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This famous man had a secret. He needed to keep a "STRAIGHT FACE" Do you know who he is?
This famous man had a secret. He needed to keep a "STRAIGHT FACE" Do you know who he is?
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Straight (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D700
Lens: Nikon AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f2.8D
Location: Bletchley Park, UK
Date: Nov 30, 2008
Aperture: f/20
ISO: 1000
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Portraiture
Date Uploaded: Nov 30, 2008

 A slate sculpture of Alan Turing. This is the man responsible for designing the decoder capable of deciphering the German Enigma codes sent during World War II. As a slight twist, Alan was thought to be gay so needed to keep a "STRAIGHT FACE" as the British were not quite as liberal back then.

I would have liked to include more of the sculpture to give a better depth of field, but was I concerned about including only straight lines. I was therefore a little restricted with the crop. A slight curves adjustment, resize and save for web finished it off.

Statistics
Place: 70 out of 133
Avg (all users): 5.3861
Avg (commenters): 7.6250
Avg (participants): 5.2105
Avg (non-participants): 5.4417
Views since voting: 1008
Views during voting: 350
Votes: 158
Comments: 8
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/09/2008 08:09:23 AM
Almost looks like Ollie North. Very interesting capture. What is that made out of?
 12/08/2008 06:47:19 PM
interesting. It reminds me of those blocks with blunt pins that you can push your face into and it retains the imprint. those were fun. My suggestions for improvement would be to show all of the head, and perhaps have a softer back ground or greater depth of field to push the head off the background more
 12/06/2008 06:17:13 PM
Interesting sculpture. Looks a bit like Joh Bjelke Petersen to me.
 12/05/2008 11:38:35 AM
I like very much the texture and the light on it in this photo. Well done !
 12/04/2008 06:44:29 PM
This statue might be really interesting in real life, but I don't think it photographs well. All of the lines and pieces turn into a distraction.

Don't know who it is, but hey, I'm Australian........

The lighting is very direct, and therefore causes refelctions from weird places that also doesn't work
 12/03/2008 02:18:04 PM
I bet this gets slated
 12/03/2008 09:53:04 AM
Very good idea, and very intriguing. The background is a bit distracting... If it could have been dark or more neutral it would improve the photograph. But I still give it an 8.
 12/03/2008 03:54:13 AM
My guess would be.
Reginald Joseph Mitchell (1895-1937) trained as an engineer and worked as chief designer of the Supermarine Company during World War I. He then turned his hand to aeronautical engineering, developing the design of the famous Spitfire fighter plane used in World War II.

Was I right ;-)


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