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Journey of a Thousand Miles
Journey of a Thousand Miles
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Challenge: Motivational Poster (Advanced Editing I*)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: Austin, TX
Date: Dec 27, 2003
Aperture: F4.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/800 seconds
Galleries: Animals
Date Uploaded: Dec 28, 2003

The quote is from Lao Tzu, founder Daoism.

Was out in a park in Austin, found some peacocks that are around, shot a few, and here is just one photo that I thought might fit the saying quite well.

Photo cropped and adjusted in photoshop. Enhanced saturation and contrast. The border is created with Fred Miranda's Frame action.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 94
Avg (all users): 6.3736
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.0149
Avg (non-participants): 6.5981
Views since voting: 1667
Votes: 174
Comments: 10
Favorites: 1 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/03/2004 03:20:02 AM
Great photo. It might be more impressive going up the stairs, that gives a natural psychological meaning of going up and making it, not going down.
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01/02/2004 11:59:35 PM
Excellent photograph; great use of color highlighting. Good quote to go with it. I don't especially care for the choice of border, although I DO like the small cream border and 3-d look to the photo inside it.
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01/02/2004 04:52:44 PM
love the colours, and the message. But I think the shot is dwarfed by the border. I understand its a poster challenge, but you want the beautiful bird to be the centre of attention, not the heavy dark border. Perhaps something lighter would have complimented the subject better. Other than that, I like the focus and the composition quite a bit. Its tight with the attention in all the right places.
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12/30/2003 09:12:21 PM
Great shot- fantastic border! the text could be better.
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12/30/2003 01:19:29 AM
Outstanding shot, the colors are great , and the choice of motivation fits this shot perfectly 10
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12/30/2003 01:09:18 AM
Great quote, great shot. the type is just a bit hard to read. Maybe in bold or another colour. 10
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12/29/2003 05:35:22 PM
I think the text should of been centered. The shot: Good focus, color and capture.
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12/29/2003 02:04:33 PM
Great timing and composition. The text could be a little clearer though.
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12/29/2003 07:23:06 AM
I love it - an unexpected image to go with a common quote. Great job!
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12/29/2003 03:48:48 AM
Beautiful photo, but really ugly border (sorry). The colours are great, so is the sharpness. This is in one in the million kind of shot, where you catch the bird in the perfect moment of stepping down. The text is kind of lost in the image. It could have been better on the bottom of the black frame reversed. The photo itself is very good, but the framing really spoiled it.
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