Mankind: Vehicles of Deathby
lykofosComment by lykofos: Damn! Watching my score plummet throughout the week, I was hoping to at least score last place since I was doing so poorly. But alas, I missed that coveted position by two places. :(
I really liked the shot, and never imagined it would do this poorly. Sure, it̢۪s not a vehicle in the traditional sense, but in my opinion it still fits the challenge. I wanted to do a different and creative interpretation instead of shooting a car, truck, etc. like everyone else.
Yes, the title is necessary to help one see the meaning I intended, but does this alone negate the image as meeting the challenge? According to the definition of vehicle, both man and the guns are vehicles which transport things in relation to this challenge. The guns are vehicles which transport bullets to targets. Man pulls the trigger and thus is a vehicle which transports death/destruction to whatever the target is. So, by definition and challenge description man is a vehicle which transports a thing. I suppose I was trying to make a philosophical point with this photo as well. Man has in the past and continues to find new ways of annihilating one another. Man is a vehicle of violence and death.
I guess too many people wanted a wheel, foot, or motorized vehicle and anything that is outside of that pre-established construct of vehicle scored low because it had no relation to the challenge in their minds. Thank you to the few who saw this photos relevance to the challenge. Oh well! On the bright side, I guess it̢۪s pretty much upward mobility from here, no?
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