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Challenge: Illusions II (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Sao Paulo, Brasil
Date: Aug 6, 2005
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Family, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 The shot was taken in the process of setting ip another shot in which the two kids were the models. The adults are father and mother and were helping with directing the children. It has a very sousreal feeling to it and a great contrast between seriousness and fantasy. All the models in the shot are very close friends.
The picture was taken in the midle of the city os Sao Paulo as opposed to a fairy tale forest.

Statistics
Place: 103 out of 127
Avg (all users): 4.6272
Avg (commenters): 4.3000
Avg (participants): 4.2209
Avg (non-participants): 4.8010
Views since voting: 1107
Views during voting: 617
Votes: 287
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 08/18/2005 02:33:41 PM
** Greetings from the Critique Club **

Technical: Foreground is very distracting, almost to the point of obscuring the main subjects in the image. The lighting seems to be coming from the left primarily, leaving the two individuals along the right hardly noticeable. Seems a bright spot is on the guy in camo.

Composition: Foreground needed to be cleared before the shot. Subjects not balanced well within the photo.

Meeting Challenge: I do not see how this meets the challenge at all. I simply do not see any illusion here, unless the large tree is not actually one tree but either more than one tree lit to look as one, or a backdrop. I just don't see it. Sorry.

Linda
08/15/2005 09:27:38 AM
This was great...it guess it went over too many heads...sadly I'm not surprised though...a truly wonderful conceptual piece.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/14/2005 11:56:08 PM
I absolutely adore this shot and left it tell the last to comment on! I love this as a family portrait because it is so untraditional. I love the overall tonality of the shot. I love the kid being in a totally different type of adornment that seems to not fit the scene but seems to fit his peronality! I don't however think it fits the challenge as dictated! Please don't take this as a down fall. Just my take on the challenge. Keep up the great work.
TC
 08/12/2005 03:22:13 AM
What? I don't get how this fits the challenge...Am i missing something?
 08/12/2005 12:16:12 AM
I am missing the illusion. Looking at the photo, I find the foreground leaves distracting, the lighting to be fighting against the photo as a whole and the compostion to be bland. I do, however, find each figure in the image to be interest and enjoyable to look at. I would have found it much stronger to crop for the individual elements. 3
 08/10/2005 10:48:06 PM
not sure what the illusion is meant to be
 08/10/2005 01:17:23 PM
Interesting portrait, but I am a little confused on the illusion link.
The greenary at the front is a little distracting, as its mottled lighting catches the eys pulling focus away from the family members
08/10/2005 12:01:26 PM
love the casual thongs sported during superman's off time! cute shot
 08/09/2005 10:20:27 PM
Excellent lighting and I love the intrigue in this image.well done.
 08/09/2005 11:27:14 AM
umm.. this scene is crazy looking. and i dont understand it at all. but goodluck to ya.
 08/09/2005 05:15:11 AM
Sorry, I don't quite get it. Good luck in the voting :-)
 08/09/2005 02:05:12 AM
I looked long and hard at this image, but unfortunately, I am having a hard time seeing how it is relevant to this challenge. Sorry.
 08/09/2005 01:40:24 AM
What is the illusion here? I keep looking at it but can't seem to figure this one out.
 08/08/2005 11:22:55 PM
I'm sorry, but I don't see an illusion here... perhaps I am missing something.
 08/08/2005 10:30:55 PM
I'm sorry, but I just don't get the illusion here. It's a nice shot of family and the Superman costume certainly adds an interesting aspect, but I don't see how it fits the challenge.
 08/08/2005 08:34:23 PM
i'm not understanding the illusion
 08/08/2005 05:50:27 PM
Interesting point of view of a family portrait. I'm getting a kick out of Superman in thongs.
 08/08/2005 02:20:37 PM
im not sure i understand the illusion - except that the boy is superman and the dad looks like gi joebut thats is their characters?
 08/08/2005 01:47:34 PM
I don't know what it is about this....I love it...It's just so perfectly quirky.
 08/08/2005 11:59:04 AM
Great detail, not sure how this is an illusion, though.
 08/08/2005 02:37:09 AM
Not grasping the illusion here.
 08/08/2005 12:15:04 AM
I dont really get the illusion aspect of this


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