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Message In A Bottle
Message In A Bottle
MattB


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Communication (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: My Son's Sandpit
Date: Oct 12, 2004
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/8 Sec
Galleries: Still Life, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 12, 2004

 Printed out a poem and soaked the paper in tea to stain it, drank a bottle of wine :-) then rolled up the paper and put it in the bottle, placed the bottle in a sandpit.

Adujsted levels
Channel Mixer to Monochrome
Colour Balance to Sepia Tones

Statistics
Place: 7 out of 262
Avg (all users): 6.4044
Avg (commenters): 7.3684
Avg (participants): 6.1495
Avg (non-participants): 6.5697
Views since voting: 2211
Views during voting: 402
Votes: 272
Comments: 21
Favorites: 2 (view)

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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 10/23/2004 09:36:59 PM
Congratulations on your 7th placing. Nice job.
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
 10/20/2004 02:06:09 AM
Lol....very funny..regarding drinking a bottle of wine!
Congrats on your top ten.
Well exposed shot, original presentation.

Regards,
Randy.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 10/19/2004 11:01:12 PM
Good concept, great execution. Best message-in-a-bottle photograph in this challenge. Should place in the top 10.
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Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
 10/17/2004 05:22:39 PM
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/17/2004 02:00:33 AM
Nicely executed!
TC
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/16/2004 12:20:21 AM
Very nicely done. Love the reflections.
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 10/15/2004 10:05:00 PM
beautiful tone.
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Fujifilm FinePix 3800
 10/15/2004 10:10:56 AM
Excellent focus. However, the reflection near the neck of the bottle really ruins this shot.
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
 10/14/2004 05:06:09 PM
Black and white works well
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Canon EOS-10D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
 10/14/2004 01:50:37 PM
My top pick, tho I wish you couldn't see the person in the reflection.
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Kodak DX6440
 10/14/2004 01:22:10 PM
Like your composition!
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Canon EOS-1D
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM
 10/14/2004 10:33:14 AM
Another nice message in a bottle!
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Nikon D90
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS for Nikon
 10/13/2004 08:12:18 PM
Two types of entries dominate this challenge: Cans connected by string and messages in bottles. This is by far the best message in a bottle entry, and nearly my favorite entry in this challenge. Great work!
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Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM
 10/13/2004 07:14:43 PM
is that a reflection of the photographer?
every thing else I love.
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Olympus OM-D E-M1
Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko
 10/13/2004 06:59:57 PM
Just bumped this one up after a second look and after finishing voting.
One of my favorites in this challenge ! ((8))
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Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR
 10/13/2004 01:40:37 PM
The best by far of the the 'message in a bottle' shots. Reading the paper with lines like 'hopes and dreams' and timeless, sweet, flowers... doesnt sound like a distress message, which is the only reason I can think of to communicate by bottle. Other than that, perfect. 8
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Nikon D70s
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6 APO DG Macro for Nikon
 10/13/2004 01:07:36 PM
I like this shot a lot. Great depth of field and (lack of) coloring
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Canon EOS-5D
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 10/13/2004 09:00:46 AM
I predict this being a ribbon... very nice.....
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Fisher Price Kid-Tough Digital
 10/13/2004 06:17:49 AM
Great shot, I think the monotone really works for this image.
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Canon EOS-20D
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 10/13/2004 04:56:24 AM
this bottle has not been in the water for long time if it ever has been there - sorry, it is too clean

villy
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Fujifilm X-T5
Fujifilm XF 23mm f/2 R WR
 10/13/2004 02:00:06 AM
Love the tones, fine detail and clarity of this image. Well done. Best of luck.
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