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Sphinx
Sphinx
PaulMdx


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Challenge: Monuments (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Location: Biddulph Gardens, Congleton, Cheshire, England
Date: Aug 23, 2003
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/400
Date Uploaded: Aug 23, 2003

 This is a small replica of the Egyptian sphinx that I found in a garden I visited. There were two, unfortunately both with broken noses!

I played around with a LOT of different colourisations.. I hope this one appeals best.

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Place: 29 out of 96
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
 09/01/2003 08:37:11 AM
i am surprised this did not do rank higher. great texture focus and coloring.
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Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
 08/29/2003 11:45:50 PM
Great capture. Not sure if you cropped but if you did, nice work.
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 L IS
 08/29/2003 04:13:39 PM
Not a reall wow shot but nice to see such a historical monument, I like the broken nose. tones are good, slightly off center, maybe thats intentional, good job.

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 08/26/2003 09:42:12 PM
love it, awesome!
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Canon EOS-20D
Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DL Aspherical IF Hyperzoom for Canon
 08/26/2003 05:16:03 PM
challenge well met, nice full frame shot, well done
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/26/2003 03:31:38 AM
Now I know you didn't go all the way to Egypt to take this photo :-) The left ear seems to be lower than the right ear, is that just me or is it really like that? I like the courseness of the stone which you've brought out very well - 8.
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Casio QV-R40
 08/26/2003 12:59:13 AM
Very nice, I like the tight cropping.
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Canon EOS-50D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 08/25/2003 01:33:11 AM
Maybe this could have been photographed from a different angle. The subject matter is excellent but I'm not moved by the angle at which it was taken.
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