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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Colosseum
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Colosseum
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Anachronism (Advanced Editing V)
Collection: 2007 Challenges
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: Mar 26, 2007
Aperture: F8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Candid, History
Date Uploaded: Apr 1, 2007

 A candid while walking around the Colosseo in Rome. The Centurians were walking around and I happened upon this unexpected find - a bunch of boys for Scotland down of a Football match. Not expecting much (5 -5.5), but I like it!

Shot image in RAW
Opened in CS2 and adjusted curves, exposure, saturation and sharpness. Saved as JPEG
Opened in Elements 3.0
Cropped image
Adjusted levels, hue saturation
Sharpened face of centurian
Burned around background
Dodged on faces
USM 85,.5,0

Statistics
Place: 28 out of 92
Avg (all users): 5.8196
Avg (commenters): 6.1111
Avg (participants): 5.6250
Avg (non-participants): 5.8701
Views since voting: 1363
Views during voting: 383
Votes: 194
Comments: 10
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AuthorThread
 04/26/2007 12:14:24 AM
hi peter ... i think i've been neglecting you!!! .. this is amazing and wot a capture ... congratulations on an excellent photograph and a great place in the challenge ... :)
edit a minute later ... i really love the dynamics between the 'modern' guys and the centaurian ... love the drinks in their hands and all their different postures etc ... from his expression the centaurian looks like he's just about to draw that sword and take off a few heads ......


Message edited by author 2007-04-26 00:17:59.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/07/2007 07:39:54 AM
Where am I and where am I going? Nice and funny shot!
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 04/04/2007 10:56:16 PM
I'd like this better if the Roman soldier were next to the modern policemen on the motorcycle back there.
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 04/04/2007 01:20:11 PM
I like the drama in this photo. The focus is a little soft but the subjects hold capture the imagination.
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 04/03/2007 10:33:13 AM
I'm not sure what's funnier, the guy's in skirts, or the roman soldier? :D This is a fun image, too bad the background is so cluttered. Good luck in the challenge.
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 04/02/2007 07:53:34 PM
The ancestor of the kilt??
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 04/02/2007 04:22:02 PM
Good to see the "Army" keeping up it`s friendly reputation.
Nice theme for the challenge.
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 04/02/2007 02:13:18 AM
Haha, awesome title.
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 04/02/2007 02:09:24 AM
ahahahahahah this was my idea, unfortunately I wasn't in rome this week :)
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 04/02/2007 12:35:40 AM
Very funny title! Nice find :)
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