36 PM
Too much too look at...looks like there's a fire happening in a lot of those hotel rooms, might be a little over saturated!
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 12/10/2013 06:20:14 PM
Just guessing where Waldo is. I don't base my vote on whether I find him or not.

Left side, 6th floor down.

Cool photo
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 12/10/2013 07:28:45 AM
Great phot0. It wasn't easy to find Waldo, but extreme left, 6 levels down.
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 12/08/2013 10:03:58 PM
heavy border throws this one off a bit, but love the concept.
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 12/08/2013 05:55:35 PM
I feel the need to look in every window
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 12/06/2013 06:13:31 PM
Cool location for Waldo. I really like the graphic nature.

The border merges with the black areas on the edge of the frame and thus detracts rather than helps your image. It is also wider than the internal white columns and becomes part of the graphic rather than accenting it. Either a thin line white border or no border would have worked better.
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 12/06/2013 02:08:07 PM
Thats a hard one to find...
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 12/05/2013 04:44:15 PM
I like this! Such great lines.
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 12/04/2013 07:08:11 PM
left side,6 from top
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 12/04/2013 02:09:58 AM
More than one Waldo? Well seen with many possibilities
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