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Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
Location: Muskoka
Date: Jul 31, 2006
Aperture: f2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2007

 I wanted to enter a shot that reflected the way I see things, rather than worrying about getting a good score...
Fooled around trying to find my original formula.
Curves, calculations, dodge and burn, grayscale, LAB lightness, grayscale again. quadtone, bit of cloning, cropped smart sharpen.

Statistics
Place: 342 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.7791
Avg (commenters): 8.0000
Avg (participants): 5.6756
Avg (non-participants): 6.1098
Views since voting: 1480
Views during voting: 454
Votes: 344
Comments: 36
Favorites: 17 (view)

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 11/01/2007 03:42:10 PM
I've seen this a few times now without commenting. It really moves me. Thought I'd tell you so.
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 11/01/2007 11:23:14 AM
stunning............... gosh dumb voters
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 10/01/2007 04:45:35 PM
Wow. Incredible image that's gone straight into my favourites. I hope you're proud of the mediocre score!
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 07/08/2007 05:04:54 PM
Why did I not fav this yet?
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 06/25/2007 12:11:00 PM
i totally dig this.
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 06/01/2007 01:46:27 PM
There's so much to drink in here - shadows on the boy's back, shadows on the screen, very haunting and resonant.
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 01/30/2007 04:41:15 PM
had i voted, this would have gotten a 10 from me. beautiful display
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 01/28/2007 10:38:01 AM
awesome work, could hang in a gallery.

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 01/27/2007 01:26:19 PM
Oh and another thing, I sometimes feel sorry for you, as I do for any great artist, because you can't see your own photos the way the rest of us can. I hope ed, jj, xion, boysetsfire, et al can cheer you up on that account. :)
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 01/27/2007 01:23:11 PM
whew... I thought you were losing it... my last 4 scores for you were 7, 6, 5, 6... but at least you've shown you know what your best is. :P

But in case you don't, let me tell you. Your best photos are the ones that threaten to fly apart, or crumble, or dissolve. They are in some way on the edge of disappearing.

Because the best photos are not about a subject, they are about the experience of looking at the photo. And when you as a photographer take a risk, take the photo to the edge of visual chaos, and when the viewer is almost as brave as you were, then a tremendous experience occurs at the moment (or should I say eternity?) of viewing, a true adventure, an exploration into what is possible and what is impossible but happens anyway, somewhere we can't quite reach.
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 01/26/2007 06:09:17 AM
should have known this was yours.
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 01/26/2007 01:56:26 AM
ah, river pheonix it is.

just awesome Rob, admired.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/24/2007 11:44:07 PM
I like rhis one...
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 01/24/2007 11:42:39 PM
this really grabs the imagination. hope it doesn't get overlooked in this super-sized challenge. very, very nicely done.
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 01/23/2007 05:35:42 AM
perfect.
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 01/21/2007 05:31:31 AM
Now here's a lovely quiet piece - hopefully voters will stop long enough to appreciate it.
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 01/21/2007 12:59:52 AM
this reminds me of xianart. I love this image. It is simply magnificent. Epic and intimate. Utterly mysterious but full of stories. Abstract and representational at the same time. divided into sections that resonate with each other like tuning forks. I give this a 10, and whatever else I can give it.
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 01/19/2007 08:10:36 PM
Great composition, but too dark.
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 01/18/2007 08:37:53 PM
i must say, the wire mesh on the door really created a very nice effect! i like the lighting here, and that child looking out creates questions.
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 01/18/2007 07:22:14 PM
Back to comment. I like the cool quiet darkness of this shot and the reflections are cool too. Back to bump you up to 8. A nice different entry.
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 01/17/2007 05:40:42 AM
I love the great tonality of this photo and the composition is beautiful - a masterpiece in my mind.
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 01/16/2007 06:46:57 AM
excellent!!! 9
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 01/15/2007 09:57:19 PM
10
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 01/15/2007 12:25:02 PM
Very nice subtlety of a boy! Excellent!
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 01/15/2007 08:20:32 AM
oooo, fantastic. great. awesome. 10. over and out.
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 01/14/2007 12:19:51 PM
Great concept, but too contrasty. It would really help to be able to see into the distance (where there's nothing but solid black shadow now) to give a sense of what the kid's dreaming of.
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 01/13/2007 06:40:41 PM
brillant!!
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 01/13/2007 12:48:23 PM
my favorite of the challenge.
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 01/13/2007 04:13:36 AM
8
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 01/12/2007 08:02:59 PM
Great shot, emotive original and excellent
7
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 01/12/2007 06:59:17 PM
10!
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 01/12/2007 12:15:24 PM
I like this. The cross on his back is cool. I think you could have cropped out the light bit at the top because at the moment it's competing for my attention with the boy. Overall. It's pretty good.
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 01/12/2007 11:01:58 AM
I like the deep shadows. Nicely composed. 7
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 01/12/2007 07:42:09 AM
Nice surreal feel to this
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 01/12/2007 07:36:14 AM
holy crapballs, I think I like this image more than the coopers sparkling that I am drinking right now. And believe me thats hard for me to admit.

River Pheonix?
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 01/12/2007 12:39:59 AM
Best: Uh-oh, we have an "artist" on our hands...the exposure and mood is spot on
Worst: I wish the boy wasn't so removed at the bottom...he almost feels too disconnected from abstract upper half..
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