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Oblivious
Oblivious
dizneewench


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Challenge: Superstitions & Urban Legends II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Pentax *ist D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Hanford, California
Date: Jun 24, 2006
Aperture: F4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/90
Galleries: Humorous, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2006

 I took this picture in the back alley of one of my local coffee shops. This has been SO much fun to shoot, since random people kept walking through the alley and looking at us like we were crazy. A woman actually came up and said, 'Hey, what are you doing? Don't you know that that is unlucky?!' Hehe! So much fun! AND I got to break a mirror with a brick! I think we need more challenges that require breaking and / or burning things... hehe!

In photoshop:
Resized
Converted to black and white
Increased contrast slighty

Statistics
Place: 40 out of 97
Avg (all users): 5.4398
Avg (commenters): 6.2778
Avg (participants): 5.4651
Avg (non-participants): 5.4363
Views since voting: 989
Views during voting: 528
Votes: 357
Comments: 18
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2006 11:43:58 PM
Double trouble...I thought of trying to do something like this with a black cat thrown in. Your take on it is much better than mine would have been (had I even tried). I like the B/W and the angle. He really looks oblivious as well. Very nice.
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 07/04/2006 11:19:30 PM
This is one of the better photos in this challenge. There is a lot going on here, and the more one looks at it the better it is appreciated. In short, those who look at this quickly will vote it lower than it deserves.
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 07/04/2006 07:25:21 AM
Interesting
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 07/02/2006 03:08:56 PM
I like this tilted composition, it adds tension to the scene. I also like that you've encorporated too superstitions into this at once. I do think though that this is not nearly as sharp as it should be, so that could be something you work on. Since you clearly have good ideas, paying a little more attention to the technical aspect will make your work stand out from the rest.
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 07/02/2006 02:24:38 AM
Hahahaha...good setup.
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 06/30/2006 06:09:45 PM
The subject of the photo, deep in thought, not aware of the bad luck he's about to bring upon himself by walking underneath the ladder. He is framed perfectly between the wall and ladder, good job. But I don't know why you've included the broken mirror which doesn't seem to have anything to do with the story you've told in the right side of the picture.
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 06/30/2006 03:14:22 PM
Don't you have to be the one that actually breaks the mirror to have bad luck? :^) The guy walking is a ways off yet. I think more impact would be had to have staged him a bit closer like his next step or two was going to make him run into the mirror and ladder.

As for the image, the B/W theme is good. The tonal range is flat. I think some work on contrast and levels may help this image some. JMO of course.

Good luck in the challenge.
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 06/30/2006 02:28:31 AM
i like the angle; it really adds to the feeling.
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 06/29/2006 07:13:03 PM
Nice set up. Like the chaotic angles.
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 06/29/2006 03:01:33 PM
Excellent way to tie the themes together! :) My only possible suggestions for this shot would be to use a much deeper DOF to bring everything into focus and to maybe bring the contrast up just a little. Great shot though. :)
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 06/29/2006 01:35:31 PM
Nice setting. 7
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 06/29/2006 12:11:46 PM
angle really doesn't add anything to the composition for me.
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 06/28/2006 06:43:01 PM
Hey, the best so far! Gotta work on sharpness, though.
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 06/28/2006 06:25:00 PM
It's fine that he might be walking through the ladder without knowing, but he didn't break the mirror did he? The DOF also could be wider with a little more sharpening done.
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 06/28/2006 03:23:23 PM
Double whammy coming right up !! He's doomed.
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 06/28/2006 12:10:46 PM
Maybe also a reflextion of a black cat in the mirror, and some spilled paint and and and... its ok. Doesn't wor for me though.
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 06/28/2006 10:17:41 AM
interesting perspective. down so low and through the ladder but this would be better if it werent tilted so much.
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 06/28/2006 10:12:31 AM
at first i only saw the mirrior then i saw the ladder
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