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to see fall, or not too . . .
to see fall, or not too . . .
tomzinho


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Illusions (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S30
Location: queens, nyc
Date: Oct 23, 2002
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/250
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2002

 noise reduction and sharpen, moderate increase in saturation

Statistics
Place: 93 out of 148
Avg (all users): 4.8723
Avg (commenters): 5.8000
Avg (participants): 4.5275
Avg (non-participants): 5.0366
Views since voting: 1042
Votes: 282
Comments: 8
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 11/04/2002 09:59:00 AM
illusion can be captured in many ways. in this case, the photo is not a trick photo, but the main subject matter, the red tree, contrasted against the surrounding subject matter, the green trees, presents two starkly different perspectives of the same image, and of the season (spring/summer or fall). in accepting the red tree you have to accept a reality (it is fall) that the surrounding trees oppose (its still spring/summer), hence the illusion is that one or the other should be correct, but not both at the same time in the same picture.
 11/03/2002 02:41:00 PM
The one strong element I see here is the coloring. Wonderful! I have no way of knowing what is an illusion here though since there are no real clues that I can see. On one hand that can be very good, if the illusion is so good that I can't tell it is an illusion.
The composition would be better, I think, if the pretty little red tree were not quite centered. Of course that's just my own opinion. Anyway, this sure does reflect the season. Good luck in the challenge. Grayce aka Gracious
Olympus E-5
Olympus 50mm f/1.8 MF Normal Zuiko
 11/03/2002 10:24:00 AM
still can't load this one, tried all week, 10 for now
 Comments Made During the Challenge
Nikon Coolpix 4500
 11/02/2002 08:10:00 PM
This is one of thiose I just don't know how to score. Is there an illusion going on? certainly the image is striking.
Olympus C-3040Z
 10/30/2002 10:12:00 AM
The red tree looks totally out of place, but I see the spot on the ground where it goes in. I see the shadow. I see everything else around it. Pretty good photo also.
Nikon D300s
Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II
 10/28/2002 06:54:00 PM
The colors are wonderful and the theme original. 7
Sony DSC-F717
 10/28/2002 04:25:00 PM
Your illusion is.....I don't know. This is a very nice shot, but I don't see the challenge aspect. I will gladly re-consider my score. 6 Swash
Sony Alpha a6400
Sony E 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 PZ OSS
 10/28/2002 01:52:00 PM
I looked for quite a while here and can't determine what the illusion is... - setzler
Theme: Classic / Light / Dark
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