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One of Them


One of Them
Photo Information
Copyright: Marija Gencic (Maria74) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 551 W: 90 N: 630] (5997)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-01-19
Categories: Food, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Pentax Optio 30
Exposure: f/2.9, 1/13 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Theme(s): Pearls of optimism, Favorite Black and White shots [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-01-22 8:50
Viewed: 1206
Favorites: 1 [view]
Points: 42
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Forget the points today, please! This is a small present I brought for you.


A new place, fancy place, opened in Belgrade. Shiny floors, brand new tables, chairs, mirrors. Everything neat. People feeling important, beautiful people, with their suitcases,high-heels, trench coats, umbrellas, make-up, with their carefree conversations. Elegant noise of clinging teaspoons; the well-trained glances of the waiters fly around the room.
Behind the glass, on sale, white delicious army, waiting. They will not last for long. They were made to be perfect. Perfect desert for the perfect customers. I wanted a smile that I could keep, and bring and show. Before you all go, smile for us, please.

And one of them did.


**Update**

I uploaded the original as WS following the wish of some of you to see it in colour.
BTW, my note was written in intention to make you feel sorry for them, and not want to eat them LOL!!!

frappa76, nova, Tintin, Yug, pablominto, cstathoulis, chiquito, Talisman, eliferen, technogran has marked this note useful
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Discussions
ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To agrimace: Thankyou!Maria74 1 02-26 17:19
To Niara78: Hi!Maria74 1 01-24 06:37
To dorisday: Thanks!Maria74 1 01-24 06:29
To clix_stuff: Hey Lakshmi!Maria74 1 01-24 05:37
To technogran: Thankyou!Maria74 1 01-24 03:52
To Talisman: Hi Mervyn!!Maria74 1 01-23 12:38
To ropetko: feelin' sorryMaria74 2 01-22 20:04
To Tintin: Merci!!Maria74 2 01-22 19:58
To reddevil: noteMaria74 1 01-22 17:35
To gaylen54: Yessss!!Maria74 2 01-22 16:59
To tournesol: Merci!Maria74 1 01-22 10:29
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HI,
Wonderful shot!!
Beautiful colors!
Great composition!

Well Done.

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  • Guntram Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 256 W: 10 N: 120] (1638)
  • [2006-01-22 8:53]

Hello Marija,
this is a great capture ... this "white army" looks so alive ...
Beautiful tones, good DOF, just a good work!!
Greetings
Guntram

Seems delicious! I want one immediately! Are they made of marzipan or what? La recette, s'il vous plait!!!

Mmmmmm! You can see me salivating! But I would really drool if they were in colour! The strong point here is that there is only one of these fellows looking at us. Fantastic! Good control of the DOF. Tantalizing image!

Hello Maria.
Wonderful shot.
I love the compo,the repetition of elements,the choice of B/W.the tone,the soft touch.
No points..OK! 10/10
Regards, Francesco

this is so cute :) and tasty :P
only one of them is looking up at the camera, thats very cool, well spotted Maria :)

9/10 for composition and cuteness :P
lost a point cause i can't get to taste them :P

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  • dorien Silver Star Critiquer [C: 45 W: 2 N: 7] (117)
  • [2006-01-22 9:04]

This is funny! A big smile for you little fellows!
Great compo, nice blur and great light also!
How would the photo work in colour?

Thank you for sharing and giving us a smile !
Dorien

LOVELY and thanx, M, (*_*)

Hi Marija, this is a very original shot. Very well seen,

Thanks a lot for this...

See you on TL, Marie-José

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  • Mitra Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1254 W: 75 N: 902] (7908)
  • [2006-01-22 9:18]

Seems delicious, tasty & ofcourse funny. Great capture.
Mitra

Very good. I like the soft filter.
Only you can make food smile. ;o)

Happy sunday!

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  • nova Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2735 W: 263 N: 864] (8653)
  • [2006-01-22 9:28]

They are just lovely! I will take one,Marija! They are so cute and fancy! The light and the composition are beautiful! Thanks for this nice Sundy gift! Have a great day! Michel

Yummy Yum Yum! I don't know what they are made of but I recognise part as being what I know as 'coconut mushrooms' That's the top part. If you have any influence at all, send couriers worldwide with truckloads of these things. They don't look like an army to me, they look like a mass of grannies waiting to collect their pension payouts.
'caner' sees colours! What is THAT all about? An automated crit? Hang on - are there any colours in there? Have I overlooked something? Nope. Where's the WS that DOES have colour? Aaaarrgh! 9/10, dropping one point for only offering me just the one!
Hey, I've just noticed - one of them is looking up at you!

but some of them are sad... only the one looking up is smilinig, him I will keep, the rest i eat, LOL:))

Nice shot and good note.

