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Sunflower:Himawari:Tournesol
Sunflower:Himawari:Tournesol
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Challenge: Words II (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Sigma 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical HF for Pentax
Location: Nikko City
Date: Sep 18, 2013
Aperture: f19
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: Sep 18, 2013

 A double exposure of a sign along the road in Nikko. Apparently the place is a flour factory, but it also looks like some kind of hotel with maybe a bakery. A multi-tasking place, anyway.

Levelling, cropping, rotating, smart sharpening, embordering, saving.

Himawari is a closer literal translation of the French tournesol than sunflower. ("Sun-turning")

Though this has nothing to do with the entry, it amuses me that the original name in the Tintin books, in French, for Professor Cuthbert Calculus is Professeur Tryphon Tournesol.

This will either do quite well because of the beautiful calligraphy, or bomb totally because most voters won't be able to deal with the characters. (And also "Himawari" looks a bit like "Itimawari" on this sign.) At the time of submitting, though, it's certain to get a ribbon as it's only the third entry.(Sep 18th, 7:12am)

Here's the single exposure:

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 53
Avg (all users): 5.5128
Avg (commenters): 6.8000
Avg (participants): 5.7037
Avg (non-participants): 5.4118
Views since voting: 485
Views during voting: 172
Votes: 78
Comments: 7
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/30/2013 11:58:18 AM
just a road sign? I thought you were photographing art... but you were making art! I still gave you a 7, but I underrated you. Very well done.
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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 09/30/2013 02:05:19 AM
lovely.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
OM System OM-5
Olympus 17mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko
09/29/2013 10:55:48 PM
love the colors.
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Canon EOS-40D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 09/29/2013 01:29:56 PM
I hope this double exposure is your innovation. it works nicely.
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Sony DSLR-A580
Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED
 09/29/2013 11:36:33 AM
Love the colors and the words on words look of this one. Wish it didn't have those two mitered corners. Still one of my top picks. Voted earlier; back to comment.
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Nikon D500
Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS HSM
 09/28/2013 04:52:02 AM
Interesting compo. Match challenge well
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Nikon Z7II
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6G IF-ED
 09/23/2013 01:54:31 PM
Great capture!
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