Optical Illusion. [Contest Finalists May 2008]
Uploaded: May 31, 2008 13:27:53
One from my archives, shot back in December, 2003. I found these upside down and back to front eyes hanging from a wall at Warner Bros World, at the Gold coast in Queensland.
Captured at 1/80th f5.6 and ISO-64. Cropped, curves, levels and smart focus in CS2.
Exif: F Number: 5.6, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 64, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 31.90 mm, Model: C730UZ
Nancy L. Green May 31, 2008
What a COOL find John, I LOVE this!! <>< #932700Margaret R. Barry May 31, 2008
LOL! Fantastic find and capture, John! #6001846Deb Koskovich May 31, 2008
Very unique and interesting, John! #6001926Stan Kwasniowski May 31, 2008
John, awesome #6001929Lorraine A. Cook May 31, 2008
Sure is an 'EYE' CATCHER, John!(LOL)<:))I recently planted two cactus in the sunroom.
I also have a tropical log in water. The log is sprouting roots...and in a few weeks the leaves should appear...I hope! Once the leaves 'arrive'...I will pot the log in soil. #6001931
Christian Rosito May 31, 2008
Great find John, agree with Lorraine an Eye catcher! Great image! #6001977Karen Engelbreth May 31, 2008
Great find and capture, John! #6002046Carol Sawyer May 31, 2008
Fantastic find and great capture,John!! #6002061Brett Dolsen May 31, 2008
An excellent find and capture John!!Great fun image and I gotta get out more!!Here comes the sun finally!William C. Raco May 31, 2008
Very cool find and photo, John #6002187Robert R. Goodman May 31, 2008
I wish I could capture a shot like this.The town I live in is so plain,not much color.Beautiful color and clarity,John!!!!!!! #6002286Stephen Zacker May 31, 2008
Fun find and image #6002314Claudia Kuhn May 31, 2008
Terrific find John, love it! #6002552Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 31, 2008
WHOA!!!!!! What an awesome find, John!!!!! Fantastic details!!!!! ♫ k #6002562Colleen Farrell May 31, 2008
LOL! Do you think they realized they put the eyes in wrong?! Terrific find, and wonderfully captured, John--the grey brick of the wall behind it makes a perfect contrasting background. #6002603Ken Smith May 31, 2008
Now that is a unique look...thanks for sharing from the archives! #6002701Barbara Waldoch May 31, 2008
Terrific find and capture, John!Robyn A. Terrell May 31, 2008
Super cool...Love it!Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas May 31, 2008
Great find John!,Teresa Burnett May 31, 2008
Too fun John!! What a great find... and great capture!! #6002995Stefania Barbier May 31, 2008
LOL great capture John! #6003095Paul E. Earl May 31, 2008
LOL!! I love it!! #6003153Ray Thoms June 01, 2008
Great shot John....don't see that type of sign much any more! Well done! #6003604Cassie L. Woodlee June 01, 2008
HAHAHA what a fun find and capture my friend!!!!! #6003778Nadine A. Lewis June 01, 2008
Funny Douglas...LOL!!!! GREAT find, John and GREAT capture! <>< #6003943Carolyn J. Connolly June 01, 2008
LOL, John - great 'eyes' to spot this photo op.!! ;o) The tones, textures, lighting, details and composition here all are excellent, too...and your title is perfect!! :o) #6004135Jennifer L. Taranto June 01, 2008
what a cool find!! great eye 8D!! nice colors & details!! #6004143Tamara K. Walker June 01, 2008
How fun!!! #6004260Tiia Vissak June 01, 2008
very original! #6004788John Connolly June 01, 2008
Thank you for your fun comments on this image, I enjoyed and appreciated your thoughts on this weird scene! #6005444Bambi L. Dingman June 01, 2008
What a fun image, John! #6005481MELODIE C. ROBERTS June 01, 2008
My Eyes are NOT playing tricks on MeMelodie #6005585
John Connolly June 01, 2008
Many thanks Bambi and Melodie!Lisa R. Buffington June 01, 2008
Cool image and great find. Glad you shared it with us. The clarity and details are outstanding. #6006191John Connolly June 01, 2008
Thanks a lot Lisa, I appreciate your input. #6006371Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 01, 2008
LOL, VERY FUNNY John, Keep the sense of humor, GREAT capture and find! #6006461Inge S. Lasmana June 01, 2008
Great find, John!Love the POV a lot! #6006664Vladan D. Djordjevic June 01, 2008
Wow, this is a terrific photo, John. Fantastic details, textures, color, lines, composition. Wonderful work! #6006827Avril Young June 02, 2008
ha-ha what a delightful photo...very good detail and colour...thanks for sharing... #6007142Judy A. Lawhon June 02, 2008
