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"...we're sorry, the operator is not available - please stay on the line..."
"...we're sorry, the operator is not available - please stay on the line..."
Tully


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Stock Photos: The Operator (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 35-80mm f/4.0-5.6 III
Location: on hold...
Date: Aug 3, 2010
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Aug 3, 2010

 Remember the days when the operator was a person who would connect you to the person on the other end of the line; no hassle, no waiting, no computerized voice asking you to decrypt some code to proceed to the next menu...

This may totally bomb as everyone is likely looking for a person in the image, but with only 14 entries I decided to at least beef up the voting pool a little bit...
crop, remove dust, soft light layer, hue/saturation, balance levels, burn, sharpen, resize and post...

Statistics
Place: 15 out of 26
Avg (all users): 5.5429
Avg (commenters): 5.8571
Avg (participants): 5.0000
Avg (non-participants): 5.5833
Views since voting: 915
Views during voting: 422
Votes: 245
Comments: 15
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/10/2010 11:47:11 PM
nice lighting, 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2010 05:09:33 PM
Hmm..

It's nice, but the black areas really hurt this image - my eye is more drawn to the lower right corner than it is the subject, and that's certainly not a good thing. still, despite the issues, your concept is very good, and the image illustrates that idea well... 6
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2010 07:22:57 AM
I see what you're getting at, but I'm afraid I just can't get by the cable!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2010 08:53:50 PM
Very nice stock image look. I like the soft lighting.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/09/2010 10:59:50 AM
Clean, simple image. I can see it being used by a company, however personally it doesn't tick the creative/innovative part of the challenge so I take off one point. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/08/2010 07:51:32 PM
Well lit, nice graphic shape.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2010 07:55:51 PM
Nice shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2010 07:38:54 PM
I feel like this would have more of an impact if the headset was placed diagonally across the frame or even tilted just slightly. Just seems a little simple.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/06/2010 10:22:59 AM
A different idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2010 06:31:09 AM
I like the simple concept - could be cleaner with the wire, but otherwise gets a good score from me :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/05/2010 03:16:23 AM
simple but nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2010 11:05:45 PM
very clear but lacking a lot of interest (6)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2010 01:38:18 PM
Seems I get this operator every time I call...
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2010 09:17:17 AM
This is a nice product shot. I'm trying to figure out a good way that it would be used on a website, and thus far I'm failing. If I think of something, I will increase the vote.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/04/2010 12:35:05 AM
if you'd been able to isolate the headset, it might have worked better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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