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The Utopian
The Utopian
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Challenge: Selective Desaturation II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Canon
Location: Rugby, TN
Date: May 20, 2007
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 500
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Vintage, History
Date Uploaded: May 20, 2007

 Thomas Hughes...he founded a utopian society in Rugby, TN in the later 19th century...it failed.

The utopian...an ardent but impractical political or social reformer; visionary; idealist, how true it was...more here:

//www.historicrugby.org/history/history.htm

Statistics
Place: 278 out of 556
Avg (all users): 5.3833
Avg (commenters): 7.1111
Avg (participants): 5.3037
Avg (non-participants): 5.6939
Views since voting: 883
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 240
Comments: 17
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/02/2007 12:38:59 PM
My favorite Utopian is Gene Roddenberry. Or maybe it's me??

Lol, nice photo, but photos of photos never do that well. But you managed to get a good score and the books you have here are very impressive.
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 05/30/2007 07:40:12 PM
I agree. I gave this one an 8. Like it even more now. Love the tones here and the DOF is perfect. A 5.3! a big pfffffffft from me.
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 05/30/2007 11:15:40 AM
5.38? I just don't get it. Awesome Rachel.
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 05/29/2007 04:53:44 AM
What Langdon said. And hey, he should know - he runs the place.
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 05/28/2007 11:58:38 AM
fine choice
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 05/28/2007 12:14:27 AM
A 5.3833 is absurd. This shot was awesome. B/W, to blue, to sepia. It's utter perfection.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/27/2007 10:48:13 PM
I like the effect of the desat here. 8
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 05/27/2007 05:42:34 PM
I like the use of lighting/dodging/burning, and the way the detailed textures of the frame mimic the fine details of the books in the background.
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 05/27/2007 03:18:30 PM
Quirky, just great. :)
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 05/24/2007 07:23:27 PM
very interesting image. stared at it for awhile.. wish i knew more about it. hmmm is this person famous or just a snapshot at a local library? i really like it. nice title too, adds to the complexity. 7
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 05/24/2007 12:54:36 PM
I think I would have preferred to see this more off-centre with the frame desat as well so that only the sepia print remained, just my opinion, hope you do well.
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 05/22/2007 07:18:54 PM
It is annoying me that the picture isn't straight.
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 05/22/2007 04:22:49 PM
Love the setting...great image. 9
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 05/22/2007 02:12:37 PM
interesting idea
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 05/22/2007 12:18:45 AM
definately a little different and well thought out. The blue and suttle tint in the photo is just right, well done
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 05/21/2007 10:20:41 PM
A B/W photo as the center of a desaturation contest? Not hanging level? This is either genius or insane. 8
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 05/21/2007 12:07:14 PM
I relly like this, lovely use of colour here
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