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 This image was disqualified from the Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! challenge.
casting a wary eye on a 1000 submissions
casting a wary eye on a 1000 submissions
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Challenge: Hidden Gem -- 1,000th Challenge! (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Date: Mar 10, 2009
Date Uploaded: Mar 10, 2009

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Disqualification Details
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Views since voting: 638
Views during voting: 609
Comments: 69
Favorites: 2 (view)


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07/09/2013 03:56:34 PM
I like the colours; they energize, in an appropriately lurid and yellow green way.
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05/27/2009 02:00:55 AM
superbly intimated ephemerality. (!)

however, wouldn't it have been wiser to have done something completely different, say taken a friend to lunch, or you could have photographed a soldier or a poet crushing a rose beneath his bootheel, and titled the picture "art".
or something.

i gave it a 9, because i just don't give 10s, on principle

Message edited by author 2009-05-27 06:01:41.
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04/02/2009 08:02:09 AM
exceptional work, as usual.
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03/18/2009 05:31:53 PM
[sigh] I'm disappointed to see this dq'd, but it takes nothing away from the image.

Would you mind sharing your thoughts behind the image? What it means to you? What you'd like us to come away with after viewing it? I would love to know more...
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03/18/2009 05:25:46 AM
Too bad for the DQ :( I really like it... gave it a 7.
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03/18/2009 04:07:37 AM
Cool photo. Sorry about the DQ.
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03/18/2009 12:05:11 AM
Only rarely does a prophet arise who speaks for us all.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/16/2009 03:24:18 AM
Something really creepy about this one.
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03/15/2009 11:39:32 PM
cool look
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03/15/2009 11:11:30 PM
interesting shot- it's actually the colors that put me off more then the abstract. wary indeed.
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03/15/2009 08:10:29 PM
I feel your pain. And the blurred grainy image actually works to convey that emotion. Surely not to popular taste but not without redeeming factors.
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03/15/2009 07:11:21 PM
Someone has to keep watch.
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03/15/2009 06:58:50 PM
A little too abstract for me.
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03/15/2009 05:16:40 PM
very different- i like it
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03/15/2009 02:37:10 PM
I think I know this work, and who it's by, I hope I'm wrong and there are 2 such artists..
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03/15/2009 02:25:34 PM
Very abstract. Not sure how well it'll be received here though.
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03/15/2009 01:43:14 PM
not my type of photography
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03/15/2009 12:18:09 PM
Intesting image, it has a ghostly feeling.
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03/15/2009 08:53:02 AM
Really quite marvelous.
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03/15/2009 08:19:11 AM
This is brilliant, of course. I love the pallette of tones you've used and the negative space. Truly, I think only qualified art critics can effectively comment on your work. I never feel qualified to say anything meaningful.
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03/15/2009 08:00:32 AM
this reminds me of those images taken of "ghosts", it really works
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03/15/2009 06:44:14 AM
Very effective gelatin look.
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03/15/2009 05:16:41 AM
hmmm, interesting image, did you take a photo and process it to look like this or is this an image of an already existing image, either way i like how the black opens up to the facial colors
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03/14/2009 11:57:17 PM
A very unusual and thought provoking image :)
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03/14/2009 09:04:40 PM
Ghostly feeling.
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03/14/2009 06:08:37 PM
For some reason I like this, I can't say why
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03/14/2009 01:55:08 PM
This looks like you photographed a painting.....did you? I can't say it's doing anything for me.
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03/14/2009 11:39:49 AM
Very artistic
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03/14/2009 10:45:02 AM
Very different, pretty cool!
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03/14/2009 08:53:40 AM
Interesting shot with a decent composition...
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03/14/2009 08:40:36 AM
Wow, not sure what you did here but I like it a lot.
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03/14/2009 01:17:35 AM
sorry, does not appeal to me
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03/13/2009 08:00:57 PM
freakydeaky. I'm giving you an 8 and I bet you could use one! hahaha
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03/13/2009 07:45:06 PM
I like this a lot. It has jaundiced air in more ways than one. Pretty much how I feel after looking at more than 1100 photographs. 7.
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03/13/2009 07:30:30 PM
Very interesting processing. Good composition.
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03/13/2009 04:55:15 PM
cool!
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03/13/2009 01:43:03 PM
I'd like it better without the title.
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03/13/2009 11:35:58 AM
this reminds me of a book I read. gotta think more on that. until then, 8.
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03/13/2009 10:48:38 AM
Kinda spooky.
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03/13/2009 08:42:00 AM
hmmmm...not sure what I think about this...it engages me
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03/13/2009 08:13:18 AM
Nice impressionistic capture. Well done!
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03/13/2009 08:11:57 AM
No doubt this represents one of the folks that committed to commenting on the entire challenge. Not visible in this frame is the extra grande mochachino latte frappinata, with extra caffeine. An essential accessory for such an undertaking.
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03/13/2009 07:17:50 AM
not crazy about the finished effect. IMHO
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03/13/2009 07:13:33 AM
I sort of wish this title were something much more metaphorical, actually. The image is so eerie it went immediately into my top-seeds group for further evaluation. The title is so topical and so banal it's actually detracting from my enjoyment of this image, which has a perfectly timeless quality to it. For some reason I'm reminded of Robert Downey in "Restoration", don't ask me why.

