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Flotsam
Flotsam
BikeRacer


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Challenge: Black & White II (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Location: Staten Island, NY
Date: Nov 14, 2004
Aperture: f/7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/200
Galleries: Emotive, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 15, 2004

I came upon this scene in a place where you might almost expect to see a body floating by. I was shocked for a moment before I realized it wasn't real. I hope you find it as disturbing as I did.

* Shot RAW with 28-135 @ 135mm
* RAW: exposure +0.35, shadows 9, brightness 38, contrast +40
* B/W using channel mixer @ 100% blue
* crop
* slight shadow/highlight
* USM, resize, 8-bit

Here's the original shot:


Statistics
Place: 194 out of 636
Avg (all users): 5.4590
Avg (commenters): 6.5556
Avg (participants): 5.5049
Avg (non-participants): 5.3663
Views since voting: 985
Views during voting: 404
Votes: 305
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)


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11/24/2004 11:29:21 AM
This is a really disturbing, WOW-inducing photo. The B&W works so well here. Nice work.
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11/24/2004 01:54:07 AM
Loved it. Should got a better score. Great to see some one think outside the box. I love seeing photography art.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/23/2004 05:06:57 PM
Good job. So representative of the world we live in. The head with it's face in the mud is shocking without being overly dramatic.
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11/23/2004 04:24:51 PM
Unique!
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11/21/2004 11:16:30 AM
Interesting POV. 8
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11/20/2004 01:38:45 AM
Interesting!
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11/19/2004 07:02:26 PM
"...face down like Elvis" ......remarkable picture. Fine detail appears perfect, the tiny (implant) dots where the hair had been is startling. Tonality & contrast is super. Composition is great - fairly tight, but enough space and environment for recognition of this Planet of the Apes found beach dream.......
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11/19/2004 06:26:29 PM
Very interesting subject
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11/19/2004 04:17:58 PM
I am amazed, you made floatsom look staged. Use angles and lines to create dynamism, right now this peice is very still and dosent draw the eye in.
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11/19/2004 04:00:19 PM
I'm not nuts about the square aspect ratio for this work, but it's a catching and unique subject. Excellent job with retaining detail in the ground texture.
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11/18/2004 06:17:18 PM
The textures drew my attention to every area of the photo
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11/18/2004 09:09:44 AM
ew. but i love pictures of crap. good job.
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11/18/2004 08:43:37 AM
Woah! That's just downright creepy. Great job! - 10
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11/18/2004 03:23:47 AM
Good details and texture brought out by a low angle from the light source.
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11/17/2004 11:03:04 AM
Wow, very interesting find. Don't see that everyday. Very nice tonal range as well as a very nice range of textures. I like the composition, as this is very well balanced. Compelling shot!
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11/17/2004 10:25:28 AM
excellent clarity. theres a little too much shadow covering the the front of the head, but the texture of the scalp is very clear. 9
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11/17/2004 09:18:16 AM
very interesting find
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11/17/2004 08:41:34 AM
Sorry, but I really didn't care for the subject. Makes me shudder.
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11/17/2004 06:46:29 AM
Very Interesting...Kinda Yuky..but interesting.
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11/16/2004 09:40:16 PM
I feel the higher concept may be lost to most people.
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11/16/2004 08:02:28 PM
Awesome! thats all i have to say
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11/16/2004 07:06:22 PM
Interesting work.. this has some sort of modern "Man Ray" appeal to it...
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