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Gaining Freedom
Gaining Freedom
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Challenge: Freedom II (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: A local park
Date: Jul 11, 2004
Aperture: F/7,1
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/500 sec
Galleries: Emotive, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Jul 11, 2004

 This was taken after my sweetie and I decided to explore the massive play structure at a nearby park. It looks as if it was some kind of stone building previously; it's actually rather creepy. Anyway, there were some little window-y tunnels in one of the stone walls, and I thought they might make for some rather interesting pictures; I'm very pleased with how this one turned out, though I'm unsure how it'll do in this challenge.

Editing: Cropping, resizing, dodging and burning, hue/saturation, levels, curves, sharpening, and border. I think that's all.

Statistics
Place: 10 out of 140
Avg (all users): 6.2912
Avg (commenters): 7.9000
Avg (participants): 5.9730
Avg (non-participants): 6.5093
Views since voting: 1858
Views during voting: 318
Votes: 182
Comments: 24
Favorites: 4 (view)

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 07/18/2004 08:40:41 PM
Congratulations on your top ten finish.
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 07/18/2004 08:12:48 PM
Congrats on the top ten finish...great shot! :o)
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 07/18/2004 08:03:55 PM
I thought this was gonna get a ribbon! Great idea...
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2004 07:34:07 PM
9... I think the only thing keeping me from giving tyhis a 10 is the ring... I feel like it shouldn't be there.
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 07/18/2004 07:15:16 PM
It is terrifis how you got detail in both the bright hand and the dark concrete. I like the absolute blackness of the hole, and the added touch of the ring on the hand. This picture tells a interesting story - creeoy but intriguing. 9
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 07/18/2004 02:36:06 PM
powerful image, like the B/W too
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 07/18/2004 12:56:28 PM
I love this. It is initially humorous, but then you start wondering about the escape, and it becomes rather foreboding. Great work!!
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 07/18/2004 07:23:08 AM
manipulation is obvious
anti-photo
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 07/16/2004 05:36:36 PM
A tad contrived, and the fingers are scary= you better get your thumbnail checked. But the composition is decent with the big hole.
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 07/16/2004 05:52:46 AM
góð hugmynd
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 07/15/2004 11:43:21 PM
Nice color, composition, texture. Fits the challenge in my opinion.
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 07/14/2004 04:54:55 PM
well done Heida?
would have liked to see a little bit more arm
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 07/14/2004 03:36:36 PM
This is a really creepy shot. I think you lose something with such a nicely manicured hand in this situation. I'd remove the ring, get the hand nice and dirty, and contort the fingers a little to really show the struggle. Maybe B&W too. Still, a very creative approach! 7
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 07/14/2004 06:19:24 AM
Thought provoking...
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 07/13/2004 05:29:56 PM
love this idea...well done...
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 07/13/2004 12:03:07 PM
What an intriguing image. Very unusual, lots of texture and interest, makes me wonder where she's coming from, how she got there etc. 8
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 07/13/2004 10:46:12 AM
You have a well designed image with loads of mystery. I wonder how it would look with really red fingernails. The white line in the boder draws too much attention.
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 07/13/2004 03:26:19 AM
could be the winner !!
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 07/12/2004 09:03:34 PM
Heida? This is a great photo. Great lighting and tones. The only thing i would change is to leave a little more room on the right after the fingers (probablly about the amount that would be there if you added a border on top of the photo). 10
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 07/12/2004 02:09:35 PM
Very, very nice. Nearly perfect. It's funny how people's photographic styles are shining through on DPC. I'm starting to associate them with photographers ;)
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 07/12/2004 12:48:05 PM
I love this, one of the best and creative ones in the challenge...
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 07/12/2004 09:57:10 AM
This one is awesome the best I´ve seen so far 10
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 07/11/2004 08:27:04 PM
Great idea. Great photo. Great Job!
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 07/11/2004 08:25:45 PM
Incredibly creative....I would like to see the hand with a little more flesh color.seems a little washed out..
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