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Just Another Day At The Beach
Just Another Day At The Beach
muur88


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Challenge: Street Photography II (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Location: nyc
Date: Jul 28, 2007
Galleries: Urban, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jul 29, 2007

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Statistics
Place: 86 out of 215
Avg (all users): 5.6845
Avg (commenters): 8.6471
Avg (participants): 5.8810
Avg (non-participants): 5.4881
Views since voting: 2247
Views during voting: 310
Votes: 168
Comments: 34
Favorites: 28 (view)


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12/18/2010 06:18:38 PM
superb slice of life pic. Excellent seeing and shooting.
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01/22/2009 05:04:04 PM
Originally posted by posthumous:

A photograph is limited. In most cases, it's just a little flat square trying to convey a world. One of the few tools a photographer has is the illusion of a third dimension, depth. This creates more "room." muur88 makes full use of this room, with his 4 characters each at very different depths, and moving in different directions. Notice they create a triangle in this illusory dimension. The boy runs along the hypotenuse. The joy of the photo comes from the energy of 4 completely disconnected characters being arbitrarily tied together. Most memorable photographs remind us in some shocking or subtle way that they are capturing the briefest moment... or perhaps more aptly, a space between moments, when something is about to end and begin, to dissolve and change. Not only do these character not belong with each other, they do not belong in the setting, which seems like it would be more comfortable in emptiness. But don't get me wrong: chaos does not equal art. The trick here is to balance on the edge of chaos, show these elements not belonging but present them in a precarious momentary balance. For example, the triangle I mentioned, and how it's echoed by a triangle of birds which seem to be pouring out like smoke from the chimney.

The point here is to be right and wrong at the same time, a classic Surrealist strategy. If you do not like Surrealism, if you do not want to be disoriented or a little frightened, you will not like this photo.


This transcendent appreciation should have a permanent place on the front page at DPC. If everyone would look at this image and read this comment – perhaps once a week or so – it would elevate the corporate standard of both photography and thought here. This is a little unusual I know, but I hereby award to posthumous the Order of the Thumb for his comment.

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05/18/2008 07:03:46 AM
YES!
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01/31/2008 01:27:16 PM
this must seriously be one of the best photos on this sites. keep coming back to it :-O
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08/24/2007 12:21:09 PM
Stunning. Straight into my favourites.
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08/13/2007 06:22:30 PM
this is brilliant. i wish i could take something like this.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/10/2007 09:07:02 AM
A photograph is limited. In most cases, it's just a little flat square trying to convey a world. One of the few tools a photographer has is the illusion of a third dimension, depth. This creates more "room." muur88 makes full use of this room, with his 4 characters each at very different depths, and moving in different directions. Notice they create a triangle in this illusory dimension. The boy runs along the hypotenuse. The joy of the photo comes from the energy of 4 completely disconnected characters being arbitrarily tied together. Most memorable photographs remind us in some shocking or subtle way that they are capturing the briefest moment... or perhaps more aptly, a space between moments, when something is about to end and begin, to dissolve and change. Not only do these character not belong with each other, they do not belong in the setting, which seems like it would be more comfortable in emptiness. But don't get me wrong: chaos does not equal art. The trick here is to balance on the edge of chaos, show these elements not belonging but present them in a precarious momentary balance. For example, the triangle I mentioned, and how it's echoed by a triangle of birds which seem to be pouring out like smoke from the chimney.

The point here is to be right and wrong at the same time, a classic Surrealist strategy. If you do not like Surrealism, if you do not want to be disoriented or a little frightened, you will not like this photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/07/2007 04:42:06 AM
Originally posted by bood:

People dont really know anything here.


