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Challenge: Got Milk? (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-D60
Location: Orange, CA, USA
Date: Jan 18, 2003
Aperture: f8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Humorous, Performance
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2003

35mm Postshot PS6 crop + levels + saturation + contrast + resize + sharpen + frame

me dumping a glass of milk on my head - snapped a hair too late, but i'm not wasting another glass of milk - too many oreos!

Statistics
Place: 12 out of 59
Avg (all users): 6.0938
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 6.1200
Avg (non-participants): 6.0652
Views since voting: 1563
Votes: 96
Comments: 29
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01/31/2003 01:34:48 PM
Critique Club:

Meeting the challenge: Excellent! This is definitely identifiable as milk or cream and you certainly "got" it!!

Composition: Good use of thirds, use of dark background to contrast against the milk (although it would have been nice to have been a little more solid) The chain is a little bit distracting but not a major problem. It would have been nice to see one eye to enhance the expression, but I certainly understand pouring milk over oneself in the middle of winter might not justify 100 shots of the moment ;)

Technical Quality: Again, I would like to have seen the background more solid. The capture of the moment is excellent, the skin tones good and the focus is very good. It appears you used a perfect shutter speed to stop the movement of the milk, and I love the splat on the nose! I would also like the background to have been a less speckled in addition to being a solid color. You might have been able to improve on this with a levels adjustment. Good focus and depth of field, also.

Creativity: Excellent, I think I might have called this "human sacrifice ritual for DPC", but the the satirical title fits well, too. Unlike some other comments, I think there is enough of your face showing to communicate a feeling of "arggh" during this shot.

Overall: Nice shot, fits well with the challenge, with background change, would have been at least an 8 for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/27/2003 01:31:31 AM
all self shot - no assistants - i set up a patio chair and a propped-up hat-on-a-stick to get the focus close - then i brought out a nice big glass and a gallon of milk - the first try i missed my head completely, which distracted me because on the second try i got about half of the back of my head BUT i forgot to take the shot! 3rd times a charm (or as close as i was willing to go that night - yes it was after 9 PM and i was bopping aroung outside in a pair of swim-trunks)
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/26/2003 11:15:29 PM
Oh, my goodness! What a great photo!
01/26/2003 01:47:11 PM
Great shot, I hope this only took one attempt to get it right.Had your eye's been open it would look better.
01/26/2003 01:35:51 PM
This picture is probably one of the funniest things I've seen in a while. Excellent photograph!
01/25/2003 06:28:09 AM
I hope you wamed the milk first, huh? I'm sorry but this photo is unappealing to me. It has everything with his his reaction. I expect he should be laughing or shocked.. but he looks almost bored with it. How many takes did he have to endure exactly?! Haha! If I could change something it would be to somehow lose the shadows on the cieling (it looks like). Maybe by opening up the aperture to blur them out? Dunno. Good luck!
01/24/2003 07:13:05 PM
He doesn't look too refreshed :) I like the stop-action quality of it, but the guy's facial expression could probably be a little less pained.
01/24/2003 05:53:19 PM
great shot!!
01/24/2003 02:06:22 PM
LOL! I wouldnt want to take too many attempts at this photo! Good work,9
01/23/2003 06:26:18 PM
Wow, now THAT is dedication. :-)
01/23/2003 03:15:28 PM
Great Stop of Motion shot.

Bill Miller (wackybill)
01/23/2003 01:38:16 PM
Well, that's quite a sacrifice for the sake of the challenge! Funny shot -- hopefully you didn't need too many re-shoots!
01/23/2003 08:51:33 AM
Great capture. It looks like he's wearing a HAT. Nice job.
01/23/2003 04:52:24 AM
Wild shot! I sure hope this is milk and not paint!! Good composition and stop action. I'm not sure how refreshing it would be. Good take and creativity on the challenge.
01/23/2003 03:19:08 AM
Strange and a bit grotesque! Is this the same bearded man who was in that tongue shot in the "Body Parts" challenge? If so, he's a great subject for your photos... willing to do all kinds of things :). I like photos of people who look "real", and not classically photogenic.

The milk splash effect is very well captured, but I think the lighting is too strong, making UFO shaped shadows on your background.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/22/2003 04:46:57 PM
Man that's nasty. Totally disgusting. I like it. 9 Jacko. :)
01/22/2003 07:01:15 AM
Now this is different. Excellent composition here. You have captured this moment really really well. I love it!! GL
01/21/2003 04:40:19 PM
this is great! i did a pic like this but submitted something else ..
01/21/2003 04:39:00 PM
I just wanted to tell you I absoulutely love this photo. =o)
01/20/2003 10:32:08 PM
Bwahahahaaa! This is halarious! Great job!!
01/20/2003 07:53:25 PM
Great shot! The drop on the nose is PERFECT! Excellent focus, lighting.
01/20/2003 04:36:52 PM
I knew this was a great photo from looking at the thumbnail, and when I clicked on it I loved it even more. Great!
01/20/2003 03:50:10 PM
This acuallu is a really good picture! Not one that i would hang on my wall....well maybe if it were me under the milk i would. Good job!
01/20/2003 03:27:38 PM
this will win i'm assuming
01/20/2003 12:57:09 PM
Wow, that's taking one on the chin for the site! Nice stop action! Lots of mild drops flying around, really fun. Did you want the drop's shadows? I might have tried doing this with a background further away, but it's your choice. 8 Swash
  Photographer found comment helpful.
01/20/2003 10:30:22 AM
Who had to clean that up? LOL Glad it wasn't me. Great capture.......wow really good timing and good light. I like it. He got a milk bath in the deal. LOL fun shot.
01/20/2003 10:00:15 AM
Looks like spackle. Well taken, not so sure that generally I like it though. Certainly though someone sacrificed for the sake of photography!! - Inspzil
01/20/2003 07:46:33 AM
Great Capture, deserves a top place finish.
01/20/2003 12:48:20 AM
Hmmmmm.


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