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Challenge: Cheater! (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Location: Harwich Port, MA, USA
Date: Nov 18, 2005
Aperture: f/16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Nov 18, 2005

 Almost straight from RAW. Contrast masking, hue/sat. Flipped image vertically.

Title from a poem by Annie Finch:

"Landing Under Water, I See Roots"

All the things we hide in water
hoping we won't see them go-
(forests growing under water
press against the ones we know)-

and they might have gone on growing
and they might now breathe above
everything I speak of sowing
(everything I try to love).

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The image is vertically flipped; the reflection is impossible. I'm really surprised at the humber of comments indicating this dmtc. "Deception is the name of the game. Show someone or something that clearly isn't playing by the rules." I'd have thought this was an easy challenge-meeter, if not one destined to score high. But 3 favorites and a wish list is a high number for me, so thanks all :-)

Statistics
Place: 74 out of 105
Avg (all users): 4.9667
Avg (commenters): 4.9286
Avg (participants): 4.7206
Avg (non-participants): 5.0845
Views since voting: 1660
Views during voting: 464
Votes: 210
Comments: 26
Favorites: 12 (view)

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AuthorThread
 01/14/2006 07:22:20 AM
I would frame this and hang it on my wall Robert. Very nice.
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 11/29/2005 10:52:19 PM
This is very beautiful. I love the poem. Thanks for this.
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 11/29/2005 03:49:28 AM
absolutely wonderful photo, robt, i could look at this all day...
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 11/29/2005 01:37:31 AM
Very nice, the colors are splendid, and the composition works very well! :)
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 11/28/2005 02:21:35 AM
Lovely, Bear! And look, someone used the phrase "intensive purposes"!
(Sorry, I didn't get to vote in this challenge, what with moving and all.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/27/2005 09:24:23 PM
Wow, talk about underrated. :-( This was one of my favorites in the challenge.
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 11/27/2005 09:03:27 PM
I agree about this image being underrated Robert. Sheesh! For all intensive purposes, I gave this a 7. It's very Monet-like and deems a bit more attention and respect from the voters. The colors and tonalities are exemplary in this subject. The cat tail posts you did kinda gave it away :P
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 11/27/2005 08:27:42 PM
This is perhaps the most moving and interesting image of this challenge. I abandoned a close idea such as this for fear that the voters often dismiss the riddles. I love this image because it lends a movement of paint like strokes. Be proud. The coloration and beauty wins the day.
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 11/27/2005 08:15:45 PM
I don't see the challenge relevance here either, bear, but would've scored it higher than any pictures of aces. ;-) Congrats on the favs (including mine). A great image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/27/2005 02:39:22 PM
cheating?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/27/2005 11:03:52 AM
Sorry, but I can't see how this meets the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2005 06:59:02 PM
One of my most favorites so far! Congrats!
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 11/24/2005 12:08:58 PM
Beautiful.
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 11/23/2005 08:44:57 PM
I just dont get is - sorry.
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 11/23/2005 12:37:27 PM
...is just an illusion? not sure if i get the reference...
as to the picture, it's a lovely reflection image. lovely textures and colors. a great capture.
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 11/22/2005 06:29:10 PM
whoosh ---- right over my head
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 11/22/2005 06:13:40 PM
wonderful capture. loved looking at this piece...textural...warm...great reflective "cheating!"
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 11/22/2005 07:23:51 AM
I don't get how this is cheating.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/21/2005 09:44:32 AM
My favorite part is the water refelctions of the sky. I'm a bit confused how it falls into this category, but that's just me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/21/2005 07:25:45 AM
"Landing underwater, I see roots..." Lovely image, colors, composition and gradiant from grass to sky. I'm afraid this may be lost on those cheated by lack of poetry in their lives. Good luck on this hidden gem.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/21/2005 06:18:56 AM
Interesting image but who is cheating who?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2005 10:38:16 PM
beautiful
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 11/20/2005 09:00:46 PM
Pretty image, but I don't see where the theme comes in. I'll come back to it later and see if it comes to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2005 09:00:25 PM
How is this fitting the theme? It is a great photo, but cheating?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2005 08:42:58 PM
Nice illusion (vertical flip). Simple yet effective.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/20/2005 08:21:55 PM
nice!
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