I love this quirky image....great find and capture, John!! #6007902Susie Peek-Swint June 02, 2008
What a great find John ~ I love this fun shot! #6009712Jennifer L. Alder June 02, 2008
How creative! There are wonderful design elements here, John. A fun shot for sure!! :) #6009883John Connolly June 02, 2008
Thank you Peaches, Inge, Vladan, Avril, Judy, Susie and Jennifer for your support and kind remarks! #6009940David Phalen June 02, 2008
Great find and capture!! Love the colors and clarity!! Fun shot!! #6010565eileen bedford June 02, 2008
This is soo cool, love it, glad you dug up this fun shot. #6010844Reynaldo D. Reyes June 02, 2008
Fantastic capture John and so amusing and funny. I had to look in the mirror to see how my own eyes look like...LOL! It's such fun shots like this that I thoroughly enjoy. Well seen and captured! #6011026John Connolly June 03, 2008
many thanks David, Eileen and Reynaldo for your kind remarks. #6014832Raymond Pauly June 05, 2008
Well seen and captured, John! #6023535Erika Haight June 06, 2008
Ooohhhhh John, What a neat find!!! Love the title too!! Great work my friend! #6027916John Connolly June 06, 2008
Thanks a lot Raymond, Erika and Tony for your kind comments, they are appreciated. #6028108Lynn Haack June 08, 2008
This is one great photo!! I love it...and the BG is perfect to highlight the 'eye glasses'...congrats on EP! Lynn #6035462John Connolly June 09, 2008
Thanks Lynn, I appreciate you dropping by! #6039691Howard B. Cheek June 10, 2008
And the "eyes" have it John.John Connolly June 11, 2008
Thanks Howard, I value your input here! #6048980Marilyn K. Lincecum June 11, 2008
A great find..I love them!! Wonderful lighting, colors and design. Well seen and captured. #6049092John Connolly June 12, 2008
Thank you so much Marilyn! Movie World is a great day out! (if you can afford it) #6053483paola A. Jofre June 17, 2008
what a cool find John!!! you did a wonderful in capturing it...excellent lighting and detail!! :) #6070948John Connolly June 17, 2008
Many thanks Payola! great to hear from you again! #6071487Luigi Di Serio June 19, 2008
Wow, very vivid love the colours and specs of course #6078162Tiia Vissak June 19, 2008
Congratulations! #6078231Colleen Farrell June 19, 2008
WTG on your finalist, John! Congratulations! #6078247Christian Rosito June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist John! Well done! #6078250Inge S. Lasmana June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist my friend! #6078327Kathy L. Clark June 19, 2008
Congrats John on your wonderful finalist. Way cool. #6078451Daniella Puente June 19, 2008
Congrats on this excellent finalist! #6078710Margaret R. Barry June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist, John! #6078759Jennifer L. Alder June 19, 2008
Big congrats, John, on this terrific finalist capture :) #6078779Nancy (Peaches) Harker June 19, 2008
WHOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMarilyn K. Lincecum June 19, 2008
Huge congratulations John on a well deserved finalist!! Good luck in the next round. :-) #6078865Tamara K. Walker June 19, 2008
Congratulations! #6078868Michelle L. Frick June 19, 2008
Congratulations John! What a cool find!! #6079055Ray Clarke June 19, 2008
Congrats on this great finalist John...it obviously caught the judges eye! #6079093Nadya Johnson June 19, 2008
What a COOL find, John! It looks surreal! Congratulations on an outstanding, most unusual finalist! #6079161Marijana Fajgl June 19, 2008
Fantastic find and capture, John! Big congratulations! #6080662Robert R. Goodman June 19, 2008
A big Congratulations,John. #6080851Renata Gusciora June 19, 2008
Congratulations,John! #6080945Deb Koskovich June 19, 2008
Good for you John, this is a really cool one! #6081046Vladan D. Djordjevic June 19, 2008
Congratulations on your fantastic finalist my friend! Good luck in the next round!I love this photo. #6081149
Eivor Kuchta June 19, 2008
Great find, John! Congratulations on your wonderful finalist! #6081181Barbara Waldoch June 19, 2008
Harty congratulations John on making the Finalist! #6081427David Phalen June 19, 2008
WTG John!! BIG Congrats on a great Finalist!! #6081468Dan Holm June 19, 2008
CONGRATS on this fun, unique Finalist, John! #6081613Lorraine A. Cook June 19, 2008
WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOO!!!!!!! CONGRATULATIONS on this OUTSTANDING FINALIST, John!!Good Luck in the next round, My Friend!<:)) #6081662
Claudia Kuhn June 19, 2008
Glad this one made it John, so cool, congrats!! #6081880Stefania Barbier June 19, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS BEAUTIFUL FINALIST JOHN!!! #6082807Renee Doyle June 19, 2008
This is FANTASTIC John!!!! Huge congratulations to you on this wonderful finalist!! #6083074Kate Jackson June 20, 2008
Big congratulations John. Real cool! You've had me looking up smart focus now. Do you mean Smart Sharpen? #6083226Avril Young June 20, 2008
A big congrats on your finalist a well deserved win... #6083379Carol Sawyer June 20, 2008
Congratulations John!!!! #6083530Jeff Robinson June 20, 2008
Great find John; congrats on your Finalist! Jeff #6083567Jennifer L. Taranto June 20, 2008
Super congrats!! #6084434Anita Hogue June 20, 2008
Cool shot, John, Congratulations! #6084569Carolyn J. Connolly June 20, 2008
BIG congrat's on your Finalist recognition for this image, John!! :o) It's a LONG way down to the bottom of your comments now, too - lol!! ;o) Phil and I trust that you and Marg have a great weekend!! :o) #6084688Ellen Hodges June 20, 2008
Congrats, John, on a great image! #6085177Lisa J. Boulden June 20, 2008
Wonderfully seen and captured, John!Emiel Van Hemelrijck June 20, 2008
Congrats John on your finalist #6085527JO ANN CLEVELAND June 20, 2008
Way to go John! Go for the goldCongrats
jo ann c. #6085628
Heidi Knight June 20, 2008
WOW Congratulations on your finalist here John. Way to go mate! #6086066eileen bedford June 20, 2008
A BIG Congratulations on this piece John, so well done......... #6086323John Connolly June 20, 2008
Thank you for your kind comments and support, I appreciate them all. #6086438RC Fritz June 20, 2008
Very creative, John!! Congratulations on your Finalist! #6087184Kristi A. Howson June 20, 2008
Congratulations on this wonderful Finalist John. #6087260Cassie L. Woodlee June 20, 2008
CONGRATS my friend!!!!!!!!!111 #6087501Manuel Barrera June 21, 2008
congratulations, John #6088812Colette M. Metcalf June 21, 2008
Congratulations, John!!!! #6089062ALLEN O. HOWARD June 21, 2008
Congratulations John!!! Great shot! #6089827Susie Peek-Swint June 21, 2008
Many congrats John ~ I had a feeling we would 'see' this one again.. love it!! #6090873John Connolly June 21, 2008
Many thanks RC, Kristi, Cassie, Manuel, Colette, Allen and Susie for dropping by and your kind remarks. #6090954Joan Powell June 21, 2008
Congrats on this great image ! #6091446Laura E. Swan June 21, 2008
Congratulations John. So HAPPY for YOU! -Laura Swan #6091859John Connolly June 22, 2008
Thank you Joan and Laura for your support and kind remarks, I appreciate it. #6093873Gary Lange June 23, 2008
Many congrats on this wonderful shot, John! Love it!! #6096693Graham Robards June 23, 2008
Congratulations on your finalist Joh,very clever find. ~Pat #6097670John Connolly June 23, 2008
Many thanks Gary, and Pat and Graham for your kind comments, they are appreciated. #6099499John Connolly June 24, 2008
Thanks a lot Douglas, I appreciate your input! #6102651Ross Throndson June 25, 2008
Big Congratulations on this eye catching Finalist, John.....Great Image!! :-) #6104013Eugenio Diaz June 25, 2008
Congrats on your beautiful Finalist!!! #6105529John Connolly June 25, 2008
Thank you Ross and Eugenio, I appreciate you dropping by and your kind comments! #6106797Sue Marshall June 28, 2008
Big although belated congrats to you John on this fabulous Finalist!!John Connolly June 28, 2008
Thanks a lot Sue, I appreciate yor kind remarks! #6118052JO ANN CLEVELAND June 28, 2008
Hi John! Big congrats on this well deserved honor ~ way to gojo ann c. #6118454
John Connolly June 29, 2008
Thank you so much, Jo Ann! #6121507Patricia Ronan July 07, 2008
Congrats on your finalist John, great "eye" to spot this image:) #6151344John Connolly July 08, 2008
Many thanks Patricia, it is really great to hear from you again! #6155802Donna La Mattino Pagakis July 17, 2008
Very cool John, a great story telling finalist, congratulations! #6193147John Connolly July 18, 2008
Thanks a lot Donna, I appreciate your input here! #6196003Wm Nosal September 12, 2010
Cool Shot!John Connolly September 12, 2010
Thanks Wm, this one goes back a while! #8896510Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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