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The Unbearable Lightness of Simon.
The Unbearable Lightness of Simon.
Pedro


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study VIII (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 12-24mm f/4.0G IF-ED
Location: Calgary
Date: Apr 12, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Apr 18, 2005

 sometimes I'm an idiot.

in the original Simon blends into the background, so i intentionally added a glow around him to add to the surreal effect and make him stand out. It's not haloing from sharpening, it was actually quite intentional.

If it were a sharpening issue it would be far more present in detailed areas like the tree branches.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 507
Avg (all users): 5.9116
Avg (commenters): 6.4211
Avg (participants): 5.8138
Avg (non-participants): 6.2131
Views since voting: 3413
Views during voting: 373
Votes: 249
Comments: 26
Favorites: 5 (view)

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 04/27/2005 08:29:12 AM
Keep pursuing this path - you've show a very unique style with this one that I would love to see more of. Maybe a few refinements could be made, but I believe that this image's composition and concet stand above minor technical flaws. Great work!
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 04/26/2005 10:29:04 AM
On a gut-feeling level, the pic shouts about something joyous, and makes people want to speculate on what it's all about. I like the lighting, the ball shapes, the art gallery in blue and red. Was there some burning done on the suit, on the area below the art gallery sign? Anyway, I like this lots.
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 04/26/2005 01:52:16 AM
nope, not an idiot at all, well, not all the time. :D

this shot rocks, you know i dig the surrealness. love it, can't at all understand the voter's brains.
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 04/26/2005 01:12:45 AM
only sometimes? ;-O

hey i liked this, if that counts for anything!
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 04/26/2005 12:05:50 AM
138th and 139th...lol...WE ROCK! :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/25/2005 09:38:03 PM
exposure time should be a touch faster to have it sharper
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 04/25/2005 01:05:07 PM
Heh heh, what a quirky idea!!! This is great, love the colors especially how the red pops.
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 04/25/2005 12:39:17 PM
This is a fun photo. It has a unique effect. Well done.
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 04/25/2005 09:21:15 AM
Very humorous photograph.
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 04/25/2005 01:33:02 AM
I looks a bit over-sharpened to me. But it's very interesting. 7 for the idea!
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 04/24/2005 02:07:00 PM
This image looks oversharpened due to the halo around the person
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 04/24/2005 12:03:28 PM
Very interesting photo! Little dark but it's great over all and the concept for the shot is just wonderful with that title!
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 04/24/2005 10:00:39 AM
Great action shot. great perspective.
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 04/24/2005 05:54:36 AM
The scary thing is...I don't even know why I like this pic so much - 9
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 04/23/2005 07:15:34 PM
Some fun here, its a shame that the sharpening has produced a halo around his trousers
This can be avoided by changing to lab Colour mode and sharpening on the lightness chammel...
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 04/22/2005 08:46:58 AM
how fun! very nicely done. i hope this does well for you. good luck!
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 04/21/2005 10:15:54 PM
haha. This is really awesome. reminds me of a Dali image. Great shot!! Came back to vote this to a 10.
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 04/21/2005 07:48:13 PM
Definitely one of the more whimsical themes I've seen here in a while! I'm not sure I "get" it entirely, but I do like it :)
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 04/21/2005 12:52:36 PM
Fun picture, loved it...
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 04/21/2005 08:12:03 AM
Wow... If you could pull off this kind of imagery about 10 more times you could put together a stunning modern twist to Henri Cartier Bresson's style. This is am absolutely brilliant shot, and the title is the icing on the cake. Can't wait to see who did this!
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 04/21/2005 07:26:23 AM
interesting...
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 04/19/2005 01:24:34 PM
Man has a strange halo around him showing over processing.
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 04/19/2005 12:40:51 PM
Funny and nice shot. I think that the editing was a little overboard and overly obvious on the man himsself, but its a fun shot!
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 04/19/2005 06:10:36 AM
On my monitor I see a halo around the man, probably of dodging the background, or selecting.
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 04/19/2005 04:48:23 AM
Very cool shot! I like the giddiness of it. The horizon seems just a hair crooked, though, but maybe it's just me?
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 04/19/2005 01:13:51 AM
lol...i love this! it has a very surreal look to it at the same time as being a fun shot.
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