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The Misplaced Car
The Misplaced Car
dtallakson


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dreams III (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Location: S.California
Date: Oct 22, 2010
Aperture: f/10.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2010

 OK...this is a real recurring dream that I have. I'm on my way to an upscale shopping area to check the stores out. When I arrive I find that parking is a problem so rather than pay for valet parking I park several blocks away and walk to the store/stores. After shopping for a while I find there's nothing that I really want to buy so I decide to go home. But, in leaving the store, I go out a different door than I used to enter the store and promptly become disoriented. Rather than retrace my steps I think how hard can it be to find the car? Turns out it's very hard. I wander around for hours searching the streets for my car. Some of the areas I walk through don't look safe and it's getting very dark. Eventually, by accident, I find myself back at the store which has now closed. I find the door I used to enter the store and I'm able to clear my thinking about where the car is. I find the car and drive home.

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 87
Avg (all users): 5.4056
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.1739
Avg (non-participants): 5.5155
Views since voting: 778
Views during voting: 285
Votes: 143
Comments: 6
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2010 09:41:56 PM
You darn me up by having me step back and change a 10 rating to a nine so I could rate you higher. I didn't even have to read your title to get what I was looking for in the challenge. You did it. Great 1st place finish shot. Added to favorite.
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 10/31/2010 08:51:49 AM
I like the sunlit clouds and the light reflected onto the parking structure.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/30/2010 03:39:43 PM
Even though I'm really not a fan of exaggerated HDR, it really does work very well for this challenge. The colors are perfect and the idea is great.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/28/2010 05:38:16 PM
Too blue, too overprocessed.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2010 10:15:39 AM
Do you commonly dream about a car in a parking lot? I hope that there is a story in this photo's comments...
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 10/25/2010 09:21:59 AM
Love the HDR textures and in depth colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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