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Challenge: Rope (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot Pro1
Location: Austin, Tx
Date: Aug 20, 2006
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Aug 20, 2006

I got this idea while out in the garage, rummaging around for rope.

Stood in front of the same door with the black blanket as my self portrait.

Crop
Adj levels
Desaturate
Adjust levels again
Adjust curves
Adjust brightness and contrast
Adjust selective color (black, neutral, white)+ - black
Sharpen
Fade sharpen 46% in normal mode
Save for web

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 203
Avg (all users): 5.3827
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 4.9615
Avg (non-participants): 5.5818
Views since voting: 840
Views during voting: 332
Votes: 243
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0


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09/08/2006 01:44:53 AM
This image is amazing. It is also amazing the disparity between the avg. commenter's vote and the end result. I feel your score is highly underrated, and I wish more of the under 6 voters woould share what they liked or disliked abut the image.

The textures are fabulous. The lighting is perfect - very dark and emotive. The subject mater is powerful.
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08/30/2006 10:04:35 PM
Whoa! Just saw this and it made me stop short in my tracks. Even though this is set up, it still comes across as extremely emotive. I think that the tones and lighting are just perfect. The darkness enhances the palpable sense of fear that you've created without overwhelming any of the details. Your score deserved to be much higher, but this is the kind of image that is going to pull people in different directions based on their own particular sensitivities. I didn't vote, but I would have been inclined to score this a 9 or 10.
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08/30/2006 09:13:52 PM
Powerful photo.

Hrrmph - more dumb voters.
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08/30/2006 02:14:43 AM
Dark and obscured suits the mood of this. Very disturbing. Brave of you to enter it.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/29/2006 01:44:52 PM
wow...strong image !! Well done. Give u an 8.
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08/27/2006 08:00:10 PM
Fantastic composition. I wish it was just a hair lighter. - 9
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08/27/2006 01:56:30 PM
I love the subtle light and the composition of this shot.
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08/26/2006 02:41:58 PM
To me, this doesnt really fit the challenge, it uses rope in the photo but isnt really about the rope. Not saying its a bad photo, its not. But it doesn't fit the challenge.
08/25/2006 11:52:34 AM
Nice photo..not my thing...but good placement and focus.
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08/24/2006 03:02:38 PM
Scary! Nice shot and good composition.
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08/23/2006 11:00:26 PM
Wow...I think your going to get a ribbon with this one. Powerful. 10
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08/23/2006 09:08:05 PM
the main actor is the darkness...
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08/23/2006 10:26:56 AM
Even though this is a set up, considering today's news, it's too painful to view. Unfortunate.
08/23/2006 08:02:00 AM
Like the dark looks of it...great composition and set up.
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08/23/2006 12:43:52 AM
crop is just a tad tight on the left, but a great low light image, well done 7
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