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Challenge: Cell Phone Mania (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC for Canon
Location: Easton Mall - Columbus Ohio
Date: Mar 15, 2007
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2007

This challenge came up and this is what I thought of. This is a phone booth at a mall just a couple miles from our home. I really wanted to catch an image that looked candid. That didnt really happen but close enough. It wasnt until I got home that I realized my camera settings were set with an aperture of 10. I would have preferred it to be at 4 to get the background blur but we were in a rush and had no time to go back and reshoot. This is my wife aimeethetoo posing for me. The shot just previous had someone walking by in a tshirt and shorts. It was a really nice evening but I wanted the long black coat for moodiness. Hoping for a high 5 - maybe.

PP - RAW conversion to 16bit Tiff, Photomatix tonemapping (which caused the slight vignetting seen around the phone booth and right side of image), levels, hue/saturation adjustments, selective color, NI, USM, crop, resize, USM, border.

And on eextra note. This week there i a pic of Aimee, Aidan and Rowan all up for vote at the same time with a pic of me coming down when this one goes up. We are a family of posers. ;)

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 118
Avg (all users): 6.4739
Avg (commenters): 7.7647
Avg (participants): 6.1887
Avg (non-participants): 6.5593
Views since voting: 1284
Views during voting: 478
Votes: 230
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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03/28/2007 07:46:05 AM
Hey, awesome! Another one where the voters suprised you and gave you a much better score than you thought! I love it when that happens. This is so cute tho. . .To me it seems like a definite sure thing for a great score.

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/27/2007 03:18:11 PM
nice idea.
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03/26/2007 10:43:25 PM
I'd score higher and more impressive shot if cropped closer and subject in smaller DOF. - 7
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03/26/2007 12:44:35 AM
nice color...good shot
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03/24/2007 07:18:55 PM
reminds me of a martin parr photo i've seen of a guy at Ascot in front of a phone booth talking on a mobile. i like it.
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03/24/2007 01:30:51 AM
like this
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03/23/2007 11:57:03 AM
I get the "punn" here...nice clarity...gl 8
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03/22/2007 11:47:52 PM
fun image
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03/22/2007 03:32:05 PM
I like the juxtaposition, and the use of an actual "person" using the cellphone. Good luck.
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03/22/2007 03:52:44 AM
Great blend of older and newer elements. Background is a tad busy but the strong red color mostly makes up for that.
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03/21/2007 10:02:56 PM
Makes you wonder if a phone booth is still worth anything anymore.
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03/21/2007 09:02:08 PM
Very good idea here.....
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03/21/2007 05:30:39 PM
irony, ball over head
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03/21/2007 05:17:38 PM
Great job, fun contrast between a payphone and a cellphone. In my top 5.
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03/21/2007 11:57:53 AM
Very nice image.
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03/21/2007 11:16:58 AM
seems like thats how it is these days. nice way to present the message your'e trying to convey. good job.
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03/21/2007 11:14:05 AM
I don't know if it was staged - but I like it :)
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03/21/2007 10:26:19 AM
nice comparison
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03/21/2007 09:36:05 AM
Wonderful capture and idea! If it was candid even better.. not that it matters for an awesome shot like this! - 9 (might bump it to 10 later)
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03/21/2007 03:42:35 AM
Great shot! I wish there was a clearer view of the subject to accentuate what the juxtaposition is.
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