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11/23/2005 01:13:26 AM · #1 |
OK I have to do this. My Camo entry was
Most of the comments said it didn't fit the challenge but.... let me show you why and see if you change your mind.
Look at the tree.. it is the same shape as the giraffe. See the nose, the long neck.. even his little knob is repeated in the tree. The giraffe is disguising himself as a tree.
Another lesson learned..
Looking at it this way doesn't it fit the challenge?
What could I have done to make people notice the tree. maybe something in the title?
I was so sure this one would do better but I guess people didn't see the connection :(
Well.. or they just didn't like the photo that well.
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11/23/2005 01:27:51 AM · #2 |
OMG! I thought that was TWO branches! LOL j/k
If the giraffe was a bit darker it might have been more noticable, but most people think more literally I guess. I do think a title change might have helped. Nice shot though! :) |
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11/23/2005 01:34:56 AM · #3 |
I wonder if a sephia or black & white treatment would've given you a better score. You eyes are drawn toward the giraffe because of the coloring (whites) and thus most viewers would not really think that it was camoflauging itself.
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11/23/2005 02:36:20 AM · #4 |
A giraffe is, in fact, an animal that uses camouflage. When you see giraffes in their native environment, among groves of trees, their silhouettes break up and they do tend to disappear. Unfortunately, in *this* image the giraffe sticks out, demands our attention. It's, as shot, almost the antithesis of camouflage. I'm not sure you're giving the voters enough credit; I imagine most of them udnerstand the point, but found the image not all that supportive of the concept.
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11/23/2005 02:38:24 AM · #5 |
60th place isn't that bad...
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11/23/2005 02:52:24 AM · #6 |
| Its not a bad photo it just doesn't scream camoflage the way the winners did because of the color difference between the giraffe and its surroundings. The winning shots all featured subjects on a background of the same color and made you look twice to see the subject - much better examples of camo! |
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11/23/2005 06:34:26 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by bear_music:
A giraffe is, in fact, an animal that uses camouflage. When you see giraffes in their native environment, among groves of trees, their silhouettes break up and they do tend to disappear. Unfortunately, in *this* image the giraffe sticks out, demands our attention. It's, as shot, almost the antithesis of camouflage. I'm not sure you're giving the voters enough credit; I imagine most of them udnerstand the point, but found the image not all that supportive of the concept. |
Ditto
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11/24/2005 01:38:41 AM · #8 |
Thanks for all the comments. A lesson learned. We all look at things differently. I look at it and say..
"amazing how much that tree looks like that giraffe and how funny that it looks like the giraffe is trying to disguise himself as a tree"
Others look at it and say...
"who is that giraffe trying to fool, he sticks out like a thor sumb"
I know, I have a warped perspective... :)
I appreciate you all taking the time to comment
Faye
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