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A Forgotten Treasure Becomes a Lesson in Priorities
A Forgotten Treasure Becomes a Lesson in Priorities
mocabela


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Challenge: Serendipity (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: Home, in my bedroom
Date: Apr 14, 2004
Aperture: F/2.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/8 sec
Galleries: Vintage, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 15, 2004

 Not sure if people will "get" this photograph or not, but I tend to see serendipity as an un-looked-for lesson, or a scrap of wisdom stumbled upon at what is often the perfect time for it to be found out, whether the person realizes it or not. And yes, I know my grandmother's teeth were awful. ;)

Details: Shot in b&w, levels tweaked, slight colour tint added with hue/saturation, sharpened, resized, border added, NeatImage to clear up some noise and smooth over some of the old photo's flaws.

Statistics
Place: 26 out of 215
Avg (all users): 5.8000
Avg (commenters): 8.2500
Avg (participants): 5.6038
Avg (non-participants): 5.9268
Views since voting: 1112
Votes: 270
Comments: 19
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/27/2004 03:48:32 PM
Great 10.
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Canon Canon 1d x Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
 04/27/2004 09:41:09 AM
Good idea, and wonderfully implemented (10) This is my favourite photo of the challenge :)
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Nikon D70s
 04/26/2004 11:24:39 AM
Very good idea. I like the lightning and the DOF.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM
 04/26/2004 08:20:22 AM
this says it all I llike that it is in b&w
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
 04/25/2004 12:12:57 AM
Clever. I like how the fingers seem to have a softness to them yet the photograph and the money are still sharp.
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Canon EOS-20D
 04/24/2004 12:49:28 PM
This is a nice photograph,it meets the challenge and has been photographed well. I rate this a 9
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Nikon D70
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-80mm 1:4-5.6
 04/23/2004 11:55:47 PM
This is a wonderful Interpretation of the challenge! I wish I had thought of this :) The b&w works well with this photo, and the composition is great, too, nice job!
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Nikon D70
 04/23/2004 09:31:09 AM
Doing this in black and white was a great idea. In color, the money would upstage the photo.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L II
 04/22/2004 01:59:51 PM
I like the contrast between what people think it important and what really is important.
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Canon EOS-50D
Tamron AF 18-270mm F/3,5-6,3 Di II VC LD Aspherical [IF] macro for Canon
 04/22/2004 01:49:16 PM
Is the found pic b&w, too? If so, I wonder if the impact would have been greater to have your shot in color. A good reminder of what's valuable.
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Best-Buy Easy Point & Click
 04/21/2004 09:42:39 PM
Too contrived for my tastes.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
 04/21/2004 08:08:02 PM
I think this is technically a wonderful shot. Nice, even lighting, good tones and dof. Sharp focus on the snapshot. I like the message very much as well. This is my top pick so far.
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Fujifilm FinePix S7000
 04/21/2004 05:30:09 PM
good photo technically, plus a great depiction of serendipity. The black and white works really well. 7.
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Fujifilm FinePix S3000
 04/21/2004 05:24:59 PM
the only money-shot I've liked so far
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-F717
 04/21/2004 12:58:53 PM
Great idea ! my favorite so far.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Fujifilm FinePix 3800
 04/21/2004 12:37:49 PM
I wish the title weren't so overwrought. Nice image just the same.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Sony DSC-P52
 04/21/2004 10:30:52 AM
i like this idea becuse your surprise is NOT money but a wonderful old photo! -8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 08:28:01 AM
I love that you took a different point of view regarding the money theme. Finding a family picture within the bills is a nice change from the many shots showing money found in books or gardening or whatever. Not only is the theme nice, but I also like the quality of the photo itself. The composition, depth of field, sepia, lighting...all very nice. One of my favorites.
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
 04/21/2004 07:47:08 AM
Nail on the head! Great photo and great message!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
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