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The Prisoner
3rd PlaceThe Prisoner
gyaban


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Challenge: Rusted II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
Location: Home
Date: Aug 21, 2010
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 250
Shutter: 1/200 sec
Galleries: Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Aug 21, 2010

 I found this rusty thingy in my house's basements. Don't ask me what it is supposed to be, I have no clue :)

Anyway, I decided to use it as some kind of prison's bars:
- First, I optimized its rustiness by putting it in and out of salty water for a few days
- Then, I build a wooden structure to hold it vertically
- I also constructed some fake walls on the sides and above, so that the light wouldn't come from there since prison usually have roofs and walls :)
- Self shot, using a timer.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 152
Avg (all users): 6.9196
Avg (commenters): 7.5000
Avg (participants): 6.7679
Avg (non-participants): 7.0714
Views since voting: 5161
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 112
Comments: 29
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 09/05/2010 10:59:28 AM
Great job Christophe! Congrats on the yellow!
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 09/01/2010 04:31:16 PM
Locked up..they wont let me out.
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 08/31/2010 07:40:28 PM
Old fireplace grate? Very nice image
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 08/31/2010 02:20:03 PM
Excellent shot, congrats on your ribbon!
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 08/30/2010 07:51:48 PM
Yea Christophe! Congrats to you my friend - you really do make your minds eye come through so realistically. I hope you have a great vacation, it certainly is a nice way to start it off. Big hugs ~ E
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 08/30/2010 12:38:59 PM
Great stuff, Congrats well deserved.
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 08/30/2010 11:21:13 AM
Nice shot I can tell you put some time into it!
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 08/30/2010 10:10:03 AM
Originally posted by gyaban:
Thank you all!

I am currently on vacations, on the road between hotels in Canada's National Parks (Banff currently), and this was and excellent surprise to begin my little trip :) Makes up for the bad weather ;)


I hope you aren't away from the Original and can send it in! Congrats!
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 08/30/2010 09:25:03 AM
Thank you all!

I am currently on vacations, on the road between hotels in Canada's National Parks (Banff currently), and this was and excellent surprise to begin my little trip :) Makes up for the bad weather ;)
 08/30/2010 08:43:09 AM
I'm always amazed at the efforts you go through for the challenges - congrats on a well deserved ribbon - great idea and perfectly executed!
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 08/30/2010 08:41:10 AM
Great job Christophe. I love how you make things look totally believable.
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 08/30/2010 08:19:41 AM
Nice work Gyban! Loved this one!
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 08/30/2010 04:09:33 AM
It was worth the effort. Congrats on another deserved ribbon, Christophe.
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 08/30/2010 04:08:24 AM
Great work as always, Christophe! Love your setups, especially how you put the ocean to work rusting up the bars :-)
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 08/30/2010 03:37:40 AM
Love your work, Christophe. Many congrats on the ribbon.
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 08/30/2010 02:09:53 AM
congrats! nice image!
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 08/30/2010 01:02:24 AM
So a ribbon is worth going to prison huh Christophe? ;-) Great image- as usual!
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 08/30/2010 12:55:26 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon. From your notes I can see that you went to a lot of effort, and I'm glad that has paid off. The image does not look contrived, so you did a great job.
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 08/30/2010 12:25:50 AM
Beautiful
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 08/30/2010 12:24:34 AM
What VitaminB said!!! I am constantly amazed by your dedication and perseverance. Fabulous work. No wonder you're always on the front page. At the top :-)
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 08/30/2010 12:19:23 AM
You have incredible dedication towards building your photo setups. Congrats on a well deserved ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/29/2010 06:13:21 PM
Excellent shot. Well done.
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 08/28/2010 11:03:29 AM
Love the light and a nice idea
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 08/26/2010 11:01:44 PM
Nice shot with beautiful lighting. Really brings out the rust in the shot and a nice way to compose a picture around the rust.
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 08/26/2010 04:22:37 PM
Very nice job. Great color.
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 08/25/2010 10:05:57 PM
Compelling.
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 08/25/2010 01:46:29 AM
Very evocative.
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 08/23/2010 11:31:08 AM
top 3!
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 08/23/2010 01:37:50 AM
I saw the thumbnail and thought it was good, and opening up, it didn't disappoint...great shot for the challenge...nice to see a human in all of this metal rust 8
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