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Samantha_T


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Fool the Viewer (Expert Editing)
Camera: Sony DSLR-A700
Lens: Sony SAL-18250 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 High Magnification Zoom Lens
Location: Austin
Date: Sep 12, 2011
Date Uploaded: Sep 14, 2011

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Disqualification Details
You must retain your original, unedited file (exactly as recorded by your camera), and provide it to the Site Council along with a list of your editing steps within 48 hours of any validation request. Files that have been saved or altered with any editing or transfer software are NOT originals. Note that the rules say: "All additional photographs must be taken by you after the challenge is announced with a digital camera that records EXIF data." The brick wall, window and crow do not qualify as textures: they don't just add texture, they add a complete new look. They are added photographs. If you have the originals, and they meet the date requirements, please submit them and we will reevaluate the DQ.

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Views during voting: 584
Comments: 46
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 09/28/2011 11:52:07 AM
great image, i feel bad for your dq.

the site really needs to change the rule to only images you took, its way too unclear the way it stands.
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 09/26/2011 06:46:31 AM
Awwwww! :( Oh well. I suppose it's my fault for not reading the rules thoroughly. Thanks for the compliments regardless....it's still a personal best! :) I won't let it get me down and I enjoy participating. I will remember to read through everything again next time. :)
 09/25/2011 09:07:18 PM
Still a fantastic image. Keep joinng new challenges coz i sure do love your works.
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 09/25/2011 06:55:10 PM
I'm sorry about the DQ, hope you might be able to sort it out. It's still a fantastic image!
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 09/25/2011 06:16:46 PM
I'm so sorry for the DQ. This is nonetheless an amazing image. Keep up the good work.

Message edited by author 2011-09-25 22:17:02.
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 09/24/2011 03:53:57 PM
Congrats on the red ribbon! Beautiful image!

Message edited by author 2011-09-24 19:54:36.
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 09/24/2011 08:07:50 AM
Beautiful image Samantha. Congrats on your first ribbon!
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 09/24/2011 07:17:08 AM
Nice PS work! Love the scene!
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 09/23/2011 10:36:26 AM
Very creative! Your work is always intriguing. Congrats on the ribbon!
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 09/23/2011 09:00:55 AM
Congrats on your first ribbon! Our scores were neck and neck; I just barely edged past you! This is a cool image and a good idea.
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 09/23/2011 07:59:11 AM
Great image,really pleased to see this ribbon,Congratulations.
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 09/23/2011 06:05:48 AM
Thank you all!! :) I'll have to say since joining DP Challenge, I have enjoyed this challenge the most so far. :) I very much love to let my imagination run away with Photoshop...or, is it, letting Photoshop run away with my imagination?? Either way, I am honored everyone like this picture so much! Thank you again!!
 09/23/2011 04:59:30 AM
Congrats on the ribbon! Way to go!
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 09/23/2011 12:53:00 AM
Had meant to comment on this all week but just, well, didn't. Powerful, beautiful shot, exceptionally well done. I would have said something like that.
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 09/23/2011 12:50:12 AM
where did you come from?!
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 09/22/2011 10:05:57 PM
Congrats! I love your images!
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 09/22/2011 09:51:11 PM
A lot of firsts here too - congratulations on your first ribbon and the fabulous score!
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 09/22/2011 09:39:30 PM
Congratulations on your first ribbon and a fantastic picture !!
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 09/22/2011 08:30:28 PM
congrats on the red!
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 09/22/2011 08:08:45 PM
Beautiful image! Loving your work very much! Congrats!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/22/2011 04:51:17 AM
Nice set, good concept, maybe a little grainy but that doesn't detract
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 09/21/2011 01:16:05 PM
'Shopped... and well 'shopped. :D
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 09/20/2011 04:51:43 PM
shopped
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 09/20/2011 07:11:34 AM
real
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 09/19/2011 03:44:08 PM
This is an obvious photoshop, but I LOVE the concept. What a stunning portrait!
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 09/19/2011 12:19:21 PM
Real :-)
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 09/19/2011 06:55:53 AM
Beautifully done. I like the light, the textures, the colors, and the guestions/stories that come to mind. MANUFACTURED
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 09/18/2011 04:51:39 PM
wow...
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 09/18/2011 05:27:29 AM
Nice piece of imagery, all works well for me. Love the eye.
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 09/18/2011 02:06:54 AM
good concept
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 09/17/2011 03:15:46 PM
Not real - unless you have a trained crow. There appear to be some shadow issues. Nicely done, however. In any other challenge it would look real enough.
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 09/17/2011 03:01:52 PM
This is very interesting. I love the beam of light and how it draws the eye to the bird. The subtleties are nice here as well, the blood, the tic marks on the wall. I do see indications that this is digitally composited, mainly in the shadows (the light coming in the window does not cast shadows), the hair (it's hard to mask hair, especially the ends), and tic marks appear to be floating slightly. Still, this is a well done image and should finish well!
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 09/17/2011 01:07:11 PM
Great photograph, one of my 3 favorites in this challenge. I can't imagine the raven being there at that very own moment. But then, maybe it's a stuffed raven? I would think the first option.
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 09/17/2011 10:51:51 AM
P.Shopped. The etches in the wall are very sharp and there is something about the texture of the stone along the windowed wall. I very much like how this image 'tells a story'. Great concept.
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 09/17/2011 09:08:21 AM
Great image....not sure what is going on with her left hand. Nice set up and great touch with the scratches, numbers, and hair whip.
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 09/17/2011 06:26:59 AM
A compelling yet oddly strange image, lots more little details I keep seeing, some of which make me cringe a bit. The girl looks too large for the room also, not quite sure why though, maybe the lowness of the window. Either way, my it got my highest score for the challenge.
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 09/17/2011 04:59:42 AM
Expect to see this on the front page. Lovely composition and processing. Guessing it may be a tanguera entry?
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 09/16/2011 10:29:49 PM
Stunning!!
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 09/16/2011 10:02:15 PM
nice aesthetic
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 09/16/2011 08:41:17 PM
This is pretty cool. Great lighting, great mood, great colours and depth. It reminds me of an oil painting...
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 09/16/2011 02:37:25 PM
Not real but a beautiful photo nonetheless. Lighting is wrong over her hip.
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 09/16/2011 01:28:27 PM
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 09/16/2011 11:37:25 AM
Brilliant!
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 09/16/2011 07:33:02 AM
Beautiful art. Love that the crow is both in and out of the window. just a bit more dodging on her face would have improved it a tiny bit.
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 09/16/2011 05:36:38 AM
nice composition, I'd have to say it's fake and the model was placed onto the background. If that's true good job in getting the lighting to match on her skirt to make it look like it came from the window. I'd like to see a little more light on her face.
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 09/16/2011 05:16:47 AM
Cool. I like it. I like how the wind is blowing her hair back. Great use of the bird. Oh, just saw the hand print and the numbers made with the lines on the wall.
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