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An American President - Circa 1936
An American President - Circa 1936
SandyP


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Collection: Who-Cares Challenge Entries
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: San Antonio Wax Museum
Date: Aug 7, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Still Life, Political
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 Something I've always wanted to do, but never did up until now: visit a wax museum. This is an image of President Franklin Roosevelt in front of a collage depicting things going on in America during that era. I thought it fit the challenge so I decided to go for it. I had a bit of a challenge getting it submittable tho because the lighting was SO bad in there: dark, with bright (I mean BRIGHT) lights on the faces. Lucky I took the picture in RAW, and was able to adjust the white balance, and desaturate reds and yellows which were wayyyyyyyy to intense because of the weird lighting.

Statistics
Place: 146 out of 298
Avg (all users): 5.1139
Avg (commenters): 9.4444
Avg (participants): 4.9739
Avg (non-participants): 5.2108
Views since voting: 917
Views during voting: 417
Votes: 281
Comments: 13
Favorites: 0

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 08/17/2005 12:17:34 AM
Great work, much better than some in the first 10 places. Chin up, lots of idiots voting in this challenge. Hey 50% ain't that bad anyway, all-in-all a great work of art ... both in wax and from your camera lens.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/15/2005 03:44:47 PM
Nice shot! I remember that year, and the man. I was two years old.
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 08/13/2005 07:50:46 AM
This crisp crystal clear picture screams 1930's to me. I like the angle that you took this picture at, the lighting, as well as the background. Excellent representation of that time period. Works for me, 10. Great Job !!
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 08/12/2005 03:25:17 PM
oh whew! i thought he as real for a second! Other wise nice place to shoot it! 9
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 08/11/2005 12:48:30 AM
Great shot. What nostalgia this evokes. Love the lighting and all of the images behind it. GOOD ONE.
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 08/10/2005 08:17:52 PM
history indeed 10
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 08/10/2005 10:37:23 AM
well photographed wax
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 08/10/2005 08:42:12 AM
I really like the composition of this shot, as well as the lighting...is this at a wax museum?
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 08/10/2005 02:40:59 AM
Really fits the challenge....
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 08/10/2005 02:18:40 AM
This image looks realy good,the light and dark work well together, and the coloring is A1,...10
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 08/10/2005 01:18:05 AM
heh. nice. i was really confused for a second
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 08/10/2005 12:52:25 AM
Very creative idea of taking a picture of an existing time capsule. Very well executed. Hope this does well!
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 08/10/2005 12:20:32 AM
Well done, very historical meets the challenge head-on and wih skill. Great work. ++++++++++
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