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Challenge: Where's Waldo? II (Basic Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G2
Location: Lycée Hubert Clément Esch, G-D of Luxembourg
Date: Jan 4, 2005
Aperture: F/2,0
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/13 sec.
Galleries: Interior, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jan 4, 2005

 Idea:
My initial idea was to have somebody hiding cartoon-like with his head in a lamp-screen, a picture of somebody hiding without any success. Because of various obstacles I changed my mind and took some pictures of staircases instead. The shots have been made in my secondary school Lycée Hubert Clement Esch. The model is my friend and classmate Yorick. He had to run up and down three different staircases, each a few times. He was incedibly patient with me (it was about lunchtime!).

Setup:
This staircase is in the older part of our school. I stood on the lowest stairs in the cellar and send Yorick up to the second floor, from where he was to look down at me. I had to wait a little until there were no other students in the picture anymore, then I leaned over the railing and took half a dozen of pictures. The one I submitted was the very last one I had token.

Post Processing:
Rotated counter-clockwise 90 degrees. The picture is slightly tilted on purpose. Straightening it (1 degree) made it look 'wrong'...
Cropped to fit some rule of thirds, to give the 'frames' the strongest possible effect and to draw the eye immediately towards the center.
brightness/contrast
hue/saturation to push the red colour, desaturated yellow channel (the shadows were yellow...strange)
resize to 640x484,
USM (0,55/150/1)

Comments: Considering the entries from the first 'Where's Waldo?' challenge, I think Yorick should be less visible. I slightly missed the challenge because you don't have to search for him, but it's not that bad. You can't even see him in the thumbnail.
Today I also experienced myself what others have talked about in the forums. While I stood in the cellar, someone from the stuff asked what I was doing down here and threw a suspicious look at me. I admit that I might have told them, but there were only five minutes of my lunch break left...
I also considered flipping the image to make it more abstract. I'd then have called it 'Falling Frames', but I didn't know how the voters would react to a flipped image with a person in it. After struggling some time with myself, I decided to leave the picture unchanged.

Statistics
Place: 44 out of 193
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 10/11/2005 08:29:03 PM
Well, yeah, he's a little obvious :-), but this is a really cool photo on it's own. I really like the colors, and the shapes and lines. And the person adds a lot of interest to an already cool image, IMO. Nice job.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II
Olympus 60mm f/2.8 Macro M.Zuiko Digital ED
 01/12/2005 07:04:05 PM
This photo would be a cool choice for the Architecture challenge coming up. For Waldo, I think Waldo is a tad bit too obvious.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO Macro Super II for Canon
 01/11/2005 11:25:09 PM
That's a neat color scheme on the stairs. I think this waldo needs to go back to camoflauge school, though...
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Canon EOS-5D Mark IV
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/11/2005 03:27:03 PM
I like the composition and colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 01/09/2005 08:50:22 PM
This photo doesn't particularly suit the challenge for me, but I very much like looking at it. The lines, shapes, and vibrant colors really draw me in. 6
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Nikon D80
 01/09/2005 03:42:04 AM
Interesting colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 01/08/2005 02:02:57 PM
Interesting shot, well composed. The red adds some nice framing and focuses the attention on the person. The person is not very well "hidden", but it still is a nice shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 01/07/2005 11:01:29 PM
great use of color and lines
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D700
Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
 01/06/2005 04:20:38 PM
a very good shot, nice colours
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 01/06/2005 01:15:02 AM
I like your use of the shape of the building to make a frame. The color is striking too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-20D
Quantaray AF 70-300mm f/4.0-5.6 High-Speed for Canon EOS
 01/05/2005 10:25:37 PM
great DOF, colourful! I give you a 9!
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Canon EOS Rebel T6s
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 01/05/2005 03:02:56 PM
nice color
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSLR-A350
Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM
 01/05/2005 07:49:15 AM
Great scene but the figure is far from lost.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Mattel Barbie Photo Designer Digital Camera
 01/05/2005 01:54:42 AM
He is right in the middle.
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