Ohhhhhh, I looooooove this! :))) How cute and "sweet!" And what a wonderful note, Marija! One of your very best! Look at that little guy smiling shyly up at you - he seems so hopeful! "Hi pretty lady! See me?!! I want you to take me, because you're normal!" I'm losing it...I'm "feeling" the desserts. Oh dear. Us women. ;)

Love, and other gooey, girly stuff,
Gayle :)

HAS to be a favorite. I have no choice. Do you think the little snowman will love me too? I love him!

The B&W is a definite winner. Two thumbs up from Arkansas!

Great work Marija...you wrote a beautiful note to a beautiful picture. Your words tell message about life...not only a present for us.
By the way thanks for your present...personal I don't like to sweet deserts ;-)
A big :-D for you Marija.

Jos

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  • Tintin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2198 W: 267 N: 345] (1982)
  • [2006-01-22 17:34]
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Well, Gayle stole all of my thunders as she wrote what I would have liked to write (but much better than me!). I think your note is perfect (and I always read the notes people write as I often find them as interesting as the picture) for this perfect picture. Poor little snowmen with a very short shelf life. Nicely composed with good light and the one looking up begging you to spare him is priceless. Well done!

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-01-22 18:53]

Very sweet composition, great choice with b/w... I love the little fellow looking directly into the camera.
SkyF

Sorry, I can't feel sorry for them, the look so adorable! I mean I WANT TO EAT THEM! :))
Nice shot with great composition made with DOF, I like the focused fellows on the lower left corner. But they really look so adorable, yummy!!! :P
Pozdrav,
Petko

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  • Yug Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 168 W: 0 N: 89] (1864)
  • [2006-01-22 20:31]

Hi MArija. Nice shot! Thanks sharing.
Guy

Suddenly i feel hungry :)
I like the repetition! It's cute and very nice!
Ok... I give you two point for one candy here...
Juste to taste.. :)

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  • Eru Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 235 W: 4 N: 83] (2760)
  • [2006-01-23 2:46]

Hello Marija,

Very nice characters, seems good too!
I love your composition.
TFS!

Marc.

Hi Marija,
Cute... Creative... Great details... Excellent composition... This is soooo well done!
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi Marija,

Lovely and delicious 'army'... :) I wish all the armies were so harmless and sweet as this one!
Thanks for the cheerful and cute present. I'm sure we all needed it!
Well done!

Marija, I can see you had a wonderful time...Thanks for sharing the 'army' with us...I just love this image, its so cute. I like the B/w and the coloured versions. But if I were to choose it would have to be colour! :)
See you around!

mmm. I'm hungry :))

ok. no points today since you don't want them. :)

haha, you knew I would like this huh? yes, I have a sweet tooth! Very cool shot. The lighting is great and I love the repetition. The glow is great too. I like the b&w more then the color but the color is nice as well. nice job! :D

Hey Marija!! I missed you!! :)
That's such a cutie shot! Thanks for the gift and thought :) ..I'll put it as my wallpaper in my office pc tomorrow when I get to work.

I hope you had a fun xmas and a good new year as well! Cheers! :)

Lovely bunch of yummies :) Perfect composition, you seem to have made an impression on one of them little fellows ;-)

So cute! Weel seen Marija. You succeeded to give a real smile to our faces. I like the light so much around them. Sure after this shot you see how many members smiling to you just like this little one :)
Lovely shot and note!
Elif

Very cute and funny shot Marija. Great composition all the little snowmen lined up in rows with just one out of place. Very well seen. They look delicious but they are quite safe from me, as I am diabetic..well, maybe I could squeeze ONE into my food plan for the day...LOL!! Well done.

Those are sooo sweet!!! In many ways ;)
Lovely image Marija,
Great POV, nice repetion and a creative shot. Excellent use of DoF and a yummy shot indeed!

Very well done Sweetie!!!
take care, Stef :))

Hi Maria,
Awful! You make me crave chocolate! I could eat the whole army of these guys! Oh, the glow...it's like a dream...mmmmm... Great work.
Richard

Hi Maria,
I like this best in B&W, don't know why, maybe because I saw it like that first. Great idea, fantastic how you have that one smiling up, like he's begging for sympathy. Well composed, and as usual I like your story.
Karen

so cute :o)
Thanks for this lovely and tasty smile Marija :o)

Great shot. I love their expressions

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  • olam Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 150 W: 12 N: 20] (714)
  • [2006-03-05 7:25]

uuuu really nice! I like the glow here and really soft view :) Take care, Ola

Dobar dan Marija !

This cutie is on the home page . I just discovered it . Never too late ! Superb catch , and still actual in march 2007 in Canada ! Well done.
Robert :)

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