For whatever reason, I like it. A lot :-)
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03/13/2009 06:27:33 AM
Nice try for the brown...10
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03/13/2009 02:07:59 AM
Vague and a lot of contrast, but I like the look.
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03/13/2009 01:05:51 AM
brave entry in this challenge. not sure if its a pinhole shot or overprocessed. still, it defintely has a haunting quality to it that I am sure will be overlooked by a large number of voters. I like it.
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03/12/2009 10:09:30 PM
*if this is a picture of a person and not of a painting*...

This is fantastic! I love the tones and the pointilism effect. The subject seems to have some very 'classical' features.

Although it doesn't have a strong emotional punch for me, there is a mystique here, so I'm voting 9
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03/12/2009 04:38:35 PM
Great mood on this. Love the artistic use of line and contrast. Great title.
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03/12/2009 04:26:09 PM
Interesting.
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03/12/2009 04:12:17 PM
I dont get it - no wote
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03/12/2009 03:53:33 PM
Wonderfully abstract and haunting. A superb artistic creation.
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03/12/2009 11:57:10 AM
That's how I feel right now...800 more to go!!!
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03/12/2009 05:40:02 AM
Very cool colors & mood. I like this very much.
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03/11/2009 09:04:23 PM
interesting abstract. haunting
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03/11/2009 06:27:52 PM
LOVE it. I can't quite explain why - but I just do. It's out of the box, it's mysterious, and grainy and contrasty - just perfect.
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03/11/2009 05:54:56 PM
Fascinating. I'm surprised that the expression comes through so clearly.
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03/11/2009 04:17:06 PM
Very artistic shot. I really like it because it is so different.
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03/11/2009 12:26:29 PM
Are you suggesting that after looking at 1000 submissions, I will be wary eyed, and blurred out??? You may be right.

I like this photo for its abstractness (is that a word?), and for going against the norm of what we see at DPC.
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03/11/2009 08:51:08 AM
I love it! Very unique.
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03/11/2009 08:13:13 AM
Very interesting shot. Eerie.
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03/11/2009 05:59:45 AM
Reminds me of one of the beetles. I like the processing.
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03/11/2009 05:11:18 AM
"interesting" is the best I can say here... "courageous" maybe, too...
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03/11/2009 04:18:22 AM
Looks like an abstract painting. Nice.
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03/11/2009 04:01:03 AM
very different looks almost oil painting
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03/11/2009 03:51:18 AM
kinda ghost-like
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03/11/2009 01:54:05 AM
I like it! Looks holy.
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03/10/2009 10:54:05 PM
Lovely abstract, gorgeous tones.
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03/10/2009 10:50:38 PM
This looks like a Klimt.. LOVE it 9
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