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Challenge: Unanswered Questions (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: London, UK
Date: Jul 5, 2003
Galleries: Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jul 5, 2003

Specimen jars from the Darwin Centre at the Nautral History Museum

Statistics
Place: 36 out of 88
Avg (all users): 5.4726
Avg (commenters): 7.1250
Avg (participants): 5.5846
Avg (non-participants): 5.3827
Views since voting: 872
Votes: 146
Comments: 10
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07/17/2003 03:12:17 PM
I neither entered nor voted on this challenge - I couldn't clearly see my way through the forest of confusions of meanings and aproaches: my dominant thought was 'surely any decent photograph should have an element of the unanwered to it?'

I don't think I really see the question: one feeling from seeing a specimen jar is that it's an answered question. As to the image tecnically: no problems - perhaps a little straightforwardly documentary rather than illustrative, and the distortion is a little distracting. The capture of light is excellent, really well done - maybe a fraction shorter exposure would have added some more depth, but that's a minor point, and the variety of tones here is well captured.

Don't think, in the scheme of things, you're unfairly treated by the final score of this picture, nor it's 44th place.

A final note: if you're asking for critiques, at least entering the ISO, aperture and shutter speed would be courteous - and perhaps some idea of what you were attempting in the comments would probably make the critics comments more helpful to you.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/13/2003 11:00:23 AM
I don't know if I want to know the answer.
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07/13/2003 10:31:44 AM
the UQ is how to read the handwriting?
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07/11/2003 03:11:40 PM
Oooh, where did you find this? You know they say that they found honey (still OK) in the pyramids ...
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07/10/2003 06:55:48 AM
Okay you got me, what is it? Good idea - 9.
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07/09/2003 11:48:40 PM
Lighting is perhaps what I like best about the shot. And it definitely meets the challenge... I'm certainly wondering exactly what the heck it is!
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07/07/2003 10:25:48 AM
Nice shot, but what's the question?
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07/07/2003 08:13:42 AM
This makes me want to know more :) The color, compostion and lighting are wonderful !!!! I love the handwritting on the lable. Excellent job ! 10
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07/07/2003 02:17:30 AM
oooh! cool. I wonder what that is!.. hmmm... I can't figure it out just from the lable. I kind of like the yellowy formaldahyde look to it. well done.
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07/07/2003 02:08:34 AM
nice polychaete. With the old label, might be good in B&W too! 7
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