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Sign Language - Bullsh**
Sign Language - Bullsh**
hlswilson


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Communication (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot SD110
Location: Upstairs office - Home
Date: Oct 6, 2004
Aperture: NA
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 0.60
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 6, 2004

 One of my favorite signs taught to me by my friend R. Andrew Irving.

Specs:
Synchro flash setting with studio lighting
Overexposed 2/3+
Image cropped, converted to grayscale, adjusted brightness/contrast, resized, sharpened, added border, and flipped horizontal to put the "bull" before the "sh**".

Comments added post challenge:
Wow! I am so thrilled that this photo did so well. Thanks to all you voters out there! HLW

Statistics
Place: 8 out of 262
Avg (all users): 6.3188
Avg (commenters): 7.1667
Avg (participants): 6.4234
Avg (non-participants): 6.2485
Views since voting: 6165
Views during voting: 393
Votes: 276
Comments: 26
Favorites: 1 (view)

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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/23/2004 09:37:29 PM
Congratulations on your 8th placing with this great image.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 10/20/2004 02:08:34 AM
Heather:
You've done well here! I expected this shot to finish slightly higher than it did...nonetheless...congrats on your top ten finish...and only your second entry!
Keep at it...you've got the eye/touch ...I can see it.
Well done, well deserved finish.
Regards,
Randy
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III
 10/19/2004 10:32:23 PM
Oh how great is this??? I love it! 10
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Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/19/2004 10:04:23 PM
Excellent concept and execution. Good job isolating the arms in Basic Editing. The light seems a little flat, but still worth a 9.
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Nikon D70s
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
 10/19/2004 06:52:25 AM
Awesome lighting and great symetrical feel.
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Canon EOS-7D
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon
 10/18/2004 09:52:18 PM
Nicely done. I am surprised there were so few signs entered, BOL Love the rich color tones. 8
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/17/2004 01:27:12 AM
Wanna see the setup for this one! What happened to the rest of your model...
TC
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Canon Digital IXUS v3
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/16/2004 05:14:07 PM
Love the image, great lighting and composition, As an aside I am confused by the tiltle- do two fingers in your left hand mean bullsh**.
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Olympus E-5
Olympus 11-22mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom
 10/16/2004 03:26:59 AM
je je
thanks for sharing
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
 10/15/2004 06:01:58 PM
Great idea, love the simplicity and the sentiment. ;-) I could see this being sold to folks who know and use sign language.
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Sony Ericsson W810i
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Pentax
 10/15/2004 03:43:28 AM
LOL. Love it. Nice lighting, composition, and idea. This is a really strong and simple shot. Great work.
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Canon EOS-7D Mark II
Canon EF 300mm f/2.8 L IS II USM
 10/15/2004 02:35:45 AM
Very effective
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IIn
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 10/15/2004 02:29:13 AM
The b&w really works with this shot...well done.
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Nikon D90
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom Nikkor 16-85 f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
 10/15/2004 12:09:48 AM
I thought this was a family site :)
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Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH2
Panasonic Lumix G VARIO 14-45mm F3.5-5.6 ASPH Mega O.I.S lens
 10/14/2004 11:12:22 PM
Wonderful use of the black background. The best sign language image in the group.
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Nikon D700
Nikon AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR DG IF-ED
 10/14/2004 09:04:33 PM
I is a powerful image but the choice of signs and the title hurts it for me.
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/14/2004 01:37:42 PM
Would prefer to see the person not just the arms. Part of the communication in sign language comes from facial expression.
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Nikon D40X
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/14/2004 12:05:21 PM
That is great! Clever idea. 10 for me, absolutely. Simplicity and the message straight to the point.
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Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS STM
 10/13/2004 11:53:41 PM
What is so great about the art of sign language is the fact that you can say swear type words on TV or even on this dpchallenge site without causing a fuss. Very theatrical with dark background. Hand movement captured on still hides movements I've seen done with extra emotion. Great topic, excellent photo. Thanks.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 10/13/2004 08:24:57 PM
what's with the cussing in this challenge? Nice concept... don't care for the content :)
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Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Canon
 10/13/2004 10:35:13 AM
Absolutely love the idea of using sign language for this category!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM
 10/13/2004 09:35:14 AM
HAHAHAHA Now that's a good picture of communication. :)
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Sony DSC-F828
 10/13/2004 09:29:50 AM
This photo is beautiful!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/13/2004 08:34:55 AM
Is that really what it says? HA HA... great!
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Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 10/13/2004 05:58:03 AM
LOL! I love shots that make me think a little bit. If the title hadn´t been included I would probably not have gotten it, at least not right away. 8
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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 10/13/2004 01:49:07 AM
:) Clever! Makes a pretty nice composition and you have used it well.
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