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All the baggage from last year
1st PlaceAll the baggage from last year
markwiley


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Challenge: Lens Flare II (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix X100S
Date: Mar 12, 2015
Galleries: Black and White, Street
Date Uploaded: Mar 15, 2015

 I was watching House of Cards on Netflix while editing this and trying to come up with a title. Someone on the show was talking about the main character, Frank Underwood. They listed off a long list of his current troubles and "all the baggage from last year."

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 46
Avg (all users): 7.0597
Avg (commenters): 8.3000
Avg (participants): 7.1154
Avg (non-participants): 7.0244
Views since voting: 2680
Views during voting: 151
Votes: 67
Comments: 25
Favorites: 0

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 03/24/2015 10:10:51 PM
Congrats Mark!
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 03/24/2015 12:03:39 AM
Awesome photo, Mark. Congrats on the blue.
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 03/23/2015 06:18:34 PM
Great POV and toning! And having Chicago for b/g doesn't hurt either:). Congrats, Mark!
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 03/23/2015 06:10:13 PM
Hell of a photo, Mark. Beautifully processed as well.
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 03/23/2015 12:36:55 PM
Nothing short of spectacular, Mark. Congratulations on the meaningful and well deserved blue. And the title is inspired, too.
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 03/23/2015 09:49:42 AM
congrats, this was my top pick.
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 03/23/2015 09:06:40 AM
Mark, it has been a long time, but I was just browsing through my old stuff and I saw comments of yours fairly often. Lo and behold, here you are with a shot that is nothing short of the blue. Wonderful image, lens flare or not! Congrats.
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 03/23/2015 08:54:22 AM
Congrats on the blue!
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 03/23/2015 07:30:41 AM
Congrats Mark. Great use of the flare.
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 03/23/2015 05:24:19 AM
Great work, Mark. Congrats on the blue.
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 03/23/2015 04:54:27 AM
Congratulations, as below.
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 03/23/2015 12:56:41 AM
Congrats! My highest rated image in the challenge.
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 03/23/2015 12:10:02 AM
Always had to be you :) Congrats!
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 03/23/2015 12:03:42 AM
Fantastic. My only 10 of the challenge.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/22/2015 11:55:33 PM
Excellent B&W.
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 03/22/2015 11:46:38 PM
Roger Daltrey? Neville Chamberlain?
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 03/22/2015 11:43:17 PM
This makes me think. In a good way
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 03/22/2015 07:42:56 PM
I really like this one, the buildings, the tilted position, the B&W, lovely!
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 03/22/2015 03:44:14 PM
Nice flare and tones.
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 03/22/2015 08:11:59 AM
Think this is my winner.
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 03/19/2015 08:53:15 PM
The winner! Or 2nd.
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 03/17/2015 04:13:35 PM
This has a cool but sad juxtaposition. :D
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 03/16/2015 11:19:19 AM
10. phenomenal shot.
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 03/16/2015 10:41:38 AM
You should work for the Chicago tourism board :)
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 03/16/2015 10:20:05 AM
Great composition and processing. The lens flare really sets the mood for the shot. Top 3.
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