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Challenge: Square (Classic Editing)
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Camera: Olympus C-5050Z
Location: My living room
Date: Jan 21, 2003
Aperture: 6.3
ISO: 64
Shutter: 1/3
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Jan 23, 2003

I took this shot of my German/English dictionary with a couple of those sticky squares stuck onto the translation page (Square means Quadrat in German). I shone a yellow light on the page from above to get an old paper effect. In Photoshop 7 I tweaked the levels and curves and took some of the harsh yellow light out of it. And this is my result

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05/03/2006 07:41:16 PM
Just browsing around photos taken shortly before the Kiwiness Dynasty started. I can't believe this didn't ribbon! :P
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02/09/2003 02:10:56 AM
Well, that's interesting! First thought is that I'd crop off the words at the top and make it more of a square crop. The lighting seems a bit strong if you're going for an old feel. It's almost too bright instead of looking faded. I like the texture of the paper. Adding the squares is SO much better than just taking a shot of the words, but it's still a bit bland to me. The juxtaposition of the geometry and english is kinda cool, but there's not a lot more going for it. Good execution. On topic.
and some thoughts from annida:
Very cool idea. I like it a lot. One of the things you could have done was to make the picture actually square, just to add to the squareness of it. It's a lovely abstract, and the lighting on it is very appropriate in my opinion. I think a border wouldn't have gone amiss, to frame the squareness as well. Did you try it with just one of the little squares? I like the one in the middle a lot more than the one on the side. Good work, lovely abstract!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/02/2003 10:04:19 AM
I like the idea a lot, the composition as well, the yellow oversaturation not a all. 8
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01/31/2003 02:22:42 PM
The angle of this photo is not nice. I do like the texture in this photo.
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01/31/2003 12:28:46 PM
Composition: Maybe would have moved the text further up and left the squares where they were (if that was possible!).
Technical: Fantastic focus and lighting. Good choice to leave the border IMO.
Meets challenge: Yes
Overall impression: Comp bothers me a little, but fantastic otherwise. 8
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01/31/2003 08:46:28 AM
off subject. (just kidding)
Good focus, a little too bright.
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01/29/2003 08:57:52 PM
Nice color, nice composition, but not a whole lot of originality.
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01/29/2003 10:48:57 AM
very nice use of the word square
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01/29/2003 12:37:20 AM
I would probably have cropped the top more and not been as tight on the bottom of the second square. I like how the texture of the paper shows vibrant, and the concept is interesting.
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01/28/2003 10:35:01 AM
your image is very interesting and i like the way you used the dictionary to show "square"
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01/27/2003 10:57:01 PM
Don't care for the composition, but maybe I just don't get it. Why cram everything into the LLHC like that? Actually, not wild about the squares there, either. Still, something appealing here. Nice work?
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01/27/2003 07:19:00 PM
Great idea and good capture! Cub
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