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return of the ghost
return of the ghost
billy


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Challenge: Where's Waldo? (Classic Editing)
Camera: Olympus C-220Z
Location: bucharest / romania
Date: Feb 8, 2003
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2003

the other guy just seems he appeard by hasard in the photo...i used a special night flash from my camera. that's it...enjoy!

Statistics
Place: 119 out of 121
Avg (all users): 3.1117
Avg (commenters): 3.1333
Avg (participants): 2.8219
Avg (non-participants): 3.2823
Views since voting: 1196
Votes: 197
Comments: 18
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02/21/2003 04:35:39 PM
Greetings from the critique club.

First Im sure you already know about having 2 people in the shot so Im not gonna go into it.

Composition: Everything seems a little centered to me. Having the main subject off to the left side may have improved the composition slightly. Maybe getting rid of some of the empty space at the top also may have helped.

Technical: The shot overall looks out of focus. I know the light blurs are intentional but the main subject seems a little blurred. The lighting seems just fine for the subject and I can definatly see the hidden waldo.

Overall: Original idea but having two people in the shot knocked your score down tremendiously.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/16/2003 05:02:28 PM
I see your hidden person, but overall, this is not an "otherwise personless photo". Challenge not met.
02/15/2003 11:09:48 PM
You didn't even try. Why?
02/14/2003 03:13:01 PM
I see the hidden person, but as the hidden person was supposed in "an otherwise personless photo" I don't think this meets the challenge. Also, the motion around the very visible person (long exposure?) is a bit distracting.
02/13/2003 04:51:04 PM
I'm sorry, in my mind, you did not meet the challenge. You obviously disagree, otherwise you wouldn't have entered this shot. I suspect your "Waldo" is the person in the background to the right of the dude in the center. Anyway, I'm sure you've already heard that part from many others, so let me just give you some feedback on the photo itself. You've "broken" some common rules here, but I think in your photo it actually works. The subject is centered, and the background is rather busy. However, the background is still mostly separated from the subject, and I think that's what works. Also interesting that the lights in the background are obviously moving while the guy is not. That tells me that this is a longer exposure, and for that, the guy is actually pretty sharp and focused, even though not perfectly. Did you hand-hold (the "shadow" on the baseball cap makes me think you did)? Could you have used a tripod to get this really sharp? Nice catchlights in the eyes and good skin tones.
02/11/2003 11:46:52 PM
I did not get it at first, but I finally saw it. Nice.
02/11/2003 07:57:12 PM
I see that there's another person in the corner there but the challenge was to have one person hidden in an otherwise personless photo.
02/11/2003 07:44:53 PM
Almost missed the ghost. Interesting wavy lights. Good color. 7 Swash
02/11/2003 04:00:16 PM
Like the Ghost image
02/11/2003 03:06:20 PM
Sublime....oh my gos...do you see the man just besides the cap? That is marvelous, but that dude it's ugly...yeap...it's sure ugly...nasty ass!
02/11/2003 06:49:23 AM
No i give up. Where is he.
hide a person in your otherwise person-less photo
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02/11/2003 06:17:15 AM
I found him immediately :-)
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02/10/2003 11:33:40 PM
I get it. Took me a sec, but I see the "hidden" person now. This is a neat shot. The focus is a little hard on the eyes, but I realize it was done on purpose, and done well. The color is nice. The black coat blends in a bit with the dark background, but I don't feel that that harms the photo in any way. Overall you have done a good job with this effect. Good luck in the challenge.
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02/10/2003 07:51:01 PM
where's the challenge?
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02/10/2003 05:44:50 PM
I don't understand this. Good-looking ghost though.
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02/10/2003 03:54:45 PM
ok
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02/10/2003 09:52:08 AM
I like the face in the backround that is very nice. Good job
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02/10/2003 12:40:02 AM
I see the hidden person, but you do know that you're supposed to have a hidden person in a shot with no people. right? I only subtract one, but I bet it affects your score. Too bad cause it's kinda cool.
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