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Laura and Goliath
Laura and Goliath
HawkinsT


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Free Study 2011-07 (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i
Lens: Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC fish eye
Location: Hastings, East Sussex, England
Date: Jul 27, 2011
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Black and White, Fish Eye
Date Uploaded: Jul 31, 2011

 I love fisheye's =). This is my first free study - it's surprisingly hard to pick one photo from a months worth when given absolute freedom!

In the end I just opted for a photo I took a few day ago, perhaps I have others that would score a lot higher, and there is another photo I was really set on submitting the last couple of weeks, but I do love the perspective of this and hope it gets near a 6 (but we shall see =).

Statistics
Place: 140 out of 343
Avg (all users): 5.9167
Avg (commenters): 7.1176
Avg (participants): 5.9680
Avg (non-participants): 5.7097
Views since voting: 1052
Views during voting: 260
Votes: 156
Comments: 21
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 08/12/2011 01:10:58 AM
Great back story - and congrats on the almost 6/"tiny violin" score, too! Really a unique and enjoyable photograph. Gotta watch for those French guys - just check out that jagar fellow, for instance... :)
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 08/11/2011 11:27:49 PM
Thanks for the comments, a lot of the feedback is very helpful. This image is actually a crop from a fisheye lens with the subject originally centred in the image and the pole on the right hand side - the cropped left side of the image was just empty space with a rather distorted horizon.

That crows-nest-giraffe-feeder-basketball-hoop is actually a signal beacon in case the French invade =). One has stood on this site for hundreds of years and there is a network of these stretching several hundred miles. I believe between the furthest one being lit and the signal reaching naval high command would take around 45 minutes, so in the days before the telephone, pretty effective.

A couple of other photos of the beacon (the first one gives a better idea of where it is in relation to the town):
//www.flickr.com/photos/hawkinst/5735278040/in/photostream
//www.flickr.com/photos/hawkinst/5735276746/in/photostream

Message edited by author 2011-08-11 23:28:11.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/07/2011 05:35:18 PM
Nice. Bump up.
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 08/06/2011 11:48:16 PM
Wonderful old-timey effect, with a strong touch of Surreal.
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 08/06/2011 03:16:46 PM
Looks like the apocalypse :-)
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 08/06/2011 11:25:40 AM
Love the curve.
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 08/05/2011 09:10:50 PM
Ok. This is really cool...
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 08/05/2011 01:23:11 PM
I'm going through the entries, stopping at those images I feel have had the benefit of an unconventional eye and dwelling a little longer to try to see and appreciate what you saw. This is one of those images.

Positives: Excellent composition and a well-matched title. I really like the coloration too. The lens distortion makes for a very interesting shot and not one it would have ever occurred to me to try. The overall story is compelling - she really does look small and we wonder why the post captures her attention so completely.

Critical stuff: I think either some additional highlight recovery or a neutral gradient overlay to keep the blown highlights in check might have stopped them detracting from your excellent scene.

Overall: I like this a lot.
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 08/04/2011 08:04:30 PM
The bendy crow's nest is kinda cool, but the bendy horizon line bugs me a little.
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 08/04/2011 06:19:59 PM
Clever use of lens perspective and distortion.
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 08/04/2011 01:10:09 PM
I like the bent effect of what looks like a giraffe feeder, makes it ever more looming (fish eye lense?) The forboding sky, the way she's humbly barefoot on the grass, makes it fit the theme of David and Goliath.
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 08/04/2011 11:56:10 AM
In spite of her parent's encouragement and support, Laura still found high school sports to be overwhelming.
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 08/03/2011 02:25:18 PM
Cool fisheye photo. I see the title as just "O-K"
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 08/03/2011 01:00:42 PM
Cool perspective with the wide angle.
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 08/03/2011 11:22:19 AM
This is interesting. Normally the effects of lens distortion are unwanted (with the obvious exception of fish eye), but in this case it adds a bit of intrigue to the image.
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 08/02/2011 10:27:22 PM
Excellent use of distortion!
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 08/02/2011 04:39:42 PM
Nice except her head gets a bit lost in the background bush.
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 08/02/2011 04:33:10 AM
This is immense. I don't know if it allowed to apply lens distortion correction, and what would be the impact of this to get rid of the fisheye. Just wondering.
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 08/01/2011 02:30:50 PM
Surreal... love it!
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 08/01/2011 09:42:26 AM
Oh cool. I love the bend of the basket on the pole. What is that anyway?
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 08/01/2011 05:27:24 AM
How unique.
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