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Family Portrait
Family Portrait
jmritz


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Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
Location: Home
Galleries: Emotive, Blur
Date Uploaded: Aug 2, 2007

Viewed: 821
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

 8 sec. exposure. F/22. Slightly out of focus, low light.

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 07/19/2008 09:21:46 PM
I keep coming back to this shot, and find it amusing that someone questions it's validity because it looks too real. That's the paranormal paradox. "Submit proof or I won't believe it." or "I can't believe it because it's too convincing."

At first I noticed the figure in the center, but as I revisit the shot it begins to feel like a room full of people. I see six distinct figures, including an old western type in the upper left corner. It's rare that I pick up anything in a "ghost" photo, but this one is swarming with personalities. Whether or not they are real, it is just so interesting to look at.
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 07/06/2008 09:59:44 PM
That is freaky!
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 08/19/2007 05:46:09 PM
You are producing some excellent example for this side challenge.....
This has some amazing textures.....

Message edited by author 2007-08-19 17:46:39.
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 08/11/2007 10:04:46 AM
Man I love these textures...like a rusty sheet of steel...wonderful!
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 08/09/2007 05:45:16 PM
I wouldn't know this was a portrait without the title. But with it, I feel a sense of loss, like this is a 75-year-old family picture that's been so damaged by time (and maybe water) that we've lost that part of our history.
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 08/07/2007 07:47:39 AM
oh So coool!
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 08/05/2007 09:47:15 PM
I'm struggling to see the portrait elements in it, but as an abstract it's really nice.
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 08/04/2007 05:54:38 PM
Reminds me of that "drawing with sand" thing. So full of details and subtle.
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 08/04/2007 01:41:17 PM
This is very creative. Love the tones and blur. Excellent.
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 08/04/2007 07:52:29 AM
Yep, perfect!
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 08/03/2007 10:47:13 AM
Wow! Even I wouldn't mind my photo taken for a photo like this.

I love the copper tones. It makes it so rich! I do see them too :)

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 08/03/2007 06:33:39 AM
The longer you look at this the more you start to see...
Amazing!
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 08/02/2007 12:06:52 PM
OOOH - makes me think of people who see Jesus in a stone or tortilla (remember that? somebody actually thought his face appeared in one LOL). I like the swirl in the middle over "grandpa." Almost like tire marks when they swerve on a road to avoid something. The coppery tone is perfect.
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 08/02/2007 11:29:10 AM
A portrait on scratched and worn copper. Very nice!
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 08/02/2007 10:55:47 AM
This is brilliant!
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 08/02/2007 10:54:41 AM
Love it, fantastic colors and contrast.
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 08/02/2007 09:48:38 AM
this is insanely good .. love the sepia .. i dont actually know wots going on .. its like abstract art for me .. EXCELLENT .. :)
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 08/02/2007 08:33:19 AM
just like a scratchy vintage record.
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 08/02/2007 08:31:24 AM
now this, i like. like granular gold.
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 08/02/2007 08:21:22 AM
awesome!
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 08/02/2007 08:20:16 AM
excellent tones & movement within the blur. at first glance, it brought to mind an image of an old blacksmith's shop.
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 08/02/2007 08:16:52 AM
eish i love this.
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