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Challenge: Decisions (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Potgietersrus
Date: May 30, 2005
Galleries: Nature, Animals
Date Uploaded: May 31, 2005

Is it gonna charge or not

Statistics
Place: 249 out of 275
Avg (all users): 4.0294
Avg (commenters): 4.0667
Avg (participants): 3.8641
Avg (non-participants): 4.1133
Views since voting: 851
Views during voting: 457
Votes: 306
Comments: 37
Favorites: 2 (view)


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2005 11:55:03 PM
What's the decision in this photo? Perfect focus.
06/07/2005 06:06:30 PM
i'm assuming you decision is should you run or not.
not that clear from the image
06/07/2005 05:56:27 PM
Great shot, but I don't see how it fits in the challenge, sorry. Nice lighting and composition.
06/07/2005 03:36:42 AM
Where is the decision? Good photo of a rhino though!
06/06/2005 11:25:47 AM
Good shot of the rhino, but what's the decision?
06/05/2005 01:14:28 PM
And this is a decision because.....?
06/04/2005 01:51:59 PM
i like thew shot with strange animal
i like
10
06/04/2005 02:59:01 AM
This is a great shot, I love the rhino, but I don't see how it relates to decisions.
Although there does seem to be something weighing on its mind.
06/04/2005 12:56:30 AM
A very good picture of a rhino, but where did the decision-angle come in? An easy "10" otherwise.
06/03/2005 06:51:23 PM
beautiful shot but I don't think it fits the topic
06/03/2005 12:58:24 PM
Beautiful capture - just cant find decision in this...
06/03/2005 08:47:01 AM
Nice shot, but I feel it doesn't fit the challenge
06/02/2005 09:59:12 PM
Great picture, but I'd like to know how it meets the challenge... What decision is the rhino making? ;)
06/02/2005 07:33:26 PM
I look at this image and think how so many will say there is no link to this challenge, but cannot help myeslf to be influenced by the expression that this rhino seemingly has on his face. The lips seem pursed in wonder, the eyes: squinted with worry lines above and below, the stance is reticent. Were this a human subject with an expression like this one would be forced to agree that the person was deep in thought, potentially making a hard decision. For the expression alone then, I grant a solid link to the challenge request.

The image quality is superb. I see nothing that looks like a completely blown highlight. The subject is clear and in focus, the background muted by DOF and the composition is very balanced. Even the border accents the whole. I then look to my benchmark images and consider that this image rates right up there with them, it is not a benchmark image for me, but compared to those benchmarks it's quality and finesse deserves a 10. Bravo for taking an abstract concept and capturing it for me in a unique way that given some imagination really embraces the challenge of decision!
06/02/2005 05:38:14 PM
OMG. Did you even read the challenge TITLE? 3

Great picture if it had anything to do with the challenge....but clearly, it doesn't.
06/02/2005 04:41:14 PM
That's an awesome picture of the rhino. I love the composition. I can't figure out the decision, but I'm sure it's there somewhere. I love the photo.
06/02/2005 01:57:45 PM
Would have done well in beauty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
06/02/2005 01:37:25 PM
Fantastic photo. I love how it is lit around the mouth, and on the top of its head and back. GREAT eye! The clarity it superb. I don't see how it meets the challenge of shooting a decision, though, so I didn't score it as high as I would like to have.
06/02/2005 01:19:17 PM
how is this a decision
06/02/2005 01:02:59 AM
decision? good picture though, i'll give you that
06/02/2005 12:48:37 AM
I don't feel that the image conveys instantly recognizable decision. Stunning photo to say the least.
06/01/2005 10:28:03 PM
love it. wonderful! He looks so weary from all of his tiresome desicions.
06/01/2005 10:26:21 PM
I wonder if a different composition of the same subject would have been more effective, maybe a closeup profile of the head, or a straight on shot down the nose, horns, shoulders, and back? Did you take other versions?
06/01/2005 08:24:26 PM
That is a face only a mother could love! Well composed, nice and sharp! 9
06/01/2005 06:05:46 PM
wrong challenge? was this meant for Beauty? I dont see any decision.
06/01/2005 05:56:08 PM
Decisionless!
06/01/2005 05:50:46 PM
Excellent shot.....but what's the decision?
06/01/2005 01:48:36 PM
This is really a beautiful shot of a rhino. Congrats on a great photo. Unfortunately, I don't get what it has to do with decisions or choices. Sorry. (3)
06/01/2005 01:05:36 PM
This is a beautiful picture, but I dont get how it is a decision...
06/01/2005 12:39:20 PM
This sure is a fancy photo, but I don't see how it meets the challenge at all. I ask myself 'what decision is being made here'? I do not see him making any decisions and I do not see any 'options' for him to made decisions from. About the photo... Focus and clarity are good on the rhino, background is nicely blurred. The bright area of sun in the upper right is distracting and also creates some bright areas on the rhino's skin. ~Heather~
06/01/2005 12:14:43 PM
I am not considering titles in this challenge....but I am looking for images that meet the challenge description visually

Meets challenge description......................1 I don't know what point you are making.
Technical.....................6
Artistic.........................5

Average...................................4
06/01/2005 12:01:01 PM
This is a great shot...but I just can't see how it's in ANY way a decision?
06/01/2005 10:15:28 AM
You've done a great job of depicting a 'decision' here. The subtle nature of this image may mean that most viewers miss the overwhelming aspect of choice presented here.
06/01/2005 09:16:03 AM
Decision is taken! RUUUUUUUUUUUUN!
06/01/2005 08:31:56 AM
Like the photo but where's the decision??
06/01/2005 05:54:45 AM
This is a lovely shot, very sharp and interesting and I would have scored it very high in a "wildlife" challenge but here I really just don´t see a decision, call me narrow minded but I just don´t see it.
06/01/2005 01:22:37 AM
Nice shot but might be in the wrong challenge.


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