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Human Foetus: in Utero
Human Foetus: in Utero
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Personification II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Nikon
Location: Melbourne Australia
Date: Feb 5, 2007
Aperture: F2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Nature, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 4, 2007

 Once again, the Sigma 105mm macro comes out! I just took some random shots for this challenge and I really liked what happened with this image when I did autolevels and autocolour. I did some very minor editing apart from that including noise reduction to smoothe it all out.

It looked like a human foetus floating in the womb to me.

It could go either way...a 5 if people don't see it or a 6 if people do...

What am I hoping for realistically? A 6.3

POST: Well, it bombed...I Love the image and it reminds me of stuff Ursula would do. If I called it Embryo or something like that, it might have done better? Maybe it would have done better in another challenge

There were some comments to the effect that I am saying an embryo is not human...that is a TOTAL misunderstanding of this image! I am saying an embryo is a person and this looks like an embryo, therefore it is a personification. I am a Christian pastor and pro life...so, not sure what the people were on about

Statistics
Place: 55 out of 218
Avg (all users): 5.9181
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 5.6795
Avg (non-participants): 6.1183
Views since voting: 1402
Views during voting: 371
Votes: 171
Comments: 20
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 02/13/2007 04:53:46 PM
Originally posted by emayner:
Actually, I knew it was not a real fetus, but my objection was to the insinuation that a fetus is not a person.i.e. justification for abortion. The fact is, I did not vote on this entry, I just made the comment.


Had he used a real fetus and called it a personification then your point would have been well taken. He is saying that this image is a personification of a fetus.

Beautiful color by the way...very nice shot.
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 02/13/2007 03:08:23 AM
Actually, I knew it was not a real fetus, but my objection was to the insinuation that a fetus is not a person.i.e. justification for abortion. The fact is, I did not vote on this entry, I just made the comment.
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 02/12/2007 01:20:07 PM
apparently you did too good a job and emayner thought this really was Judy Garland's (or an impersonator's) fetus!
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 02/12/2007 01:10:20 PM
You was robbed my friend...robbed! Edit: Hey! I just noticed I have not made you a favorite photgrapher yet...what was I thinking?

Message edited by author 2007-02-12 18:11:52.
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 02/11/2007 08:41:32 PM
yep...im not understanding the low scores on this
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 02/11/2007 07:12:17 PM
No way. This deserved a much higher finish. Was one of my top picks for the challenge, thought it was perfect.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/11/2007 01:18:00 PM
It looks like Judy Garland's foetus. 9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/11/2007 01:07:28 PM
cool pic...it does have a in utero feel to it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/11/2007 07:58:47 AM
Beautiful Ursulian shot. And a very interesting idea, too. One of my favs!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/11/2007 05:23:29 AM
This is beautiful
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2007 02:05:23 PM
I love these soft dof transitions and sweet color combo's, they have a very calming/relaxing effect. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/10/2007 01:22:35 PM
A fetus is not a personification - he/she is a person.
 02/10/2007 09:48:37 AM
Nice hues and swirls
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/09/2007 08:15:29 PM
Amazing shapes and colours, but I don't get the personfication.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/09/2007 04:50:37 AM
Abstract, but beautifull
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/08/2007 04:19:49 AM
Lovley colors. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/06/2007 01:46:29 PM
Fabulous colors and I love the idea and the DOF. Nicely done. Back to bump you up to 9.
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 02/05/2007 01:56:16 AM
brilliant!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/05/2007 01:52:39 AM
Love the colours, cant work out what it is
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 02/05/2007 12:29:28 AM
Good shot I like the softness of this 8
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