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Challenge: Family (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: 2005
Camera: Canon PowerShot S45
Location: on top of an antique dresser in my room
Date: Jul 7, 2005
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 50
Shutter: 2.5
Galleries: Vintage, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 10, 2005

 My goal for this challenge was to use a minimal amount of PS...I slightly desaturated...a teeny bit of dodge and burn to bring out some of the faces in the dags,ambro and tin types...and a little USM...that was it.

I took over 300 variations of my collected still ife to arrive at what you see here...the complexity was in the lighting. There were 4 sources...light painting was what added the "mood" and was actually the key element...I wandered through the image with this light source accenting various objects during a long exposure...

about the "stuff"...I am a rabid collector of Victorian photography...photo history in general completely fascinates me...many of the images are actual family, some are not...all of the non-photographic items are family artifacts...the jet necklace, the binoculars, the tea cup, the mine cut diamond engagement ring, the little coconut tin, the shell cameo etc., etc...I'm so happy that they didn't end up in some antique store somewhere like so many of these items often do...or even worse...in a land fill somewhere...gotta love the family pack rats.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 159
Avg (all users): 6.3945
Avg (commenters): 8.0714
Avg (participants): 6.2022
Avg (non-participants): 6.4970
Views since voting: 3236
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 256
Comments: 41
Favorites: 7 (view)

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 02/04/2012 03:18:59 PM
Wow this is great, this is the reason I loved photography so much, staring for hours at my grandparents photos, nothing has more character than a photo from the past.
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 02/14/2007 06:32:31 AM
Long time no see, Rachel. This is wonderful. I wish I could see a really big version of it to examine all those wonderful artifacts.

:o)
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 02/12/2006 02:46:36 PM
A fascinating image so wonderfully composed! Excellent work!
The lighting is so warm and appropriate for the objects.
I love that you received 8.0 from the commenters. :)

Message edited by author 2006-02-12 19:50:10.
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 07/18/2005 01:42:16 AM
Obviously your great efforts paid off here! Congrats on a top ten!
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 07/18/2005 12:32:29 AM
what a great take on the challenge, rachel! congrats on a great finish!!
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 07/17/2005 09:47:16 PM
Congrats on top 10 finish! VERY well done.
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 07/17/2005 08:52:37 PM
Congratulations on your Top ten finish with this complex composition. very well done.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/17/2005 02:52:38 PM
Great theme! Beautiful shot!
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 07/17/2005 07:01:20 AM
Terrific light! Hope the details tell how you did the lighting. ummm..want a ten? ok
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 07/17/2005 05:06:00 AM
Captues a great nostalgic mood
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 07/16/2005 06:04:58 PM
Beautiful warm tones, nice work
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 07/16/2005 02:28:21 PM
bump to 9.
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 07/16/2005 09:38:16 AM
Interesting composition of different photographs.
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 07/15/2005 12:54:38 PM
Really unique.
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 07/14/2005 09:19:19 PM
Beautifully lit and well set up. 9
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 07/14/2005 12:43:47 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 2/2
Contrast/Color: 2/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
Composition: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 2/2

Excellent work. I really like the different lighting throughout the photo, and the extra items besides just photographs, such as the binoculars. Great photo.
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 07/14/2005 10:56:48 AM
Very moody, great lighting and colors. Great work!
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 07/14/2005 08:58:26 AM
Great picture. Love the colors in this image. One of my top picks.
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 07/12/2005 06:26:34 PM
Great arrangement & lighting.
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 07/12/2005 11:52:21 AM
This is an awesome composition!!!! I love the vintage look to it, your color tones, your idea to convey family. One of my favorites. 10
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 07/12/2005 11:22:30 AM
Very well displayed and shot. I would have liked to see a little better lighting in the right lower edge but, still a lovely picture.
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 07/12/2005 10:21:15 AM
wow.. very nice setup. The lighting looks a little spotty.. but the effect works.
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 07/12/2005 09:58:54 AM
Fit to challenge criteria: 2 /2
Contrast/Colors: 2/2
Photo Quality: 1/2
Composition: 2/2
My subjective affinity: 2/2
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 07/12/2005 08:38:23 AM
amazing frame, good luck
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 07/12/2005 06:08:11 AM
nice lighting and arrangment of photos. tells a nice history of a family
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 07/11/2005 08:50:51 PM
Another good interpretation. Great light and soft feel.
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 07/11/2005 07:27:56 PM
nice rich colors. good idea.
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 07/11/2005 05:39:02 PM
Very nice composition and creativity. Well done
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 07/11/2005 12:34:43 PM
Nicely done, great lighting.
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 07/11/2005 10:28:31 AM
I like this shot and feel it is very well done - lighting, focus, clarity, content, composition all very nice! Well done!
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 07/11/2005 08:56:32 AM
Beautifully composed and lit shot. Good DOF and I love the warm tones. This meets the challenge perfectly and really stands out from the other "family photo album" entries. Nice work! 10
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 07/11/2005 05:48:36 AM
A very busy composition, but I think it works in this case. Wish the lighting were a bit more even.
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 07/11/2005 04:07:50 AM
Very well done.
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 07/11/2005 03:37:28 AM
to me this is nice, but ya need at least one recent one to really make the challenge.
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 07/11/2005 01:07:00 AM
I like this little slice of life busy as it may be your eyes hop fromone to another and i wonder who is you ?7
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 07/11/2005 12:19:32 AM
beautiful memories - both photographic and treasures
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 07/10/2005 10:22:23 PM
beautifully presented family collection/treasure. 10.
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 07/10/2005 08:52:22 PM
Exellent memories,& well composed for this challenge...8
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 07/10/2005 08:27:05 PM
Really nice lighting. Great idea. Works for me!
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 07/10/2005 08:22:49 PM
Cool idea. I like family photos, but the collage is almost overwhelming for my taste. The lighting and focus is nice but maybe a few less things might have been more effective for me.
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 07/10/2005 08:17:54 PM
Beautiful!
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