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The Flea Market: Serendipity Defined
The Flea Market: Serendipity Defined
Prof_Fate


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Challenge: Serendipity (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Center Stage Hall, Monaca PA
Date: Apr 18, 2004
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Interior, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 20, 2004

 Taken at an indoor model train hobbyists' flea market. Handheld, no flash. cropped, some level adjustment, saturation adjustment, sharpening (USM) and border added.

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 215
Avg (all users): 4.7022
Avg (commenters): 5.0000
Avg (participants): 4.7938
Avg (non-participants): 4.6514
Views since voting: 862
Votes: 272
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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04/27/2004 03:50:27 PM
nice composition. border adds a lot
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 04/27/2004 07:57:36 AM
I get the idea the photographer was trying to represent. One definitely finds plenty of serendipitous moments at a flea market. However, this boring shot isn't one of them. All I see is three guys talking over a box of bags. There isn't much to their expressions to indicate that anything delightful is taking place. The composition is distracting. My eye keeps wandering to the guy's butt in the background and that white blur at the corner.

Message edited by author 2004-04-28 01:36:26.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2004 08:21:41 AM
maybe if there was a real treasure find in the hands, it would of been more about the topic...sorry rated a 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/24/2004 07:47:57 AM
I wish the photo told me more than the title. I'd reconsider the border, too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/23/2004 08:02:27 PM
This is a GREAT idea, wish I'd thought of it. Nice work, other than that white spot in the lower right hand corner is kind of bugging me....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 06:50:11 PM
This is a great concept. This image captures the essence of bartering at a flea market perfectly. The border does not work for me since if guts off the white hair on the leftmost subject's head. It could use a bit more contrast and the white blob on the far right should be cropped out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 12:24:29 PM
flea market is a great example of serendipity. the border really bothers me. a little noisy (because of high ISO?). smaller DOF would help make the background a little less distracting. overall I like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/22/2004 06:07:57 AM
Technically good, but the composition is awfully cluttered. You also have an unfortunate clash with your border in the upper right corner.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 02:42:15 PM
Great idea. It really fits the challenge. I wonder how it would look in black and white? 8.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/21/2004 12:14:04 PM
? I give it a 1
 04/21/2004 07:31:07 AM
Good concept--it'd be great if you showed a find. Don't like the border.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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