A special photo contest from DemoTex - one photo, many questions.

[DemoTex]

This is a self portrait. It is a mirror image (or more) of myself. It reflects how I feel about current politics. How can I say that with a simple B&W pic? Figure it out and post the answer below.

PS: Lots of little clues. Study the image well.

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[Skittles]

1. freaking awesome pic

I guess I will....er.....have to study it a while :o

[DemoTex]

5. Study it well

No one is close, yet

[dionysus]

2. you're back! that is a world class photo.

:hi:

[liberal N proud]

3. Backward through the looking glass

Cool pic

[Horse with no Name]

4. Awesome pic!

You have a Nikon strap with a Canon camera?
Is that a dig at the commercialization?;)

[DemoTex]

6. No

[lonestarnot]

7. Watchers watching watchers all in a corporate dump watching it all just turn into a heap.

Is that it?

[DemoTex]

8. LOOK FOR THE OBVIOUS ERROR IN THE PHOTO!

Or should I say RORRE?

Jeeze!

[pa28]

9. It's intriguing.

A mirror image. You are in the reflection but not in the picture.

[DemoTex]

10. getting close

[grilled onions]

11. mirrored image?

[DemoTex]

12. OK, OK, OK! Here is the FINAL clue (the color FLIP).

What is different (other than the flip)? What is the political statement?

[tavalon]

25. Less nuance in black and white?

[Occulus]

45. The political statement?

Spoilered in white (highlight to view):

Everything is drawkcab.

Which also happens to be true about American politics.

[proud2BlibKansan]

46. The word 'Canon' is reversed in the other picture

[tavalon]

13. We're in an echo chamber

It distorts.

Fucking awesome picture, BTW. Are you pro?

[DemoTex]

16. Maybe-ebyaM

[ananda]

14. It is so bizarre.

It looks like your head is turned to the side.
I was wanting to think of the camera in your hands as your face
for the longest time.

[here_is_to_hope]

15. Backwards?

Says 'nikon' forward, 'canon' backward... I don't know.
You been :beer:

[DemoTex]

18. Nair!

Sober as a, well, photographer.

[tavalon]

17. Canon, nonac

Nikon. I don't get what you're trying to say.

[nadinbrzezinski]

19. You got two cameras or two straps

that said in is out... and nothing is what is seems.

By the way, hell of a pic

[DemoTex]

24. FUCKING BINGO!

You posted while I was posting that last clue. DAMN you are smart. But others might still not know. Let's be cats with the mice, OK?

Bwaa haa haa!

[nadinbrzezinski]

28. mums

and yes that is a hell of a pic

[DemoTex]

20. Clue #2

How many cameras? COUNT the cameras. Figure out the photo from that clue.

[tavalon]

34. Well, I knew you had two cameras but I don't understand how that relates

politically, unless my earlier comment about echo chamber holds.

[The Doctor.]

21. I'm not particularly taking a stab at this, but as an observation;

From the perspective of the 'right' hand shot, the world is both black and white and backwards.

But you are shooting, in reality, with your left.

[The Doctor.]

27. Nope, I'm the one that's backwards.

This is somewhat confusing. But very interesting.

Better be good ;)

[bear425]

22. You think you are the observer, but

you are actually the one being observed?

[Arctic Dave]

23. The Canon is backwards?

[Generic Other]

26. The camera lens has flipped everything

You are trapped inside the camera looking out at the inverted world. Or the viewer is. How can we know for sure. We are at the still point of the spinning world. Alternate universe stuff.

[ornotna]

29. Left is right

Right is left. Everything is backwards. :shrug:

[Brother Buzz]

30. "Go left and you'll be right, go right and you'll be left"?

:shrug:

I love B&W photography

[Octafish]

31. Neither camera took the whole picture.

Left is right. And right is righter.

Heck of an image, DemoTex.

[DemoTex]

32. OK! OK! Bedtime. Here are the answers.

1. The political statement is in the hat emblem: Vietnam Veterans Against the War

2. Location: The photo (all one in the same) was taken below the Liberty Bridge in Greenville, SC

3. Composition: This is the kikker! The Canon 5D-Mk-II has a $2.50 automotive convex mirror on the lens cap of a big lens. I shot the photo with my old, old, old Nikon D-70.

4. Bwaa haa haa haa!

[tavalon]

35. Alas, dude, there is something you forgot

We all played your game, but since you put the picture out there, we all get to interpret it the way we see it. It's the burden of the artiste. And you are a fabulous artist, if this picture is any indication.

[DemoTex]

38. That is whay I shared, indeed.

.

[tavalon]

39. I just showed it to hubby

That ain't no snapshot, that's a class A photograph.

[DemoTex]

44. 10-4

Goood buddy!

[merh]

33. You are on the outside looking in

:shrug:


Great photo! :hi:

[Canuckistanian]

36. The Canon camera took the original color

The B&W was taken by the other camera you're holding. There's a mirror.

[DemoTex]

40. The Canon camera was just a stage prop.

See above

[mia]

37. Big Brother is watching you! n/t

[DemoTex]

41. Well, probably - indeed (Metadata)

I'm not warm and fuzzy with my gov on this.

[tavalon]

42. Oh, don't worry. If you've done nothing wrong..........

:sarcasm:

[DemoTex]

43. Oh yeah? I've been warned of my "permanent record" since 1955!

Know what I mean, Vern?

[Blue_Tires]

47. makes my mind bend??!

:yoiks: