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Breakfast is "for the birds"
Breakfast is "for the birds"
Lydia


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Challenge: Household Appliances (Basic Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: Canon EOS-40D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Date: Aug 15, 2009
Date Uploaded: Aug 15, 2009

[Aug. 25th, 2009 04:41:25 PM]

Hmmm... interesting. If I had not gotten the hummingbird in the shot, I think it would have scored higher. *sigh*

Kinda bummed I spent all of that time trying to entice them to come to the flower... *sigh*

Nah... never mind. It was fun anyway!


I think I've "creatively photograph(ed) a household appliance of any kind." (The Challenge description)

I photographed an appliance, that's for sure.

I think it's creative, too.

Oh well...


Statistics
Place: 15 out of 71
Avg (all users): 6.0045
Avg (commenters): 6.6250
Avg (participants): 5.6176
Avg (non-participants): 6.0745
Views since voting: 1186
Views during voting: 433
Votes: 222
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)


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10/15/2009 09:42:51 PM
This is freakin' AWESOME!!! What a hoot!
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08/27/2009 10:46:38 PM
Lydia, I thought this was an amazing shot and am shocked that it wasn't AT LEAST in the top 10. As you pointed out, no where in the challenge description did it state that the appliance had to be the main subject. Although, I personally feel that it is, otherwise you would have cropped much tighter on the hummingbird and flower.

Hopefully the DNMC votes weren't too discouraging; I hope to see more shots like this in the future!
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08/26/2009 06:27:34 PM
I really liked this pic. I was one of your "8" votes. I think you should have done better that 15th place. However it's not bad...Good job
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08/26/2009 07:18:04 AM
I just read all of the comments and I have to disagree with most of them ... I immediately saw the toaster, then the flower and then the bird ... realized what you were going for ...I think that this is fantastic! Clever title and well shot ... had I voted I would have given you a 9 ... great job!
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08/26/2009 04:21:28 AM
If it's any consolation, Lydia - I gave yours a 10! I thought it was very creative (and loved the title.)
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08/26/2009 12:29:13 AM
Well done Lydia, placed high despite the DNMC votes. Reading the comments it seems that the bird was too attractive and well captured! Interesting that the cat and fish took second. I happen to really like that shot as well. When looking at that photograph the placement of the appliance was more visually prominent. In hindsight, taking the comments and other images into context, the flower is too dominant and immediately brings in the hummingbird, then, oh by the way the toaster. Although I can honestly say that I would have been on the 6 plus end if I voted, I think many of the 4 and under crowd were taken aback by the placement and prominence of the flower. It's still creative, humorous, and fresh despite the hummingbird.
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08/26/2009 12:04:04 AM
Beautiful capture of a toaster - oh and that hummingbird too! :D What effort you must have put into this one lol. Now all this needs is a toad leaping out of the appliance :D

Great capture Lydia!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/25/2009 09:48:33 PM
great idea......nice natural light...... vawendy is this yours?
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08/25/2009 12:31:11 PM
Very nice....and unexpected
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08/24/2009 07:07:39 PM
How on earth did you get the participation of this little guy?
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08/24/2009 02:07:12 PM
That's one way to cook poultry... Hmmm
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08/24/2009 11:43:18 AM
Very very nice shot! Creative and well executed.
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08/23/2009 06:58:26 PM
Beautiful picture, well done, but it seems like a stretch. The photo seems more about the bird with the appliance thrown in to meet the challenge. Probably impossible, but if you could have done something like the hummingbird and the flower reflected on the toaster, then it would put the appliance back as the subject and tie them more closely together.
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08/23/2009 01:29:41 PM
stunningly beautiful.im guessing a ribbon.:):):):):):):)
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08/22/2009 08:08:39 PM
awesome shoehor..err image...! But seriously nice job getting a humming bird mid flight. I predict high scores for this. But i couldn't help but feel the "home appliance" wasn't your main subject, but who cares really its a solid entry and its creative, and there's an appliance in there! So well done. 8
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08/22/2009 10:47:13 AM
This must had taken a ton of patience. Nice take on the challenge.
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08/21/2009 08:56:09 PM
Great capture of the bird and the flower. Nice use of DOF to get the creamy backdrop. The bird and a flower kind of steal the spotlight from the toaster.
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08/21/2009 01:55:23 PM
Really nice shot with the bird. Something is off with the composition to me, but 7
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08/21/2009 11:54:31 AM
Nice idea, but the humming bird makes me totally forget about the toaster down there...great detail, 6.
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08/21/2009 12:17:53 AM
Dude, don't you know hummingbirds can't use a toaster? They like the speed and chaos of a robust blender. Next time make it realistic! Toasting a flower...what will you think of next...a young man posing as a monkey? ;)
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08/20/2009 03:54:42 AM
5, simply because I'm tired of Hummingbird shots :(
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08/19/2009 12:34:30 PM
Well done!
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08/19/2009 06:17:42 AM
Nice overall pic but the bird and flower seem to be the main feature of the shot rather then the appliance
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08/19/2009 01:40:03 AM
to me, that's already too far from the challenge title, it wouldn't work for "flowers" either. The sujet is the bird. 6
no doubt it's a excellent picture with a nice tonality, though
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