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USA's Mark Spitz takes 7 gold at Munich Olympics 1972
USA's Mark Spitz takes 7 gold at Munich Olympics 1972
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Challenge: The Year You Were Born (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD400
Location: Madame Tussaud's NYC
Date: Nov 19, 2006
Date Uploaded: Nov 19, 2006

 Went to Madame Tussaud\'s Wax Museum in NYC and there he was. In all his 1972 gold medal wearing glory! This was, of course, the brighter side to the Munich games in comparison to the terrorist nightmare that was occuring as well.

UGH! Ok, I know the medals are too bright. I had entered a "darker" version and then pulled it because I thought it needed more pizazz(sp?)...oops. Ahh well. Would have done it all differently if I had the chance.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 102
Avg (all users): 5.2678
Avg (commenters): 5.2000
Avg (participants): 5.2353
Avg (non-participants): 5.2746
Views since voting: 2953
Views during voting: 474
Votes: 295
Comments: 18
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 01/13/2007 04:51:09 PM
I had bookmarked this shot. Needed to know where or how you got it! Now I know! Bravo!
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 11/28/2006 08:22:09 PM
Think you did fine here. The border really pulled it all together. Very patriotic. Nice crop as well... :)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/28/2006 05:52:12 AM
how did you get a picture of these...or is this just a picture of a picture?
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 11/27/2006 08:52:34 AM
I like the composition but the harsh light killed it. It looks so flat with all that direct flash light. Increasing ISO, slowing down the shutter, and opening up the apeture (smaller f-number) (with a tripod) would have really made this a great shot I think.
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 11/26/2006 09:14:24 PM
this is a bit blurry and not very creative. I am guessing u don't have these in your cupboard, so it must b taken from a magazine or something...
 11/26/2006 07:23:10 AM
I like the idea and framing, but the gold colors look a bit harsh
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 11/25/2006 02:28:33 PM
The close up of these amazing Gold Medals is lost in the brightness, the detail is there but just seems over-sharpened or over-saturated with color.
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 11/25/2006 08:16:28 AM
Hmmm, yes it meets the challenge criteria, and it is cropped well, and it has interesting grain and colour, but it doesn't tell a story as such: I am not emotionally moved by the picture...it doesn't hold my interest...maybe a lack of mystery,story,detail that invites the viewer to spend some time looking at it...?
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 11/24/2006 07:35:43 PM
I'm intrigued with where you got ahold of the gold medals and how you were able to photograph them. In a museum, perhaps? Nice layout and composition. The lighting is reasonable. I'd love to see more of the story than this layout allows. 6
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 11/24/2006 07:48:20 AM
Very nice, I wish it was a little sharper, detailed. I think maybe your ISO was a little high. or it's out of focus
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 11/23/2006 10:29:02 PM
Truly bittersweet that year! However, I learned much about other countries...like Vasilli Alexiev, the Russian world record holding weight lifter whose tanktop looked like a thong on the upper torso (He could have been a sumo wrestler, too, if he had wanted to be...I am quite sure) and Nadia Comaneche, sweet little gymnast, who was probably my first famous person crush...I know...in unison...Awwwwwwww! :}
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 11/23/2006 07:37:23 AM
OK, where did you get 7 gold medals from 1972?
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 11/23/2006 04:43:41 AM
Better score not cut off on sides.
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 11/23/2006 12:16:55 AM
I really like this one...
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 11/22/2006 07:11:11 PM
Where did you find the medals, in a museum?
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 11/22/2006 02:12:08 PM
Quite certainly meets the challenge, though I think I would have cropped this a bit wider.
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 11/22/2006 05:40:55 AM
Where did you get the medals? I like the composition but would have preferred lighting that eliminated the harsh shadows.
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 11/21/2006 08:01:06 PM
Blurry. Nice on the color cordination though. =)
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