oh yea ! this is what i meant :-) ... in short
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/07/2007 03:41:11 AM
I too thought this was an excellent pic - glad to see I wasn't the only one. I like some of the others in the top ten but this was one I kept saying to myself - "Self this is really good I love the old-timer in the front" - yeah a real tight photo for me - hope all this post challenge praise helps the score a bit.
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08/06/2007 09:10:03 AM
I'm totally shocked by the score here. I don't think I've appreciated an entry as much before. I definitely know I haven't gone back to view a challenge entry as many times as I have this one. But looking through the cast of characters that have faved this and commented on it...that has to be far superior to any ribbon! Congratulations on a great photo!
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08/06/2007 06:07:53 AM
congratulations for this excellent capture!! It deserved a higher score.
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08/06/2007 03:22:37 AM
unbelievable, the voters should be banned for good :-)
!!! i don't know what to say to voters that give 4,5 or even 6 to this photo ... obviously it's some kind of conspiracy plot or voter don't know sh** about photography !!! damn ... i'm so mad !!!

peace,
goran
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08/06/2007 02:36:06 AM
hmmmph. I'm sorry to say that i didn't take the time to look at this during the challenge that it deserves. I think I may have been tired or subconsciously jealous because I had taken a good number of photos at Coney Island with a similar feel, none of which came out looking nearly as real. In the end, I only gave this a 7 and coming back to it now I can't see why I didn't score it higher. 5.68 is just funny. Keep up the good work.
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08/06/2007 12:16:19 AM
People dont really know anything here.
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08/06/2007 12:09:24 AM
you gotta be kidding me, one of my highest rated in the challenge and one of 4 tens I gave out. Well here's another fav. :)

Message edited by author 2007-08-06 00:19:07.
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08/06/2007 12:09:07 AM
eighty bloody six?
you are 2 out of 2 from me in the street challenges.
i cant believe this didnt win,
one of the best images on this site.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/05/2007 11:20:49 PM
Magnificent!
My favourite so far.
sorry cant vote.
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08/05/2007 04:55:52 PM
A pretty good capture with a lot going on. Good depth of field.
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08/05/2007 11:23:10 AM
The blue theme really works here. Great perspective.
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08/05/2007 12:18:53 AM
This looks like a collage, like people from four different worlds confronting each other and the photographer. A stunning vision. 10
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08/03/2007 11:29:05 PM
There are so many interesting things going on in this photo. I especially love the birds above the chimney. And the colors, the composition...it's wonderful. 10.
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08/02/2007 11:44:52 AM
This just absolutely SINGS with life. Amazing, delightful; wonderfully seen, timed, and captured.
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08/02/2007 04:56:25 AM
old guys and kids excellent subjects,also a moment time captured with hidden subtext eg Chili and a curious on looker. Excellent work
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07/31/2007 08:32:26 PM
can't explain why but I like this alot, I think it is because the place appears deserted it makes all the people really stand out. Th three birds are great too. 10
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07/31/2007 09:14:20 AM
Love this photo...there's something very surreal about this scene! Great photo!
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07/30/2007 02:35:54 PM
best i've seen so far.
dynamic aspects (the running boy),
excellent framing,
multiple layers (5 subjects plus the setting),
connections (the old dude obviously but also the other 2 men - would have liked it better if it were just the old dude),
70s/80s retro color feel
Great job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
07/30/2007 12:52:38 PM
Nice capture - Love this a lot - Hope to see it on the top 3 - Very Martin Carr - Brilliant!If anything a tad more saturation - My first 10
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07/30/2007 10:19:02 AM
I like that you kept this in color.
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07/30/2007 09:40:02 AM
A good slice of life shot...
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07/30/2007 07:44:45 AM
Very nice. Love the colors and the look on his face.
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07/30/2007 04:57:08 AM
This is my favourite in the challenge. I love the composition and the progression af ages throughout the shot. The guy standing in what appears to be a beer bottle on wheels is the icing on the cake and the three birds, the cherry on top! : ) Great stuff! 10
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07/30/2007 03:24:35 AM
yeah baby. lookin sexy!
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07/30/2007 01:52:27 AM
I cant think of who's this would be besides Matt.
10 all the way.
Just finished voting and this is just so far beyond anything else in the challenge.
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07/30/2007 12:43:58 AM
I like the sense of chaos here. The guy is about to walk out of the shot, the boy is running by and the buy with his CHILL sign on wheels, while the guy in blue is on his morning walk. Nice story. Has a hectic sense. Each character has his own agenda.
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