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E.T. (released in 82)
1st PlaceE.T. (released in 82)
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: The Year You Were Born (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: home
Date: Nov 19, 2006
Aperture: F-22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Nov 20, 2006

 Pretty much straight from the camera. I was trying to get some lens flare by shooting directly into the sun with high f-stop. Got the pattern I liked after a couple of tries when I placed the head in the center of the Sun.
- Noise reduction through neat image
- crop
- curve adjustment to increase contrast
- a bit increase in saturation
- resize, usm

Statistics
Place: 1 out of 102
Avg (all users): 6.9133
Avg (commenters): 7.5926
Avg (participants): 6.3333
Avg (non-participants): 7.0376
Views since voting: 10065
Views during voting: 637
Votes: 323
Comments: 52
Favorites: 15 (view)

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 04/09/2009 07:26:42 PM
ingenious.
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 04/09/2009 06:37:24 AM
Too good!
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 12/05/2006 01:07:30 AM
I don't get it, congrats on your first ribbon
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 12/03/2006 06:42:42 PM
Deeply impressed with this cool presentation. A winner! Congratulations on your BLUE!
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 12/03/2006 10:34:38 AM
Excellent. Many congratulations!
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 12/02/2006 06:57:04 AM
Great image, congrats on your first ribbon
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 11/30/2006 08:21:27 PM
Great image...wonderfully done...congrats
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 11/30/2006 05:09:14 PM
I knew this would get the blue...Awesome shot.
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 11/30/2006 03:51:35 PM
Very nice, congrats on winning the blue ribbon!
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 11/29/2006 05:05:22 PM
Go '82. Excellent shot, congrats on your ribbon.
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 11/29/2006 08:24:14 AM
Congrats on the blue!!! I love this shot!!!
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 11/29/2006 05:04:51 AM
wooohooo!!! first ribbon.
Thank you everyone for your encouraging comments and wishes :)
 11/29/2006 04:28:44 AM
creative mind,,,,i love it
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 11/29/2006 12:42:07 AM
Congrats!!! I LOVED this shot!
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 11/28/2006 11:59:51 PM
Awesome shot! Congratualtions on your new PB and lovely splash of blue on your profile!
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 11/28/2006 09:12:59 PM
Fantastic idea :D Well done on the ribbon!! :)
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 11/28/2006 08:50:30 PM
Man, I KNEW this one would ribbon! Awesome shot and a well-deserved blue. :D
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 11/28/2006 08:14:29 PM
C.O.N.G.R.A.T.U.L.A.T.I.O.N.S...... This was one of my picks for a ribbon.....



Message edited by author 2006-11-29 01:14:50.
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 11/28/2006 08:14:00 PM
Congrats on smashing your old personal best score and your first ribbon!
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 11/28/2006 08:09:28 PM
wow.. I completely missed this in browse through the challenge.. very nice!!
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 11/28/2006 07:58:02 PM
Congratulations on a most excellent image. Blue ribbon well deserved. :)
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 11/28/2006 07:19:06 PM
Congrats! Well done.
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 11/28/2006 07:09:49 PM
Congrats!
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 11/28/2006 07:07:29 PM
Congrats on your first ribbon!!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/28/2006 06:34:41 PM
Yep my first movie to watch in the theatre with surround sound and big picture... Its my favorite too.. great image.
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 11/28/2006 04:53:37 PM
Excellent take on E.T.! I tried to think up a similar shot, but couldn't come up with anything. Awesome job! :) Great colors, nice silhouette, and excellent use of a square crop. :D
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 11/28/2006 01:31:50 PM
Interesting image! Like the lighting and the frame.
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 11/28/2006 01:08:40 PM
Great shot and effect - though I think E.T did not have that many fingers. =)
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 11/28/2006 10:53:59 AM
Phone. Home.
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 11/28/2006 05:51:25 AM
nice picture, but without your title we'd have NO idea what year you were born.
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 11/27/2006 08:00:23 PM
I just love it!
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 11/26/2006 09:13:24 PM
great shot, really matches the challenge. Very good shot!
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 11/26/2006 02:45:45 PM
cool effect and border
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 11/26/2006 10:53:34 AM
Very cool shot, lovel the colours and what a great imagination!
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 11/26/2006 07:24:32 AM
Very creative!
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 11/25/2006 07:47:24 PM
Cool, made me laugh!
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 11/25/2006 08:26:48 AM
really nicely done ! love the light circles !
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 11/24/2006 02:08:11 PM
Very cool shot. I love the lighting and the effects in this pic. Back to bump you up to 8.
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 11/24/2006 01:48:39 PM
Good entry! Interesting and on topic.
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 11/24/2006 08:23:23 AM
ET was awesome, great pic, and its the year I too was born. Great job. Top 10.
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 11/24/2006 06:16:03 AM
By far the best picture of the challenge, well done....
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 11/24/2006 02:36:47 AM
Weird effect: I was in high school when this movie came out...now my children are watching it in it's re-edited state...
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 11/23/2006 07:23:55 AM
Awesome :) 9.
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 11/23/2006 05:32:37 AM
blu-tac? chewing gum??
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 11/22/2006 05:24:19 PM
This is really cool. Great lighting with halo. 9.
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 11/22/2006 04:28:30 PM
This is cool. What is it?
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 11/22/2006 10:23:30 AM
Nice unique effect this has created! Very fun photo! I usually don't like colored borders, but you've pulled it off well here! Excellent! 8o)
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 11/22/2006 01:46:19 AM
Amazing....Love this one.....
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 11/22/2006 01:33:39 AM
nice colours! not really ET but we get the idea ;)
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 11/21/2006 09:43:03 PM
Funny, I had an idea with E.T. too. Glad I didn't do it ;) Good picture.
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 11/21/2006 07:38:33 PM
Hahaha! If it was today, he would have used Skype ... :-)

"Eeeeee .... Teeeee ..... Skype ..... home ..."
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 11/21/2006 07:36:07 PM
wonderful! must find out how you did it...
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