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Croquet Lessons With Mother
3rd PlaceCroquet Lessons With Mother
liberty


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Games II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Date: Apr 27, 2008
Galleries: Sports, Children
Date Uploaded: Apr 27, 2008

 I'm thinking people are going to know who took this, but imo I thought this would be a good way of pulling croquet off. First entry using manual focus, it needs work, so I will continue to shoot mf.

THANKS everyone for voting and commenting, I was surprised to see no other croquet, "kick the can" was another idea.

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 123
Avg (all users): 6.8596
Avg (commenters): 7.6875
Avg (participants): 6.9831
Avg (non-participants): 6.7983
Views since voting: 6348
Views during voting: 334
Votes: 178
Comments: 42
Favorites: 9 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/16/2011 08:45:12 PM
This is so wonderful. I'll add it to my faves.
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 11/06/2008 01:34:02 AM
I remember this photo and I don't know how I missed putting it in my favorites!!! Shame on me! Well done. I just love the nostalgia...;-)
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 08/21/2008 03:31:09 PM
Great old-time feel. Love the processing.
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 07/25/2008 11:30:06 AM
This is definitely one of those very special images that comes along, and will stay in your memory forever.....
A true timeless classic.....
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 05/07/2008 07:18:22 AM
A timeless classic. Wonderful work!
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 05/06/2008 05:49:55 PM
Congratulations, Libby. Really fun shot, and very imaginative. The slightly oof added to its old time character. Nicely done.
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 05/06/2008 02:00:11 PM
LIBBY! Congratulations. This photo is AMAZING! Your nostalgic presentation with th sepia and the costumes! BRILLIANT!

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 05/06/2008 10:19:06 AM
sweet shot, love the set up.
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 05/06/2008 06:59:18 AM
WAY TO GO LIBBY! I KNEW YOU WOULD DO IT SOON! GREAT JOB SIS!
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 05/06/2008 12:09:50 AM
Brilliant! Congratulations on your 3rd place finish!
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 05/05/2008 02:02:44 PM
Congratulations on the trifecta - a blue, a red, AND a yellow! Very well deserved, too - a wonderful photograph, perfect for the challenge.
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 05/05/2008 01:35:29 PM
a huge congrats on your first ribbon, this is a classic shot that takes the viewer to another era.
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 05/05/2008 10:31:51 AM
Congrats! A new personal best and first ribbon on a wonderful shot. Yippee! :)
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 05/05/2008 09:03:57 AM
Congratulations...a unique period effect that makes a wonderful image.
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 05/05/2008 09:01:28 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon! I love the old-world feel of this. Very nicely done.
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 05/05/2008 08:41:05 AM
Brillian Libby, well done on the yellow
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 05/05/2008 08:21:19 AM
I loved the setup for this. The costumes and processing effectively convey that antique feeling. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 05/05/2008 07:44:28 AM
Congrats on the ribbon, Libby. It's a wonderful picture.
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 05/05/2008 07:33:25 AM
Congrats! Such a great shot!!
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 05/05/2008 07:27:33 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon!
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 05/05/2008 07:09:57 AM
Congratulations on your ribbon, this one stood out.
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 05/05/2008 07:05:06 AM
Congrats! One of my favorites!
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 05/05/2008 07:04:33 AM
It's about time you won a ribbon. Well deserved IMO.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/04/2008 11:08:32 PM
9 from me...awesome photograph.
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 05/04/2008 11:03:19 PM
Great job creating the sense of another era! I hope this ribbons.

Posthumous Blue Ribbon.
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 05/04/2008 11:03:02 PM
One of the better ones this challenge. Well done! Nice setup!
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 05/04/2008 10:22:23 PM
Nice set up. Awesome clothing...
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 05/03/2008 03:31:57 PM
this must have been fun to set up. tell the woman i love her dress btw-9
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 05/03/2008 02:51:57 PM
Classic.
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 05/02/2008 11:53:55 PM
Wonderful composition. A seven for you.
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 05/01/2008 01:55:21 PM
I like the color treatment here, and the image feels well balanced. I think I probably would have added a bit of a vignette (it just seems like it needs one).
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 04/30/2008 04:30:58 PM
This is a nice shot. The difficulty in b/w & sepia toned shots is that it can enhance the detail too much sometimes and other times cause a photograph to become flat. There are areas that need more Omph here, but bumping up the contrast would make is scream in other areas. I still like this. Great choice in costuming.
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 04/29/2008 07:05:00 PM
Gee, I didn't know they made digital camera back then, well done!
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 04/29/2008 03:19:45 PM
Nice use of black and white. I think a border may help with this pic?
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 04/29/2008 12:29:23 PM
Best of the challenge. Hope to see it on the front page.
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 04/29/2008 03:32:24 AM
very vintage. "mother" looks like a mannequin, though.
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 04/28/2008 04:51:51 AM
Oh, how very delightful! Lovely setup, lovely scene.
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 04/28/2008 02:46:27 AM
Awwww... I would love to have a photo like this to do some playing on with adding in coloring. I think just lil hint here and there would realy pop this one.
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 04/28/2008 01:39:52 AM
If I read the rules correctly, I believe use of a Time Machine was grounds for DQ. I'm reporting! :)
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 04/28/2008 12:53:58 AM
Really well done old fashioned look. Excellent composition. This should be in the top 10 based on what I've seen so far.
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 04/28/2008 12:48:55 AM
I love the historical feel of this image, it would have done great in the Sepia challenge. (8)
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 04/28/2008 12:16:48 AM
great with the sepia tones...excellent for the challenge 8
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