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Love One Another
Love One Another
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Challenge: Surrealism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Tampa
Date: Mar 7, 2005
Aperture: f/10
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Mar 7, 2005

 Having some trouble getting used to real lenses. And the difference between in focus and out of focus over very small distances. Guess I needed to be around a f/22 to improve the problem. So she was way more out of focus than I wanted. Did an unsharp mask with a 40 Radius. Liked the halo effect created around her. I also really like the sharpness of the lettering against her fuzziness, it almost floating off the pic, but I'm thinking this pic is a really aquired taste (and maybe one only aquired by me). Big crop for the composition to be focused around the lettering. Adjusted curves to bring out wood grain and intensify the girl. Upped saturation a bit.

On a deeper level, the inscriber and his true intent were unknown, but for me the piece was designed to be a plea for societal harmony from a pair of disparaged groups (skaters / black americans). Though I do realize that does become a stretch, since the pictured actions of the symbol chosen for each culture don't really strengthen the concept. Strangely they also share some commonality in the type of glasses worn, which I found very odd for an extremely random picture. That was my "Inner Beavis" talking. Perhaps the concept needs to be revisited on a less forced creation.

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03/15/2005 01:17:40 PM
it has a nice streetfeeling
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 03/15/2005 09:34:00 AM
This is a lovely composition even though it may not be as surreal as some entries. Good luck
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/14/2005 09:23:04 PM
love it
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 03/11/2005 04:46:05 AM
We don"t get that one. The woman looks blurry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 03/10/2005 01:25:18 PM
I really like the juxtaposition
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 03/10/2005 08:05:48 AM
just not surreal to me
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 03/09/2005 03:21:54 PM
great juxtaposition of the chaotic commercial art and busy woman on phone with the teeny message that rises above. Nicely done! (surreal?)
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 03/08/2005 07:49:04 PM
Terrific creativity and use of juxtaposition! One of my favorites!
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