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Venus di Milo
Venus di Milo
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Best of 2006 (Advanced Editing V*)
Collection: Travel
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 4500
Location: The Louvre, Paris, France
Date: May 13, 2006
Aperture: f/3
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/22.5
Galleries: Humorous, Traditional Art
Date Uploaded: Jan 7, 2007

 Taken at the Louvre in Paris in May 2006 with my Nikon 4500 4MP point & shoot. Loved the expressions of the people watching the Venus.

Wasn't going to enter this year's challenge, since I just got my DSLR in mid-December '06, but this image has received a ton of looks since I added it to my portfolio a few days before the challenge (probably because I posted it in the "Nudes" gallery!), so I thought I would see what the voters might have to say. Thanks for looking.

The image is pretty much the same as the one I posted to my portfolio (but hidden while the challenge was open) ... just straightened it out and gave it a slightly tighter crop in Picasa, then sharpened and resized it in Irfanview.

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Post-challenge: I truly appreciate all the wonderful comments and votes ... makes me feel good to know some of you out there got what I was trying to do. I didn't expect much, and know this wasn't a technically perfect image (or even close) given that it had to be handheld at 1/22.5 w/my point and shoot, but it truly was my favorite shot from last year. Now if I can only get back to the Louvre with my DSLR!

I've unhidden the original from my portfolio (now named oliM iD senuV in honor of Pug-H's great suggestion!); you can see where I rotated it (which cut off the woman on the left a bit) and tried to sharpen afterwards. I think I like the people in the original file more.


Statistics
Place: 449 out of 712
Avg (all users): 5.5524
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.5393
Avg (non-participants): 5.5930
Views since voting: 3072
Views during voting: 503
Votes: 353
Comments: 22
Favorites: 2 (view)

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 01/25/2007 09:37:30 PM
This one of my 10s; to my mind this is an exceptional photograph, and one I shall come back to view again and again. I am very suprised to see that it hasn't ranked higher.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/24/2007 05:38:43 PM
simply incredible. i hope this entry doesn't get lost in the crowd. while it's far from perfect, it is one of my faves. very, very nicely observed.
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 01/23/2007 12:26:22 PM
One of my favs for this challenge. I love the expressions on all the faces.
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 01/22/2007 06:08:48 PM
this is so poignant to me. I've never seen Venus from this side. I've always been one of the gawkers. This belongs in a magazine. 9
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 01/22/2007 08:58:20 AM
Great, the expression of all the peoples is just perfect.
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 01/22/2007 05:13:15 AM
Ooh - looks busy! Not sure I like the crowd, though I see what you are trying to achieve.

Image is oversharpened (see the jaggies on the statue's side) and parts are overexposed (shirts of some of the viewers).

A shallow depth of field might have worked well here to keep the focus on the statue and keep the crowd in the background - IMO, you need the impression of a crowd more than the distracting detail.
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 01/21/2007 09:26:17 AM
I believe this was in your portfolio and appealed to me then; it still has a mesmerizing feel; wonderful point of view...the expressions on the people are just fascinating.
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 01/20/2007 03:13:52 PM
Hehe, that's quite different :) I love it, cool find!
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 01/19/2007 02:42:18 PM
LOL
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 01/19/2007 10:36:03 AM
What an interesting take on a masterpiece! The photo in engaging - one kinda feels for poor Venus with all those folks staring.
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 01/17/2007 11:35:32 PM
Excellent, because this is the view you don't often see - and so your title might have been "Olim id Senuv".
It's just a shame that the people's faces are ruined by the sharpening process.
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 01/16/2007 03:10:53 PM
Absolutely hilarious!! Thanks for sharing a side of Venus I've never seen before! HAHAHA! Back to bump you up to 9.
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 01/15/2007 09:35:33 PM
Nice crop and composition with this one...
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 01/15/2007 04:10:17 AM
ah. nothing here for me to say i like the photo ... sorry
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 01/15/2007 12:21:34 AM
I like that one very much
I have a similar one with "Mona Lysa"
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 01/14/2007 01:46:48 PM
With a plummer! (he he). Funny photo.
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 01/14/2007 03:08:45 AM
I like the way people opposite are all looking at her. Not an easy capture, been there recently..
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 01/13/2007 08:21:17 AM
too bad that the jpg conversion is so rough. Or is it deliberate?
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 01/13/2007 06:10:37 AM
Great idea to take this from this side... excellent...
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 01/12/2007 04:35:48 PM
Is there a guy in the back with a dollar bill? (Only kidding) Great perspective. One of the few art photos I've liked. 8
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 01/12/2007 03:19:39 AM
i like this cos its different
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 01/11/2007 07:28:18 PM
Where have I seen this before...I can't remember.
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