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Life's a Long Hard Climb
Life's a Long Hard Climb
riotspyne


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Clichés and Sayings (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-N1
Location: Fort Wort, Tx
Date: Apr 27, 2006
Date Uploaded: Apr 28, 2006

 This picture was taken at the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum. There was a ladder that was 36 feet long made out of 1 sappling branch cut in half to make the sides. it was really amazing. Its called The ladder for Booker T. Washington. Just as amazing as the ladder was the bad ass shadows it left on the wall, which made me equally intrigued. This pic wasnt really planned out it just sorta happend.

Once my votes were staying above a 7 I said I would finish 4th cause thats how my life works and I knew there were a some other really great pics in there. So I just laughed when I saw my placement and still loving it. My highest score to date.


Thanks to everyone for their comments. You are the cats pajamas.

Kat

Statistics
Place: 4 out of 288
Avg (all users): 7.0728
Avg (commenters): 8.4138
Avg (participants): 6.8372
Avg (non-participants): 7.1886
Views since voting: 4368
Views during voting: 449
Votes: 261
Comments: 48
Favorites: 15 (view)

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AuthorThread
 09/25/2006 03:21:29 AM
You have a creative eye. I think this is brilliantly set up.
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 05/21/2006 10:09:40 AM
nice work - congrats. an intriguing image ;}

05/14/2006 12:56:00 AM
Strong and provoking image. Congratulations on your 4th placing.
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 05/11/2006 12:21:27 PM
Great find and great presentation! Congrats!
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 05/11/2006 02:43:54 AM
Such a fantastic and emotive image. Great find and I am glad you entered it ;)
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 05/10/2006 07:07:23 AM
I'm right there with you ... 2x I've known i would get forth for the same reason! ... I love this image. Conicidental that it was at an art museum - you've created another work or art from it. I also appreciate the description and the bit of research included. Well done.

Originally posted by skiprow:
welcome to that ethereal world of 4th place purgatory ;-) congrats on a killer shot that finished 0.02 too short - arrgh!


Message edited by author 2006-05-10 07:08:13.
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 05/10/2006 06:56:34 AM
this is a fantastic shot..love those shadows!
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 05/10/2006 06:17:52 AM
Congratualations on top 5. Great shot!
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 05/10/2006 05:55:37 AM
Originally posted by skiprow:
welcome to that ethereal world of 4th place purgatory ;-) congrats on a killer shot that finished 0.02 too short - arrgh!

Originally posted by JPR:
I'd like to be kats pajamas. congrats on 4th!

that's NOT a self-portrait i want to see ;-)


lol...thanks for the laugh
 05/10/2006 05:26:09 AM
welcome to that ethereal world of 4th place purgatory ;-) congrats on a killer shot that finished 0.02 too short - arrgh!

Originally posted by JPR:
I'd like to be kats pajamas. congrats on 4th!

that's NOT a self-portrait i want to see ;-)
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 05/10/2006 02:44:41 AM
I'd like to be kats pajamas. congrats on 4th!
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 05/10/2006 01:39:09 AM
I thought this one was much better than the three above it.
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 05/10/2006 01:04:15 AM
Congrats on a fantastic finish and yet another spectacular pic.
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 05/10/2006 12:33:08 AM
nice! and i thought yours was "turn a deaf ear" lol
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 05/10/2006 12:27:24 AM
Clever! Congrats on top 5~
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/09/2006 09:28:33 PM
Very creative. I like the shadows of the ladder.
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 05/09/2006 01:40:29 PM
A nice blue-collar image.
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 05/08/2006 01:00:09 PM
I love this photograph, I think it's perfect for the cliche.
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 05/08/2006 03:04:34 AM
Sympolism completely captures the struggle and unexpected problems encountered along life's journey.
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 05/07/2006 08:59:30 PM
Masterful idea and comp and the broken ladder adds emotion. lighting is perfect. Maybe a bit more contrast on the subject would help. 10
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 05/07/2006 12:54:44 PM
Very nice, I really like it. 9
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 05/07/2006 04:57:33 AM
very creative.
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 05/07/2006 12:47:30 AM
Nice shot. Nice composition and great lighting. I can't figure out how the ladder shadows were done. I like that the predominance of color is in the man.
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 05/07/2006 12:44:48 AM
Nice shadow work!
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 05/06/2006 10:37:03 AM
Awesome photograph...where IS that?
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 05/06/2006 08:09:35 AM
cool!!!!
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 05/06/2006 04:12:26 AM
Great shot this looks awesome
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 05/05/2006 02:12:46 PM
Great shot. Cool postprocessing. Interested in seeing how you set this shot up. Bumping up.
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 05/04/2006 10:27:04 PM
well done
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 05/04/2006 09:17:41 PM
fabulous!
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 05/04/2006 06:53:28 PM
oooh I like this composition, but somehow I wish it had a different title. I think it may have scored even better then. "Stairway to Heaven" maybe?

Hope it does well.
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 05/04/2006 04:43:52 PM
trippy. 8.
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 05/04/2006 12:58:10 PM
This thumbnail really jumped out at me...they don't do that too often. Great photo really fits the saying. The slighlty dark lighting really hammers the point home, as does the composition. Excellent job!
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 05/04/2006 12:16:58 PM
Wow!
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 05/04/2006 09:35:16 AM
Great shot! Good execution. Make us to think how could you get it. I can´t wait to the end of challenge to know it.
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 05/03/2006 10:26:03 PM
Great mood. Excellent representation.
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 05/03/2006 06:08:24 PM
Interesting, creative, nice shadows, well done.
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 05/03/2006 04:35:31 PM
great composition.really like the textures of the wall and the painted(surely?!)ladders.10
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 05/03/2006 04:21:58 PM
Very good! Classy, I like it a lot.
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 05/03/2006 01:55:33 PM
Wow - great image. The art direction and style are really wonderful. The image of the two ladders really sells it as well - that things aren't even a straight line struggle. Well done. 9
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 05/03/2006 12:19:59 PM
especially if the ladders a shadow
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 05/03/2006 10:58:08 AM
wow - that's really cool. The lighting is really dramatic. Curious to know more abou twhat this is exactly. Definitely has a stock photo quality to it.
8
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 05/03/2006 09:38:02 AM
Cool concept. I love the divergent pathways.

This picture speaks a lot. High marks.
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 05/03/2006 07:30:26 AM
Uha, great picture... Good luck :o)great shadows and lightning.
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 05/03/2006 04:12:52 AM
great shot
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 05/03/2006 01:01:05 AM
love it!
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 05/03/2006 12:46:52 AM
beautifulllll!!
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 05/03/2006 12:46:33 AM
I love the shadows in this shot. :) What a great idea to not include the actual ladder in the shot. Great idea!
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