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Snail Sumo
Snail Sumo
KHolt


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Success (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX Aspherical DF for Canon
Location: My house
Date: May 20, 2006
Aperture: F/22
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/125 sec
Galleries: Sports, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2006

This is as tenuous as I've been in a challenge. Basically, I wanted to find a game of rugby league at the weekend but nothing was playing. Therefore, I got home, went for a walk and stumbled passed a few snails. For some bizarre reason (honestly I wasn't on drugs), I started wondering what sports snails could play. So hey presto Snail sumo was born.

Hopefully people can see that one snail has 'successfully' pushed the other snail out. I'm expecting a low score, with lots of DNMC. To be honest, I just wanted to try out my Kenko extension rings :)

Hardly any PP, converted from RAW, crop, USM, border, SFW

Statistics
Place: 53 out of 184
Avg (all users): 5.4956
Avg (commenters): 6.2222
Avg (participants): 4.8364
Avg (non-participants): 5.7076
Views since voting: 1131
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 226
Comments: 11
Favorites: 1 (view)


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AuthorThread
06/04/2006 06:16:47 PM

::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

First Impression - the most important one:
I prefer sumo snails to league anyday and I am a kiwi!

Composition:
I love this shot and the crop, a minor adjustment to the top of the shot would have put the snails heads right on thirds ... not sure it would have helped but technical people would have picked that up.

Subject:
I don't think the DNMC got you I think the lack of understanding the sumo rules did ... cos this picture epitomises success in sumo.

Technical (Colour and light):
love the colours and lighting. I have never really taken such a close look at snails so this is really cool .. and no I am also not on drugs.

To grow its vote?:
Tell people the rules of the game then they will get it ... bloody hard that one.

Summary:
I think this is so out of left field it is fantastic .. I am sorry that it did not do better ... but that is peoples opinions for ya.

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via
the PM system.

Cheers

Kari
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/28/2006 10:52:12 PM
Snails are pretty much the coollest things, ever. Except for morphine... sweet, sweet morphine... How I hate it.
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05/28/2006 07:11:44 PM
nice detail on their skin and eyes
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05/28/2006 02:09:09 AM
Outstanding photo in a challenge that is sadly lacking any. Bravo! 10
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05/27/2006 07:19:38 PM
Haha... not sure if this really captures "success" but I really like it anyway.
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05/25/2006 05:58:04 AM
Yakk... well the picture is great, clear, good focus and colors :o)
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05/24/2006 07:00:30 PM
really neat picture... but success?
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05/24/2006 06:07:08 PM
very sharp on the forground and doesn't lose too much on the one behind.-7-
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05/24/2006 05:38:41 PM
Nice colors and textures. Do snails really relate to each other?
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05/24/2006 03:35:55 PM
:-) very novel
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05/24/2006 01:43:08 PM
really cool photo ... not sure what it has to do with success though ...
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