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 This image was disqualified from the Book Titles III challenge.
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain
The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Book Titles III (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon PowerShot G1
Date: Jan 18, 2012
Aperture: 2.0
Shutter: 1/8
Date Uploaded: Jan 21, 2012

 when deciding which image to use, i must have rotated the original in microsoft picture viewer. it altered the original. Live and learn as they say.

Oh yeah- I didn't shoot it headless, I have no Idea why my head didn't cast a shadow on the door.

Thanks for the love and the comments.


For the record: the disqualification comes from the fact that after I dragged and dropped the images from my camera to the computer, I viewed them to decide which to use. Apparently I rotated the original and it auto saved it. hence I submitted it and it was not the "original."

I really was upset by this disqualification, as it was the best I had ever done.
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.

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 02/24/2012 06:48:03 PM
Awesome image...sorry about the DQ.
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 02/02/2012 07:55:03 AM
That's too bad. I highly admired this image. All the best for your coming great works.
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 01/31/2012 03:52:39 PM
Wow, great image.
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 01/30/2012 11:37:14 AM
nicely graphic. congrats on the 5th place!
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 01/30/2012 06:10:40 AM
Congrats on the top ten.Fine work.
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 01/30/2012 04:06:00 AM
WELL DONE A SENSE OF MYSTERY HERE FROM SHEZ
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 01/30/2012 03:22:19 AM
TOP 5 and PB!! Good Job Paul! You deserve it!
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 01/29/2012 10:58:37 PM
awesome! i'm really happy this did so well.
congrats on the HM paul!
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 01/29/2012 08:41:48 PM
SO happy this got an HM
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 01/29/2012 07:50:01 PM
Thought this would do well. Congrats on your PB.
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 01/29/2012 07:21:31 PM
Congrats on HM!
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 01/29/2012 07:04:44 PM
FABULOUS for the challenge topic! CONGRATS on your HM!
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 01/29/2012 07:03:51 PM
cool! sorry i didn't vote. congrats on top 5!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2012 06:59:05 PM
Well done. I like this mysterious headless stranger. My favourite in this challenge. 10
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 01/29/2012 06:16:40 PM
great strong image.
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 01/29/2012 06:00:01 PM
Eerie and mysterious. An image fitting for the book title
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 01/29/2012 12:59:41 PM
Love the headless shadow.
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 01/29/2012 10:00:06 AM
nice job!
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 01/28/2012 07:24:47 PM
And a headless stranger at that!
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 01/28/2012 04:05:57 PM
Excellent!
bump up
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 01/28/2012 01:59:19 AM
Really great shot, has to be up there in the top 10 for sure.
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 01/27/2012 04:34:04 PM
I liked how the shadow of the man is headless here.
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 01/27/2012 02:58:52 PM
One of my favorite stories from Twain. The nephew of the fallen angel, Satan, stands at the door -'beware, the stranger at the door' for what he says and does can expose the futility of mankind's existence. Things appear in black and white - or do they?! I can see this stranger at the door and hear him say, "Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought--a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities!â The figure at the door is he, us, or is he the angel who lambasts the human race? This lone figure at the door has no visible head - it makes me wonder does that represent 'vagrant thought', 'a homeless thought' because the it is a body without the head. It is incomplete for the head wanders elsewhere and this thought is not fully realized. It stands at the door between darkness and light. Nicely done, I can see this as the cover for the novel.
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 01/23/2012 04:01:11 PM
Creepy, awesome, and interesting. Love this image!
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 01/23/2012 03:47:24 PM
The headless mysterious stranger. Wonderful graphic quality
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 01/23/2012 08:13:23 AM
stunning silhouette and the light and dark contrasts are perfect. Nice work.
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 01/23/2012 06:11:35 AM
Awesome!
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