Contests - - June 06 Contest Discussion - Page 2

TwinbNJ · #16 06-01-2006, 08:21 PM

I don't know Soleah - I have been looking at this woman all day as I work on the image and think she is real.
First off if this was a statue based on the angle she is leaning it would fall over.
Also when you look at the flow of her shaw it covers the other woman - see insert - I do not beleive the other woman would be wraped around a statue. Judging by how the others are dressed this woman does stand out as --- how do you say it ---- " that special relative" ! LOL
I think she is real.

I am choosing to let her stand out a bit more as the "special relative" I think she is

congrats Swampy for the first entry - this is a very difficult color to say the least. I am struggeling with my colors - well except for the floosy with a smile!

Frank Lopes · #17 06-01-2006, 08:31 PM

When I first looked at the photo I thought the woman on the far left (dark dress), was carrying the torso of a manequin...

Then I realized the she is holding the "special relative"... or a statue...

Quote:

Originally Posted by TwinbNJ

I don't know Soleah - I have been looking at this woman all day as I work on the image and think she is real.
First off if this was a statue based on the angle she is leaning it would fall over.
Also when you look at the flow of her shaw it covers the other woman - see insert - I do not beleive the other woman would be wraped around a statue. Judging by how the others are dressed this woman does stand out as --- how do you say it ---- " that special relative" ! LOL
I think she is real.

I am choosing to let her stand out a bit more as the "special relative" I think she is

congrats Swampy for the first entry - this is a very difficult color to say the least. I am struggeling with my colors - well except for the floosy with a smile!

Doug Colwell · #18 06-01-2006, 08:40 PM

Based on the base, her odd and very dark colouring, her missing arms and legs, immodest dress, and the fact she looks drunk compared to the rest of the party I'm guessing statue.

TwinbNJ · #19 06-01-2006, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Doug Colwell

Based on the base, her odd and very dark colouring, her missing arms and legs, immodest dress, and the fact she looks drunk compared to the rest of the party I'm guessing statue.

OK call me crazy --- but who would have a half dressed drunk as a statue at a wedding????

lol

so let's take this one step further the person at Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division is bored and has photoshop and says " hey! I think it would be funny to put this "madem" in this wedding picture- maybe it will go on retouchPro and those guys will go nuts trying to figure out how the half dressed woman got in the picture!"

I say DRESSER her up and have fun with it!

Still can't get past the flow of the shaw next to the other woman.

aceman · #20 06-01-2006, 09:00 PM

Yeah its definately a statue. If you look closely you can see the base.

Doug Colwell · #21 06-01-2006, 09:03 PM

Jill, she/it does look off-balanced either way. If she is real I'm a little surprised the photo made it into the wedding album let alone the Library of Congress.

TwinbNJ · #22 06-01-2006, 09:18 PM

would love to go with the statue but!!!!! look at the line it does not add up in my book - base vs. floosy.

My husband gusses some type of ash tray or cigar tray is the base item we are seeing.

Sticking with my gut --- she jumped out as the photo was taken ----
Aunt MADEM just look at the brides face "who invieted HER !!!

cazubi · #23 06-01-2006, 09:27 PM

I opted for the "not so proper family member" rather than a statue. I can't see a statue of that nature at a wedding unless it was a joke on the "happy" couple.

Cathy

TwinbNJ · #24 06-01-2006, 09:30 PM

Also notice hair tie --- I do not think her hair is showing but tied in a wrap around the hair with the bow at top and hat over it ...... ??????

very 50's

Northernshadow · #25 06-01-2006, 10:00 PM

OMGosh! this is going to be tough!!!

I think she is a statue...

Kraellin · #26 06-01-2006, 11:08 PM

the only way i can interpret the rules here is as my attached shows. since the upper edge is arched and since we have to remove all of the card backing and since we cant drop out any of the actual photograph, i dont see how it could be any other way. (it's sloppy, but it shows what i mean)

and, with that in mind, as of right this minute, to me, the first two entries are invalid... but then, i'm probably reading something wrong in the rules again

craig

edit: actually, i just took a closer look at cazubi's and it seems fine. nice job, cathy and very clever

NancyJ · #27 06-02-2006, 01:11 AM

whether or not she is a statue (I'm undecided, its strange for either) thats defiantely not her base
I'm tempted to say she wasnt in the original photograph and has been added later, she just doesnt match anything in the picture, her skin is too dark, her dress is inappropriate and no-one is loking disdainfully at her as she ruins that wedding photo.

NancyJ · #28 06-02-2006, 01:20 AM

After further investigation, I reckon she's a statue or someone messing about with the photos.

http://memory.loc.gov/master/pnp/cph...0/3b25319u.tif

clearly a different wedding, probably the same location - if you look carefully you might see miss special relative on this one too

aceman · #29 06-02-2006, 03:19 AM

Well Im going to have to agree to disagree with some of you on this one. I am convinced that its a statue with a base. She doesn't form out of the top of the base in the middle is all.

makeovermagic · #30 06-02-2006, 04:03 AM

here she is yet again LOL!!!