The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by AllenP:

Originally posted by xakpeet: Ha! Interesting comments. For me, the plaque on the lower right portion of the rock served as more than adequate notice that I was viewing a very nice picture of statuary. Of the many elk that loiter in my neighborhood I have never seen any of them standing on a rock with a plaque! I guess not seeing detail in the scene one is viewing is how an illusion is created. If it fooled you and you feel duped, it should be a good reminder to look more closely at the scene you are critiquing, lest you play the fool (the role that is probably upsetting some.) Still the best photo in the challenge!

Good point on the plaque in the lower right. I could have removed it but chose not to so that people who look closely would see that this is in fact a statue.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by xakpeet:
Ha! Interesting comments. For me, the plaque on the lower right portion of the rock served as more than adequate notice that I was viewing a very nice picture of statuary. Of the many elk that loiter in my neighborhood I have never seen any of them standing on a rock with a plaque! I guess not seeing detail in the scene one is viewing is how an illusion is created. If it fooled you and you feel duped, it should be a good reminder to look more closely at the scene you are critiquing, lest you play the fool (the role that is probably upsetting some.) Still the best photo in the challenge!

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by kenskid:
I thought this was real until I came to look over the shot and read the description.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by Emerkaza:
I was hoping this was a shot of some real elk, and was a little disappointed that it's not. But it's okay with me that it's a statue. It's an awesome shot either way. I gave you one of those 10s. Congrats!

Message edited by author 2011-06-18 00:53:59.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by Lydia:
I don't mind at all the difficulty or easiness of obtaining an image. What matters is the image (to me). An image is only what it appears to be ... and nothing else.

It only can stand upon what it shows the viewer.

And... you've shown us a magnificent silhouette shot.

Kudos to you and congrats on your ribbon!

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by KristinaG:
Congrats on the ribbon!
I'll admit I was a bit dissapointed that this isn't real. Not because it decreases the quality of the photograph (because this is still absolutely fantastic) but because it greatly decreases the difficulty level of obtaining the shot, and to me that matters when considering how impressed I am by a photo.
Cheers on the nevertheless fantastic photograph

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by codfish709:
Statue or not - this is a great image! The highest score I've given any photo.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by bigskyeye:
nice! I didn't vote but just checked it out. I knew something was wrong because you don't see bulls with cows this time of year- thought at first it was a date violation but since it was a legal date - more power too you. I've seen a lot more leeway with the rules on challenges than this photo - OK in my book

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by yanko:

Originally posted by nightpixels: Originally posted by yanko: Originally posted by nightpixels: Originally posted by yanko: I'm glad I didn't vote in this challenge because I would have been very disappointed to learn that this was just a statue. You're a good photographer, but it looks like you're letting the ribbon chase get in the way of the making honest to good photographs. Even as someone who use to compete in the ribbon chase this feels cheap. You're much better thant that. Anyway, dismiss this if you like. Just one man's opinion. Not sure what you mean. It was a Silhouette challenge and nowhere it said I cannot photograph a statue. Then I guess you can make the same argument about people who use fishing lines to come up with photographs that look "deceiving" which is something I never do. You're not getting it. In most cases the viewer knows that fishing lines or something else is being used in the trick. The viewer knows that a trick is being done. In your case you're attempting to pass off something as real when it wasn't. If it was judged as the trick it was it would have scored 5.7 not 7.7. You know this. That's why you called it "The Wild" and not the name of the statue. Actually it is YOU who is NOT getting it. Where in the challenge did it say we are not allowed to photograph Silhouette of a statue??? show me! It is none of your business if I choose to photograph a statue and also not of your business what I call it. Get that through your thick skull, moron!

Awesome.

The Wild
by AllenP

Comment by Tolt:
I think many people knew this was a statue and still gave it a good vote. I could tell right away that the elk weren't real, once I made the photo bigger. The lines are too smooth & the elk are too dark in comparison with the rock for it to be real. Also... I mean, come on, look at them. They are all looking in different directions, some are moving and some are standing still. The bull is calling out but the does aren't even paying attention, and those critters are loud. There was no trick here. It's just a wonderful photo of a statue. What's the big deal? I didn't vote in this challenge, but if I had, I would have voted this up because of the quality of the photo itself, not the validity or realness of the elk.

Well done, nightpixels. :) You earned a well-deserved ribbon.