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Challenge: Every Picture Tells A Story (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Challenges 2008
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Date: Apr 28, 2008
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2008

 John decided after many years to take a trip to southern Germany. It was rumored he had a great grandfather who had lived there and had been wealthy and powerful. While visiting a local hotel he discovered a painting on the wall, and sure enough, it was his relative! Further investigation revealed his great-grandfather Gustav was known throughout the parts as, well, a liar and a cheat who managed to steal his way to fame and fortune. Unfortunately for John, the fortune was gone and all he ended up with was this picture.

None of the above is true, of course. His name isn't John and I have no idea who the guy in the painting is. We were at a conference in southern Germany - that part is true - and I asked Dan to pose in front of this picture so I could play with my flash. Then we were looking at the shot, we discovered he looked like he could be related to the guy in the picture. And there you have it. :-)

Post - I agree that the straps were annoying - I didn't think to ask him to remove them. One was an ID tag thingie, one was attached to his Sony camera (I cloned out the Sony on the strap). I'm not good enough at cloning to go for the straps in their entirety nor do I think that would have been legal. Still, I kinda got a kick out of the shot, and the subject did, too!

Statistics
Place: 56 out of 170
Avg (all users): 5.8269
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 5.6197
Avg (non-participants): 6.0000
Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 299
Votes: 156
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

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Ricoh GR III
Pentax DA 18-135mm F3.5-5.6ED AL [IF] WR DC
 07/02/2010 08:39:02 AM
beautiful seeing
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Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 Di II LD Aspherical (IF) for Nikon
 05/25/2008 01:11:48 PM
Heh. Fun story to go with the shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark III
Olympus 45mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital
 05/14/2008 09:37:33 AM
Lol but I really liked the story. Should never have confessed it to not be true. Sooo many similarities... the nose, almost the facial hair, John's modern day tie (hehe), and each has a glint in the eyes. Pretty wild catch here.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Apple iPhone 6s+
Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
 05/13/2008 02:48:18 PM
I like this double portrait. It really does look like they could be related. I like everything about it except the straps hanging around Dan's neck. They really annoy me, and I don't usually get annoyed by photos. I think it's because everything else is so good. Anyway, to me, the straps break up the composition and take away from the portrait nature of the image. If you were taking a portrait of a photographer the straps would be okay, but I would want to see the camera too. I see that you got a decent score on this, so I guess this wasn't a big deal for the other voters.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
 05/10/2008 09:38:39 AM
Nice shot for this challenge. I can see lot of pride and happiness on the face of the model and it relates to the title so well
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Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
 05/09/2008 07:19:35 PM
I love the concept on this picture, nice chooice on the b&W
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III
Olympus 8mm f/1.8 M.Zuiko Digital ED Fisheye PRO Lens
 05/08/2008 09:24:15 AM
I would have liked to see him looking at the painting rather than at the camera. It also would have worked better without the straps hanging round his neck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/06/2008 02:04:07 PM
Good focus and composition, interesting entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0 L IS
 05/06/2008 01:08:25 AM
I think a tighter crop would be nice
  Photographer found comment helpful.
Nikon D300
Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED
 05/05/2008 08:29:11 AM
I find it difficult to get the story without the title... perhaps there might have been another pose besides just a person standing in front of a portrait to make it more intriguing?
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