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Mermaid's Pool, Staffordshire, England
Mermaid's Pool, Staffordshire, England
Judi

Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Postcard III (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D
Location: Australia
Date: Apr 3, 2009
Aperture: 10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1 second
Galleries: Nude, Infrared
Date Uploaded: Apr 3, 2009

 Location: The Roaches, Staffordshire
Legend: Every midnight, the eve of Easter Sunday, anyone who sees the creature is said to gain immortality. One man who came here once a year lived to be 104!

No one said you had to make the postcard for your hometown...lol!

Yup...this is me! Just another Aussie mermaid visiting afar!

Outtake -

Statistics
Place: 24 out of 163
Avg (all users): 6.4217
Avg (commenters): 7.3571
Avg (participants): 6.2500
Avg (non-participants): 6.5189
Views since voting: 7957
Views during voting: 344
Votes: 166
Comments: 21
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 04/13/2009 11:05:14 AM
fab image, I loved the use of infrared in the bg (least I assume that's what it is- or was it snow?)

Judi, what I love even more is that you actually OWN a mermaid suit! LOL :)
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 04/13/2009 05:34:15 AM
Cool idea! I like the outtake much better though! :)
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 04/13/2009 04:41:35 AM
I don't think they get clouds like that in England. On the other hand, they don't get mermaids like that, either.
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 04/13/2009 03:22:14 AM
Great shot Judi.
The blue sky and lack of rain made it a clear give away that it wasn't in England lol
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 04/13/2009 03:15:24 AM
Totally underrated...you know, I had a suspicion this might have been you ;)
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 04/13/2009 12:45:41 AM
This is so much underrated entry in this challenge. I predicted this to ribbon. This definately deserved a better placement.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/10/2009 12:11:05 PM
I would think the U.K. was just a mite too cold for mermaids. The IR makes for a striking scene.
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 04/08/2009 06:08:00 PM
The background is to distracting
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 04/07/2009 07:46:31 AM
Blimey. Has her majesty's government been informed of this?
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 04/07/2009 12:35:17 AM
WOW, Absulately amazing. My pick for the ribbon.
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 04/06/2009 10:19:50 PM
Almost perfect. It's over sharpened (halos around the rocks and mermaid), it jumps out at you. However, when printed you wouldn't be able to tell, so I won't mark it down for that. The overall impact of this image is stellar and would be a sure fire favorite at a tourist shop. The drop shadow font is perfect and handled very well - very precise and purposeful. Overall color and tone plus the dramatic sky make this an outstanding entry.
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 04/06/2009 04:35:29 PM
Super lovely! 10
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 04/06/2009 02:28:56 PM
Great one
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 04/06/2009 12:49:09 PM
Great shot, just I think would of been better if you can see the mermaid more.
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 04/06/2009 11:33:20 AM
I would buy this postcard
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 04/06/2009 10:47:33 AM
To me, everything is perfect about this shot. I can see the efforts went on setting this up. The dreamy effect, the colors, the IR, the composition, the framing and the text style - everything is super good. This should ribbon IMO.
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 04/06/2009 09:27:58 AM
the rocks bottom left and right are a little distracting other than that i love the composition. i like the infrared on the trees:)
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 04/06/2009 09:05:01 AM
Weird but cool. 10
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 04/06/2009 07:54:20 AM
fascinating - (it was never like that when I was there!)
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 04/06/2009 01:08:59 AM
Beautiful image but still missing something. May be I want to see her beautiful face? May be preferred other non distracting border.
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 04/06/2009 12:31:57 AM
Very moody image, good choice on the pov
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