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Weathered And Beaten
Weathered And Beaten
dpdave


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Challenge: Hidden Faces (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F828
Location: Marsaxlokk, Malta
Date: Dec 23, 2004
Aperture: 5.0
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/25
Date Uploaded: Dec 23, 2004

 This was an accidental shot, kind of. I was editing for another project and noticed this pathetic little face poking out of the frame. I immediately spent 3 1/2 hours on the Maltese bus system, and about 15 minutes shooting.

The eyes and paint are entirely as the boats sits, adorning the entrance to a restaurant on the corner.

Statistics
Place: 11 out of 97
Avg (all users): 6.2037
Avg (commenters): 7.9167
Avg (participants): 5.6714
Avg (non-participants): 6.4589
Views since voting: 1418
Views during voting: 387
Votes: 216
Comments: 30
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 05/01/2006 08:58:24 AM
returning a comment:
I like this one.
Apparently I gave it a 7 during the challenge.
the colors are great and the accidental face is superb.
maybe it's not totally accidental as someone has put eyes on there, but it's still an interesting find.
the only thing I don't like is the background in the corners, but you said that this was at an entrance to a restaurant, so i'm sure there's not a lot you could have done about it?
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 01/06/2005 03:48:33 PM
Dave

Such a forlorn look fits the condition of the boat *grin*. It's a natural subject fo a photograph, and on of my favorites in the challenge.

You've done a nice job capturing the tonal range and the detail of the flaking paint. The composition puts the 'face', and the lines of the boat pull the viewer's eye there.

My first suggestion assumes our monitors are calibrated the same, but the colors look slightly muddy to me. I've found a one-stop over exposure lends a 'snap' to darker subjects, without a loss of highlight detail. The muddiness may not show on your monitor, though - a difficulty with online images.

My only other minor nit are the 'holes of light' at the left edge of the image. They tend to pull my eye away from the subject.

Just my thoughts. A very nice image.

Jerry
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 01/03/2005 04:10:05 PM
Congratulations on 11th placing with this both funny and sad entry.
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 01/03/2005 02:49:08 AM
Many thanks to all who voted, (especially 6 and above :0>) I also very much appreciate all the comments.
 01/03/2005 02:34:26 AM
Nice shot Dave, and congradulations on your highest and first above 6 shot (many more to come ).
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/02/2005 09:51:45 PM
Mixed feelings about this. I like the mouth, but think the eyes are not that 'hidden'. First time in a while I don't really know how to vote. 6 for now.
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 01/02/2005 06:48:03 PM
Excellent find for the challenge. One of my top picks. 9
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 01/02/2005 05:01:31 PM
Hope this gets the blue ribbon ... great photo
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 01/02/2005 04:01:23 PM
Thats one CRAZY face! If my skin was that dry it was craking that much, I'd feel broken too! ;) definite 10
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 01/02/2005 03:29:18 PM
The old boat. It needs a lot of work. lol An appropiate entry. Bumping up.
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 01/02/2005 09:51:23 AM
Great color and expression.
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 01/02/2005 12:08:44 AM
Great toy like face. I like the crop. Good job!
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 12/31/2004 05:09:02 PM
Nice picture. Great color and comp.
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 12/31/2004 02:29:22 PM
Didn't like this at first because it seemed that the "face" was intended. But there's more here than the eyes on the bow. The weathering which creates the mouth persuaded me to understand that you saw more than there was to see.

Love the colors, texture, framing. Nicely done!
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 12/31/2004 07:53:24 AM
Great catch. I like the way you have composed it. great colours too. Well done.
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 12/30/2004 08:33:55 PM
Definitely a ribbon winner in my eyes, what a great find. I absolutely love everything about this shot, the composition, clarity, color, well, okay everything :) 10
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 12/30/2004 02:47:28 PM
great find... wonderful colors. One of my ribbon picks this challenge
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 12/30/2004 10:16:40 AM
love her!!
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 12/29/2004 03:31:21 PM
You really captured that distressed feeling. Nice job.
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 12/29/2004 11:05:43 AM
Nice find. I might have cropped the top more. Maybe even going horizontal.
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 12/29/2004 07:42:15 AM
Great color and composition. Were the eyes added for this challenge?
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 12/28/2004 04:25:34 PM
This looks like it could have been taken in Malta.
I saw a lot of these type of boats while on holiday there in 95.
I like this but it will be down to how many voters think it meets the challenge.
Good luck
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 12/28/2004 07:24:59 AM
looks like a winner to me!!
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 12/27/2004 06:50:53 PM
Excellent composition, nice colors, well lit. I like this one a lot. I'm curious where you took the shot.
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 12/27/2004 04:12:38 PM
Wonderful! The aged look of the wood and peeling paint gives this a great feel. Textures, colors, and lines are perfect. Exposure is right dead on. I wish those (plastic looking) eyes were not there, but you have to take hat you get. The blue-white spots near the top of the left side are a bit bothersome.
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 12/27/2004 02:23:41 PM
Creative and artistically presented. My only concern is that those eyes are literally 'eyes' and thus some may question if this entry meets the challenge requirements (I think it does). With that aside, this is a worthy entry without glaring technical deficits. (probably could have adjusted the saturation selectively to make the red and yellow more lively)
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 12/27/2004 01:55:02 PM
The winning photo!
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 12/27/2004 01:52:05 PM
i really like the colors of the boat, i wish the background wasnt so dark but its not a major prob. 9
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 12/27/2004 04:17:45 AM
Very nice shot. Unfortunately I don't think that it fully matches the challenge as the eyes are meant to be eyes on this boat. You may well get marked down. Good luck.
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 12/27/2004 01:14:43 AM
I'm not sure this qualifies as a "hidden face" since the fishermen pout eyes on the boats deliberately, but it's a hell of a nice image.
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