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A Step Back In Time
A Step Back In Time
smankser


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Opening (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sanyo VPC-X350
Location: Arkansas
Date: Sep 7, 2007
Galleries: Landscape
Date Uploaded: Sep 7, 2007

This picture was taken in Arkansas at one of the oldest waterwheels around.
Disqualification Details
You must retain your original, unedited file (exactly as recorded by your camera), and provide it to the Site Council along with a list of your editing steps within 48 hours of any validation request. Files that have been saved or altered with any editing or transfer software are NOT originals.

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09/15/2007 11:44:45 AM
Nice backlit picture. Not sure how it fits the challenge Opening (opening a window to see the past?). It looks like your camera date was set wrong (year 2099). If so, it may very well get DQ'd because you can't prove it was taken during the challenge dates. Make sure your camera date setting is right before taking pictures, and see if you can turn of the date stamp feature.

On the photo itself, I'd try straightening it so the right side of the mill is parallel to the side of the photo. The photo looks like it tilts to the right. The red building on the right doesn't add to the nostalgic feel of the photo. Nice light reflections on the water in the river. What a great location this is - I could shoot all sorts of pictures there...

Whatever happens on this picture, keep shooting. I'd love to see more of your work.
09/15/2007 02:05:10 AM
datestamp needs to go, don't see 'opening' here
09/15/2007 01:03:34 AM
I don't see anything "in the act of opening" in this photo. I think your date is also out of range too.
09/14/2007 01:57:47 PM
A step *back* in time? Not according to the timestamp. ;-) You should try and prevent your camera from writing the date on pictures. I guess this is a reason for a disqualification (both because you have text in the image and because you won't be able to provide a file with the correct EXIF data).
09/14/2007 11:34:21 AM
eeek, could have done without the date!
09/14/2007 06:45:00 AM
Hm...what's with the date? I dont understand but i hope you dont get DQ.
09/13/2007 10:07:32 AM
Opening??? I would be interested to know how you get a date stamp outside the challenge limit while getting the right date in the EXIF data.
09/13/2007 08:05:36 AM
No, a look into the future (date stamp).
09/13/2007 01:42:18 AM
The date stamp looks like a step forward. I hope your EXIF data doesn't read the same. This is the first time I've ever seen a date stamp on a contest entry. No exceptions for incorrect date. The RV in the background is highlighted in the water wheel, and that sets to date to modern time. Maybe moving to put it behind the foreground building would be better. Finally, I don't see a tie in to the challenge.
09/13/2007 12:05:47 AM
The date stamp kills the photo. Not a bad shot, overall.
09/12/2007 10:02:52 PM
You could have crop the date
09/12/2007 04:59:33 PM
The date is not permitted..
09/12/2007 04:20:10 PM
I don't see anything here that is "in the act of opening." And you will probably get DQ'ed for the date stamp. And what about that year - 2099???
09/12/2007 04:10:40 PM
Uh, looks like a giant leap *forward* in time...
09/12/2007 03:42:30 PM
i don't understand what this has to do with open
09/12/2007 10:37:57 AM
The date stamp visible in your picture indicates that this picture is likely to fail any validation. The date recorded on the EXIF data must be within the week the challenge was announced and not 92 years in to the future.
09/12/2007 10:28:02 AM
Hmm... wrong year on the camera date stamp. Might want to disable that for future submissions.
09/12/2007 09:55:51 AM
Nice scene. It does seem a little crooked, but otherwise very nice.
09/12/2007 06:49:59 AM
Oh no its dated AND the date is wrong.... gulp
09/12/2007 01:51:05 AM
I'm not seeing the relation in any way to 'opening'. 'Opening' up the past, maybe?
09/12/2007 01:24:13 AM
According to your camera, the photo was not taken within the required timeframe! :-) Had to point that out.
09/12/2007 01:00:12 AM
News from the future? 2099? Maybe turn off the date function on the camera.
09/12/2007 12:25:35 AM
If it were a little straighter and the date imprint wasn't there, it would have been a nice shot!


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