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2001: A Terrestrial Oddity
2001: A Terrestrial Oddity
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Challenge: Time Capsule (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix A340 Zoom
Location: Los Angeles
Date: Aug 3, 2005
Aperture: F/4.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/210 sec.
Galleries: Black and White, Science and Technology
Date Uploaded: Aug 7, 2005

 Ah, the Segway. A precisely-engineered, gyroscopically-stabilized marvel. Too bad just adding a third wheel would have done the job just as well and cost a few thousand dollars less.

The morning that the topic was announced, I drove to work and saw this guy on the opposite side of the intersection. Luckily, my camera was within reach and I snapped this picture of him through my front windshield just as the light was turning green.

Post: Rotate, crop, levels, resize, usm, desat and colorize to simulate a sepia-toned image. The flowers in the back were pretty, but distracted too much from the Segway rider. Plus, I think it's funny to have a sepia-toned black-and-white image of such a futuristic (if uniquely useless) device.

Futuristic and uniquely useless--an apt description of many dot-bomb companies from this era.

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Nikon Coolpix 4100
 08/15/2005 04:46:27 PM
...In more ways than one :)
Panasonic DC-G9
Olympus 12-45mm f/4.0 Pro
 08/15/2005 02:09:47 PM
Not a big fan of the sepia coloration on this one. It looks too faded, IMP, and the person starts to get lost in the busy background. For instance, the hydrant is really hard to see at first. Still, it screams 2001! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix 2800Z
Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
 08/13/2005 07:59:31 PM
4 - I like the concept of this shot for this year but in my opinion, that is all you needed ('should have') in the title, just the year. Criticism; also given the year depiction, a color shot would have been better in my opinion. An original shot though.. a photo of this put into a time capsule for this year would depict 'an aspect' of this year for future generations. Color and just the year, and likely 7 if not 8 from me.
Canon PowerShot S3 IS
 08/11/2005 01:30:31 PM
I've seen these things on TV but haven't seen them around where I live yet. I don't really like the sepia tone and overexposed look of this photo. Doesn't seem appropriate for the subject and the time period. The background is very busy and the fire hydrant behind the scooter is distracting. I would like to see more detail.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon Coolpix 8700
 08/10/2005 10:20:43 PM
Woo Hoo! Very droll.
Kodak CX7430
 08/10/2005 09:47:03 PM
Great idea...but the picture isn't clear enough
 08/10/2005 12:44:02 PM
It's funny, some photos in this challenge could have used this treatment. However I think it harms yours because it looks older than it actualy is.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
 08/10/2005 12:40:08 AM
good idea but i'm not diggin the focus or lighting
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 08/10/2005 12:27:54 AM
hahahha nice.
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