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07/02/2003 12:39:20 AM · #1 |
I'm assuming that there must be something wrong with the photo that the commenters didn't mention if it ranks lower then most if not all bug photos (not saying that there bad photos, I just don't feel it meets the challenge).
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07/02/2003 12:44:27 AM · #2 |
I didn't get to yours in the voting (sorry) but if I had, I probably would have given it between around a 5. I felt it met the challenge, as we have similar "displays" in my area. Also, I liked the pattern that was set up, but there was almost too much in the picture, and I feel like soem detail was lost because of that. Maybe getting closer and including just one or two of the "trophies???" Just a thought.
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07/02/2003 12:48:40 AM · #3 |
I'll state that I gave you an 8, I thought the subject was interesting, and it really conveyed that country life of hunting and cutting your own meat. I didn't rank it higher because I felt that it was still missing something, not sure what, but something
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07/02/2003 12:51:01 AM · #4 |
Looking back over the comments, I figure that people either thought it was to nasty, or they don't understand country life as a independent life, that is killing and prepareing your own food.
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07/02/2003 12:53:34 AM · #5 |
| great shot i dont know what these people are talking about.you should look at some of the crap they post! |
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07/02/2003 12:55:19 AM · #6 |
I'd probably give it a 4 for these reasons: 1) It doesn't fit the challenge. I expect to see a country landscape of some kind, not a wall full of things that I can't identify. 2) I can't relate to it because I have no idea what they are. If it were "trophies" off Moose or Elk heads that's different, but these are what? Rat heads? I truely have no idea what they are: ie. the subject has meaning to only a very small number of people (you included) so it doesn't do well. :)
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07/02/2003 01:40:53 AM · #7 |
I liked it and gave it a 7. they look loke boar jawbones to me. I grew up country and am an avid hunter, fisherman, and outdoorsman, so I think I am on a different understanding of what it is and WHY it is. I would have liked to have shot a chicken just after getting its head cut off. I have a vivid memory of my grandmother doing that, and it was tasty too.
I imagine if it would have been the skulls of horned cattle it may have done better, because it would be more recognizable. I think that may have been the biggest problem.
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07/02/2003 02:37:23 AM · #8 |
Just hang in there buddy...... Hunting Trophies is an outstanding documentary photograph, it is artistically and technically superior image, ie. tonality is right on ; it is interesting ( but controversial subject matter); it meets the challenge by any standard; it is a thoughtful and correct composition. It is unfortunate it rated so low........... I gave it a 9. I doubt if you will convince anyone at this point that it should have rated higher..... So go on to your next project, with the intensity and precision you have shown in this image. My only complaint relates not to the image, which I believe is outstanding, but to your comments about the image. I would have prefered something more coherent. I would have prefered info about what kind of beasts you are showing, where it is located specifically (your back-side barn wall...... or where ever)..... possibly something about who made this gory display....... maybe some camera exif info from the original ....... etc. Your comment about the dried blood, which is not even visible in b & w is ok, but just not enough for the kind of image you have shown.
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07/02/2003 03:02:14 AM · #9 |
| Thanks for the replies everyone. |
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07/02/2003 03:37:56 AM · #10 |
| I thought the photo was very good, I gave it a 7. Maybe some people didn't like it because it takes some thought to appreciate this photo. I had to stop and think about the photo for a minute before it really sunk in. Some people don't judge the photos that way - they aren't stupid, they just judge photos by aesthetic content, without looking for intellectual content. Not that your photo is intellectual, it's just not "typical", and it doesn't catch a persons eye immediately. |
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07/02/2003 03:49:44 AM · #11 |
| hey yoshio! I liked this photo and I thought it met the challenge well. You can tell by the comment I left you that I had no idea what kind of animals these were or the purpose of them being mounted on the wall in such a manner. For me, that is fine, and makes the image MORE interest. I like to see new things. For other voters, however, something out of the ordinary is shrugged aside as "bad." The funny thing about your photo which I can't believe I didn't mention in my original comment, and I thought I did actually, was that my first response to it was that it someone reminded me of one of those magic eye drawings where if you cross your eyes and make them overlap it makes them pop out in 3d. In this case, it wouldn't be a hidden image, it would just be a normal stereogram, I believe. Obviously, it doesn't work with the image since they aren't alligned evenly, but i could almost do it when i titled my head to the side. There was just something about the scene and the contrast that really reminded me of it. Keep up the good work. Don't let the scores get you down. I was pleased with my shot for the challenge and I didn't score so well either. |
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07/02/2003 06:59:11 AM · #12 |
| I thought it was a great photo too! I liked the repetition of all of the skulls hanging on the wall and thought you fit the challenge well. It was nice to see something different after 100 photos of empty fields & tractors while voting. Well done :) |
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07/02/2003 07:01:35 AM · #13 |
yes, that was one of the better photos. Might want to pay less attention to the voting scores.
(I have to go check how mine is doing now) |
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07/02/2003 09:37:41 AM · #14 |
| I loved it - gave it an 8. I'm awfully surprised it didn't do better. I see lots of stuff like that in Montana, where I live, in peoples' old barns and garages and even outside of their homes. Photographically, you 'saw' it well - nice pattern. Sometimes you just have to blow off the people that don't 'get it' and be happy with it when you know that you did well. |
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07/02/2003 09:51:41 AM · #15 |
| I gave you a 7 for this photo. I didn't comment because I cannot find anything to comment, other than the fact that "that's original" |
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07/02/2003 05:21:25 PM · #16 |
I find it interesting to compare statements:
Chris123:
1) It doesn't fit the challenge. I expect to see a country landscape of some kind, not a wall full of things that I can't identify.
Mine:
1) It fit the challenge perfectly, and in a creative, unique way. You would never find these in the city, and it provides an interesting and engaging viewpoint on country life. Though I certainly don't dislike country landscapes and often find them inspiring, this photo meets the challenge theme in a unique way.
Chris123:
2) I can't relate to it because I have no idea what they are.
Me
2) I was unfamiliar with it (a good thing), just so far that they were intriguing and interesting to look at. Your tones and composition made me want to explore them and figure out what they were. At first, I thought "bones," but a closer look revealed something far more interesting and out of the ordinary.
I voted your photo highly (an 8 I think). It is a solid photo and works well by the rules it sets for itself. |
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07/02/2003 05:32:29 PM · #17 |
I gave you a 6: "good photo slight problem" - the slight prob being I didn't think it meant 'country' to me. 6 from me is a fairly good score, however.
Having said that - this was probably the photo I looked at most. As dsidwell said, it is very interesting. Unfortunately the interesting thought provoking shots don't always hit home with everyone. |
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07/02/2003 11:56:39 PM · #18 |
People should realize that not everyone expects to see a redneck country type of photograph :)
Originally posted by ChrisW123:
I'd probably give it a 4 for these reasons: 1) It doesn't fit the challenge. I expect to see a country landscape of some kind, not a wall full of things that I can't identify. 2) I can't relate to it because I have no idea what they are. If it were "trophies" off Moose or Elk heads that's different, but these are what? Rat heads? I truely have no idea what they are: ie. the subject has meaning to only a very small number of people (you included) so it doesn't do well. :) |
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07/03/2003 12:08:10 AM · #19 |
Originally posted by paganini:
People should realize that not everyone expects to see a redneck country type of photograph :) |
Yeah that's true. Don't get me wrong... I think it's a GOOD photo technically and interesting to look at to try to figure out what they are (I looked at it for about a minute because it IS interesting), but since I can't "relate" to it (ie. figure out what it is), for me, that makes a difference in the way I'll vote on it.
Message edited by author 2003-07-03 00:08:58. |
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