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Photographer  Colin Cartwright {Karma:15699}
Project #10 Grainy Film for Effect Camera Model Canon powershot A95
Categories Abstracts
Photoart
Travel
Film Format
Portfolio Lens 7.8-23.4 mm 3x optical zoom
Uploaded 10/18/2005 Film / Memory Type Compact flashcard 256mb
    ISO / Film Speed 0
Views 673 Shutter 1/60
Favorites Aperture f/4.0
Critiques 16 Rating
5.71
/ 6 Ratings
Location City -  Bussana Vechia/San Remo
State -  ITALY/LIGURIA
Country - Italy   Italy
About Back to the holiday snaps!

The pile of rubble that supports an 'artists' community, in the foothills of Liguria, near San Remo , North West Italy, close by the French border.

Formally a Roman settlement, Bussana Vecchia, (it means twice healthy!).

In the beauty of Italy, it is hard to find an area that is NOT photogenic. But this place is horrible! However, it's great for potential photoart/abstract stuff.

I came across this sculpture/water spout, hidden away up a cobbled back alley. Possibly Roman.

This is a tiny crop, about an inch square, from a 7"x5"! The orig pic was only 700kb, from the 5mp point and shoot A95. I also used lots of colour and contrast enhancement, so no wonder some noise crept in!! But I think it adds to the mysterious ambience, so I didn't blur or despeckle it.

Canon Powershot A95. 1/60s with flash @f4
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There are 16 Comments in 1 Pages
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Claude Lussier Claude Lussier   {K:4626} 10/25/2005
Good work Colin, at first look it was looking as a mask for me, but when I opened it I was surprised that this was a sculpture. I've been there in 1989 at San Remo, and you are right about the area, it is at first a super market.

Regards
Claude

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Keith Saint Keith Saint   {K:13784} 10/25/2005
A scary image Colin would of been a good upload for halloween
I think I will put a self portrait on, that should do the trick lol

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jude .   {K:14625} 10/21/2005
Well! Clearly I wasn't the only one to appreciate this image... *grin*

To answer your challenge: Incan rites? You betcha! The Green Man's visage? Right on! A von Danniken artifact? Oh yes...yes indeed! A Roman sacrificial idol? Yep. Druidic/shamanistic demi-god? Oh yeah! And a couple more:

...a misplaced Easter Island head?

...Kali, goddess of destruction? (think the thuggee temple in "Gunga Din," --now THAT's a fantastic movie!)

...Thulsa Doom's temple god in "Conan the Barbarian/Destroyer"? ("What is best in life?"
Conan: "To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women." ...*sigh* you gotta love writing like that!)

and a big thumbs up for Darlene's winner: Darth Vader. (She made me snarf my coffee when I read that one!)

...the list could go on and on and on...

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Darlene Boucher   {K:15739} 10/20/2005
Wonderful and creative Colin! I love the spooky look....kind of looks like Darth Vader!

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Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia   {K:96391} 10/20/2005
very cool. great 7.

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Margaret Sturgess   {K:49403} 10/20/2005
Really atmospheric Colin, spooky and creepy, very well captured you've done a great job on it, such a tiny crop and yet such impact. The eyes stare right at you. Exellent
Margaret

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AKMAL HAMDI ABDALLAH AKMAL HAMDI ABDALLAH   {K:1984} 10/19/2005
very very nice shot &thanx colin for your cute &wonderful comments7+++++++++++
akmal hamdi abdallah

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Markus Scholz Markus Scholz   {K:23722} 10/19/2005
It's this kind of pictures I love, since I have seen Antonionis Blow Up. Spooky or not, it is interesting in any case. Well done, Colin!

Regards, Markus

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FERDINAND DOTREMONT   {K:6612} 10/19/2005
Spooky! Very intersting photo. Very well done.
Regards.
Ferdinand

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Roger Williams Roger Williams   {K:86139} 10/19/2005
Hmmm. I think I prefer the results given by your current camera. It certainly is spooky, though... if that's what you wanted.

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John Loreaux John Loreaux   {K:86210} 10/19/2005
SPOOKY but interesting result Colin!!!Hard to believe the tiny crop!!! WOW!!!
Creative work my friend! take care!..............John

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Rosario Esposito Rosario Esposito   {K:9796} 10/18/2005
Beautiful the colors and the composition a lot interesting.
-Rosario-

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patrizio napolitano   {K:13119} 10/18/2005
ottima ed interessante cattura
patrizio

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Maria Luisa Vial   {K:36017} 10/18/2005
Hi Colin... I like very much what you did here... Excellent coposition and love the colors... In my opinion the grain in the picture adds a lot to the image... It goes very well with the statue and composition... Great work my friend...

Cheers,

MaLuisa

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Colin Cartwright   {K:15699} 10/18/2005
Jude! I thought you may be the first to comment on this one! (and probably last, by the look of it!) Let's see how many of these mental pics, my image conjures up for you and see if we agree on - Aztec/Inca magical rites. The Celtic 'Green Man', Eric von Danniken's, Ancient Astronauts left it! Roman sacrifice, Druid stone circle ceremonies and various world Shamanistic 'activities'...

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jude .   {K:14625} 10/18/2005
Wonderfully spooky image, Colin...I swear, I can hear arcane chanting and black magic drums nearby! Love it!

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