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The Eccentric Barman
The Eccentric Barman
AlexMonty


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Challenge: Minimalism (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A40
Location: Desk.
Date: Apr 26, 2005
Aperture: 4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/8
Galleries: Macro, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Apr 26, 2005

 Backstory: A lowly barman, with an accountant inside...dying to get out (Hulk 2?).

PS Modifications: USM, Contrast, Brightness, Hue/Saturation (but only slightly...only slightly). Last minute.

Subject: Shower Gels in a shot glass, put a pencil in and called it art.

Statistics
Place: 150 out of 492
Avg (all users): 5.5385
Avg (commenters): 6.8696
Avg (participants): 5.3128
Avg (non-participants): 5.7988
Views since voting: 994
Views during voting: 500
Votes: 364
Comments: 25
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/09/2005 06:07:18 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club...

Hi AlexMonty...

I read your 'backstory' and still don't really understand, but that's ok :) The image itself doesn't really speak to me very well. I can't see a story or idea in it myself. From a technical standpoint, anything I could say about it would be primarly preference, but it feels 'stark'. I don't really understand the choice for high contrast on this shot. It appears that the average vote thinks this photo is middle of the road. You can usually interpret this as an image that has no significant flaws, but also doesn't strike the viewer is 'great' in many ways.

John Setzler
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/03/2005 10:00:26 PM
Great colors. Minimal in complexity of background as well as complexity of subject: fits the challenge well. Nice sharp image. Creative, original, I like it a lot. Top ten.
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 05/02/2005 10:37:00 PM
I like the idea, but there is something about the glass that doesn't fit. Maybe that is just me. 6
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 05/01/2005 06:14:43 PM
Great colors, maybe the glass only would do better but still good picture!
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 05/01/2005 02:36:30 PM
cool, wish the right edge of the photo didnt have a grey gradient on it, but otherwise this is a really good shot. i especially like the blue and red to the glass.
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 05/01/2005 02:54:58 AM
Like the reflection on the white surface, for a minimalist extreme the glass placed further down and to the edge would have looked better imo..
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 04/30/2005 10:51:32 PM
that's awesome. one of the more interesting beverage photos i've seen.
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 04/30/2005 06:25:35 PM
great use of light, not sure of the pencil though. I just dont get it.

8
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 04/30/2005 11:36:44 AM
All the white does not add.
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 04/29/2005 04:52:40 PM
I really like those colors in the class, they really make the picture special
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 04/29/2005 11:25:25 AM
very colourful, the shadow is nice too
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 04/29/2005 01:36:18 AM
nice refraction. i like the colors of the water. perfect composition. is there a hidden meaning? (10)
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 04/29/2005 01:02:10 AM
blue and red is wonderful, i wouldve used something other then a pencil though... something more along the lines of barware, or something you'd use to accent drinks
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 04/29/2005 12:29:00 AM
I somehow always think of minimalism being more stern than this - not so lighthearted. I don't really know why, possibly because it seems such a cery intellectual philosophy. This is great though - image and title.
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 04/28/2005 04:26:35 PM
Not really understanding this one, but I light the shadow, and the colours, and the lighting, 6
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 04/28/2005 03:23:49 PM
Challenge: 9
Technical: 9
Interest: 9
Overall: 9

Just a nice clean crisp shot. Good Luck
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 04/27/2005 07:01:47 PM
I normally don't like harsh, white backgrounds, but here it serves well to show the colored shadow. This is minimalist more in the classic sense than in the contest description sense, but I'm not docking points for that. Excellent color contrasts, and the shadow breaks up the background tedium nicely.
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 04/27/2005 06:36:03 PM
not minimal enough
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 04/27/2005 12:39:25 PM
A bit odd, but well excuted. I like it!
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 04/27/2005 11:21:05 AM
Love the colors.
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 04/27/2005 10:50:21 AM
Nice representation of minimalism. I would of only used one colour in the glass or the two colours of the pencil, plus I would of not sharpened the pencil to ensure I had the minimum of colours. 8
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 04/27/2005 10:42:07 AM
Color works well with the flat white background. No doubt what the subject is.
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 04/27/2005 10:01:17 AM
I think this needs some sort of background.
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 04/27/2005 05:15:47 AM
Kewl colors. Even those showing through in the shadow.
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 04/27/2005 05:08:18 AM
I find myself searching for a deeper meaning... is there one - I am prone to be daft on occasion... Cool colours though...
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