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Challenge: Darkness (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Location: Arundel Castle
Date: Jun 9, 2005
Date Uploaded: Jun 9, 2005

I wanted a sense of a throung of people moving towards the light; I hope the title doesn't get seen as an attempt to suggest that these are actually refugees in the political sense - the crowd at Arundel Castle Cricket Club is about as far removed from that as you could get.

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Place: 36 out of 373
Avg (all users): 5.9525
Avg (commenters): 7.9000
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Views since voting: 958
Views during voting: 459
Votes: 295
Comments: 11
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06/21/2005 06:42:17 AM
7. This is good one. But I wonder if it will manage to score.
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06/20/2005 12:05:16 AM
An interesting concept. The b/w treatment is ok. IMO, a shot like this, of a crowd or group of people, for it to work really well, something needs to grab the viewers attention, like one person doing something, or their appearance stands out, or one person looking other than where everyone elses attention is, or something like that. Or, also, to see what they are all looking at, to draw you in, feeling part of the crowd. Something along those lines. In this shot, I'm not feeling that. To me, the people all blend together, all part of the crowd, and it doesn't seem like they are all just looking at the light, so I can't see what they are looking at, so I don't feel a connection, I'm not feeling drawn into, or a part of the image. I feel that something to grab my interest like that would greatly strengthen this photo.
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06/19/2005 01:41:05 AM
The photo has a timeless, oldworld feeling. Nice exposure. It looks difficult with such a bright single light source. Plus it feels like it was taken while walking along with the crowd. Nicely done.
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06/18/2005 11:08:07 PM
This is a fascinating photograph. The "from behind" point-of-view and the fact that the people are all looking or moving toward the solitary light, gives this image a metaphoric dimension consistent with your chosen title as well as with the challenge topic. 8
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06/17/2005 07:29:59 PM
Terrific image. Perfect as taken from behind with the bight light overhead. Great tones and a good full rnage from black to white.The forground guy that is out of focus is a little distracting but not that bad. Voters will easily see this as meeting the challenge.
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06/17/2005 03:33:56 AM
You have created a mood and a story very effectively here. I like the light in the distance, representative for me of the hope that these people have in their destination, leaving the darkness behind. Great photo. One of my tops. I do see some graininess in the forground head that I'm sure was unavoidable, but detracts a little in my opinion. But such is the reality of low light photos. Good work!
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06/16/2005 11:20:29 PM
(Night of the Living Dead)? Great shot! one of my favorte for this chall.
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06/16/2005 07:24:53 PM
This one is interesting because I'm curious as to the meaning.
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06/16/2005 05:24:17 PM
This is the first 10 I've given so far for this challenge. I would be interested in knowing whether or not this was a planned shot, but either way it conveys "darkness" extremely well. Well done.
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06/16/2005 10:56:59 AM
Wow! This is a terrific shot, and perfect for the challenge. It evokes so many emotions (thanks for the clarity of the title - it really sets the whole image up!) Well done.
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06/15/2005 02:50:42 PM
I really am not sure what this is (I see the title), but it's pretty cool. There's a weird zombies at night kind of thing going for me, which may be the result of looking for the "darkness" in the shot. Well captured.
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