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01/10/2006 02:10:26 PM |
this is a great shot robert, have you tried to half dragan it??
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kidding, its great! |
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01/10/2006 01:57:33 PM |
| This is excellent. Nice use of wide angle in the composition. The distortion does stand out a bit, but actually, I think it plays well into the shot. |
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10/18/2005 05:14:18 AM |
| What a terrific shot, yep celebrations can be hard work too. |
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10/17/2005 10:35:59 AM |
| Awesome perspective - love this shot. |
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10/17/2005 04:43:10 AM |
Clambake: the clam's ain't baked. Don't ask em why they call it that. The clams are steamed and served in the shell, with drawn butter to dip. A fire is built on top of stones in a hole in the sand and tended for hours. Then the embers are raked away, seaweed is laid down over the stones, metal latticework over the seaweed, then lobsters, chicken, sausage, potatoes, corn tossed on that. All covered by tarps, and sand over that. The whole pile steams ("bakes" I guess) for an hour, then it's revealed, which is what you see here; the tail end of gathering the food.
Monumental project; over 100 lobsters, for example. 3-day party. I did 10 gallons of lentil soup and two hams for Friday night, the clambake was Saturday, Sunday morning breakfast for 60... I been doing this for 3 years now. The hosts of the party are getting on in years. This clambake has been an annual event for 35 years now. As far as we know, it's the last big, private (as opposed to commercial) clambake on the Cape.
These events used to be one of the mainstays of Cape Cod social life, with entire communities hosting them at the beginning of Autumn.
Thanks for all the comments. I barely had time to edit an image and get it in. The dark halo on the gal's head is sloppy masking. The "distortion" is the natural result of 10mm lens, circular objects at the edge get elongated. |
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10/17/2005 12:46:10 AM |
| Mmmmm - clams with claws - my favorite kind! |
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10/16/2005 10:37:30 PM |
| Some strange distortion effects going on in the background. Interesting composition though. |
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10/16/2005 10:27:50 PM |
| I'm not from the Northeast or anything, but I'm pretty sure those are not clams!! |
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10/16/2005 05:53:24 PM |
| Great shot! I like it. EXCELLENT choice of point of view. |
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10/16/2005 05:12:38 PM |
| Nice shot! Love the angle. ~9 |
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10/16/2005 03:09:21 PM |
| I believe the image has to have some element of "celebration" in it without the Title |
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10/16/2005 01:06:31 PM |
| a great subject and I like your use of wide angle to take in more of the scene, however, the distortion of the people is not my taste. |
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10/16/2005 09:23:34 AM |
| Wow, looks yummy! Love the colors but find the people actually distracting. They look more concerned than celebratory...(if that is a word). |
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10/16/2005 08:03:43 AM |
| lots of things going on here. what happened to their faces, they're out of perspective |
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10/15/2005 09:47:05 PM |
| My favorite part of this is the foreground - looks delicious. The people seem as if they have been...stretched, or something - kind of "gumby-like" and flat to me. |
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10/15/2005 05:03:33 PM |
I like the low angle of this shot.
Background subjects supportive, but not central focal point.
(assume clams are in the bucket?) |
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10/15/2005 01:10:13 PM |
| yummm. this photo makes me hungry. i like the steam (space) between the food and the party. |
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10/14/2005 08:56:27 PM |
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10/14/2005 06:26:53 PM |
| Nice colourful image. Some strange distortions in the upper part, but I can live with that. |
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10/14/2005 12:51:06 PM |
| Nice angle and colours! Pretty original. |
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10/13/2005 11:50:15 PM |
| There's something wrong in this image. The girl's face is distorted and maybe it's just due to the lens being so wide it's having barrel distortion. This image unfortunately does not appeal to me and that guy being cut off really is dostracting. |
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10/13/2005 10:28:02 PM |
| I really like the atmosphere created here - the red lobsters really add color and are softened nicely by the steam. The wide angle distortion is a little much for my taste but its still a nice candid shot. |
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10/13/2005 12:27:32 PM |
| this is an awesome shot really bringing out the idea of a true new england clam bake |
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10/11/2005 09:58:42 PM |
| The low wide angle viewpoint works esp. well here, but the dark edges (from editing?) around the people's heads is a bit strange looking. Comp could be stronger (the person cut in half on the right is a bit bothersome) and the lack of happy expressions doesn't exactly shout out the theme of celebration, but all in all a good effort. Exposure is excellent for a tough lighting situation~ |
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10/11/2005 05:46:01 PM |
| neat angle for the shot. like the colors and the composition (with the claws up front and the people in the top third). makes me want to be a part of the fun! now where's the keg? : ) |
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10/11/2005 03:45:56 PM |
good color
i like the seperation from foreground to background
only odd bit isthe dark stripe in the hair of the women -- looks strange
well done otherwise .. |
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10/11/2005 02:46:52 PM |
| great action. love the sharp detail in the from and the colours. |
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10/11/2005 10:46:17 AM |
I like this very much. Great perspective. I like the way the smoke or steam puts a wee bit of distance between the seafood and the people. The woman's crouch adds anticipation.
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10/10/2005 11:17:02 PM |
| looks weird...maybe it just me...I don't think this meets the challenge...sorry.. |
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10/10/2005 08:13:28 PM |
| You are making me miss the East Coast. Great idea, the steam over the corn adds. |
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10/10/2005 06:30:40 PM |
| Great shot! Great angle! Looks like a fun party! |
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10/10/2005 12:12:23 PM |
| What a cool photo! I love it! The smoke makes it so unique. |
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10/10/2005 11:18:38 AM |
| i like this shot, although, what's the deal with the woman on the right? There seems to be dark tracing around her hair. Is this the result of editing out one of those outrageous clam hats? |
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10/10/2005 09:31:36 AM |
| Excellent photo. I love the way you chose to shoot this shot. The smoke in the center of the photo and the man with the bucket and lady with that hat is great. 10. |
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10/10/2005 01:18:44 AM |
| Really enjoy the mood in this one, the corn and the lobsters just work so well together. |
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