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  #71 The human element 		Entry 7 of 25
   
 
Joy       ©2009 Mepo
Panasonic DMC-FZ30       7th place, 76 points
1/100s, f3.2, ISO 100, 51mm, Aperture Priority, Pattern, flash
 
Post-Processing: Adjusted contrast & brightness. Cloned one burnt out lamp to turn it on! Cloned out some distractions (garbage cans, sand boxes, etc). rebuilt the face on the bystander which was spoiled by a large white snowflake. Re-sized for entry, USM       Extra Info: Joy is the name of the statue, it is by Bruce Garner a local artist. The bystander on the right saw me taking photos and stopped and turned to look - sometimes things work out just right :-)
 
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Jade O.
Dec 23, 2009		     Yours, too. In case you don't see the comment on my entry, I'll repeat it here. The lyrics are fine, but the song not so much. She has a nice enough voice and you may like this one better --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSf_39DxoVQ
Mepo
Dec 23, 2009		     Thanks Jade. Your support is always appreciated.
Jade O.
Dec 21, 2009		     Two top ten finishes in a doubly competitive Challenge! Congratulations!
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Mepo
Dec 21, 2009		     Franz07: Glad you liked it. You have excellent perception. The previous photo was of a statuette by the same artist - both it and this group were made early in his career.
Franz07
Dec 21, 2009		     Very good finding / idea for the theme! A double fit to it.
I think I already have seen this kind of statue in snow here on panachallenge - but it was not this statue... Maybe another one from an artist in Ottawa?
Mepo
Dec 19, 2009		     Jade: Thank you. About 30 years ago I used to help Bruce (the artist) collect scrap metal from old farms and buildings. He believed that having metal that had a 'history' helped him make something worthwhile out of it. I guess you could say we were into environmental (and emotional) recycling :-)

Old Finn: Many thanks - I am glad you liked it - no doubt you have experience with cold days like this! I have learned since emigrating to Canada that you must get out and do something in the winter - sitting indoors is fatal on both a physical and emotional level.

Raf: The snow always seems to take the edge off the cold for me. The bystander walked right by the statue without a glance but I think he wanted to be in the photo since he stopped and turned, puffing on his cigarette, to look at the statue - maybe I made a convert to the arts :-) Thank you for commenting - much appreciated.
rafinmelb
Dec 19, 2009		     yep on theme and nicely done. Must be cold down there in the northern hemisphere.

The human element add a nice touch as he admired the art work.
Old Finn
Dec 18, 2009		     I like this pic very much, good work. In my TT.
Jade O.
Dec 18, 2009		     An interesting take on a local landmark and well fit to the theme. Nice PP work and while the image has good technical merits, there are a lot of competitive entries here.
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