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09/03/2002 02:56:43 PM · #1 |
This week (Results - Childhood without children) I got an overall rating of below 4.Most of the comments I received, emphasized that the image did not meet the challange.
This image is of Lord Krishna, sittig on the lap of lord Ganesha, and the image was taken when this 16 feet idol was being painted (for a religious ceremony).
Lord Krishna, is known for mischiefs in his childhood and specailly "Raas Leela".
I have been brought up in a (Hindu) religious family. So my childhood has been mostly influenced by the stories of Lord Krishna and his child hood. I never had the freedom to do a lot of things that I wanted to do and the fear of the Supernatural powers predominantly constrained my thoughts associated with freedom to do anything.
This image of Lord Krishna (in his childhood) is a reflection of my dreams to have a childhood like his, as read in the religious stories.
I hope I am better understood now. |
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09/03/2002 03:05:12 PM · #2 |
Its not that people dont appreciate your photo sanandan, its that a lot ofpeople do not know about hindu culture, (me, to name just one) so would not have known how it links to the challenge.
Don't be upset about your score, it is a great photograph, but maybe not as linked to the challenge as it could have been. To you it is, but you must remember that unfortunatly you don't decide who wins :( If I could decide who wins every week, it wouldn't be very fun for other people to enter! lol.
Anyway, keep taking photos, don't be put off, and good luck in this weeks challenge.
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09/03/2002 03:07:57 PM · #3 |
I wish I were cultured enough to have known that :)
I encountered a similar situation with my "Pencil-vania" entry a couple weeks ago. People seemed to like it, so long as they knew what the state of Pennsylvania looked like... but I didn't take into consideration the global variety of people who take part in this site (plus I'm sure there are some "geographically challenged" Americans here, too :)
I'm going to be a little more careful in the future when selecting subjects that people from everywhere may not quite understand. When I saw your shot, I remember thinking about the movie "Big" with Tom Hanks, where he became a kid again after visiting an amusement park. I had no idea what the religious significance of the image was.
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09/03/2002 03:19:53 PM · #4 |
I agree with Konador. For me a lot of the fun is trying to choose a photo that can appeal to a wide audience while still being creative. Contrary to what some folks have written it can be done and it doesn't mean that you are selling out or producing images that are cliche. You have found a great place to learn from and meet other photographers. I hope you don't get discouraged and that you keep on submitting photos. But I'm sure you are already addicted to this site like the rest of us.
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09/03/2002 03:40:01 PM · #5 |
Thank you Sanandan for the explination. Even though I did not know the true significance of the statue I thought the image as a photo was excellent.
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09/03/2002 03:45:26 PM · #6 |
It is too bad, but for a competition such as this, it is the photographers job to know the audience.
If a photographer wants to sell pictures, a person can wait to find the right audience.
But for a competition, the artist must consider what will move the audience.
Originally posted by sanandan:
This week (Results - Childhood without children) I got an overall rating of below 4.Most of the comments I received, emphasized that the image did not meet the challange.
This image is of Lord Krishna, sittig on the lap of lord Ganesha, and the image was taken when this 16 feet idol was being painted (for a religious ceremony).
Lord Krishna, is known for mischiefs in his childhood and specailly "Raas Leela".
I have been brought up in a (Hindu) religious family. So my childhood has been mostly influenced by the stories of Lord Krishna and his child hood. I never had the freedom to do a lot of things that I wanted to do and the fear of the Supernatural powers predominantly constrained my thoughts associated with freedom to do anything.
This image of Lord Krishna (in his childhood) is a reflection of my dreams to have a childhood like his, as read in the religious stories.
I hope I am better understood now.
* This message has been edited by the author on 9/3/2002 3:44:47 PM.
* This message has been edited by the author on 9/3/2002 4:10:10 PM.
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09/03/2002 05:26:45 PM · #7 |
It's not just for an audience "such as this": good image or not, the image must make a broad enough statement of the challenge for most people from anywhere in the world to "get it"; here or otherwise.
This is true for any image.
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09/03/2002 06:03:02 PM · #8 |
Sanadan, thank you for the explaination. I gave you an 8. I didn't know the history lesson (thanks!), but I did suspect it was something along that line. My cube-mate at work is Hindi, and I didn't even think about asking him.
Keep broadening our cultural horizons! We need it. |
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09/06/2002 06:04:53 AM · #9 |
Thanks all of you for your comments. I am not at all discouraged with the low ratings, and I will try my level best to get images that fit a larger audiance.
I enjoy different points of views, different ways of thinking and the creative thought process. I was under the assumption that things that are different, make people feel different. So they may do better in the challenge.
I think this is a great site, and all the opinoins that I get from a lot of photographers is very valuable. Thnaks once again to all. |
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09/06/2002 06:56:11 AM · #10 |
I only just saw this (damn! I miss a lot of threads because I'm in bed when most of the activity happens on this site). Thanks a lot for the explanation! I've read stories about Krishna's childhood, but I didn't recognise that the statue was of him. Some of us do love to see things that are different, or make us ask questions, but it depends what people's attitude to the challenge is, I guess.
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09/06/2002 03:48:13 PM · #11 |
| Maybe people thought it was already a work of art. Meaning a painting, sculpture, it is just a copy of that art. I liked the picture, I gave it a 6, meaning to me it was above average photograph. I liked the colors. I had no idea what beliefs or religion that it represented, I think that might be different than photography. Keep taking pictures and if that includes your religion then let's see more. |
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