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Throwing Salt Over Your Shoulder
Throwing Salt Over Your Shoulder
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Superstitions & Urban Legends II (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Sony DSC-600
Location: McDonald's in Saraland
Date: Jun 25, 2006
ISO: 200
Galleries: Snapshot, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Jun 25, 2006

 I've always been told that when you spill salt on the table, you have to throw salt over your right shoulder.
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 07/05/2006 04:40:57 AM
I'm sorry that you were disqualified.

kita
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/02/2006 03:02:03 PM
There seems to be just too much going on so it's difficult to figure out whether the main subject is the hand, which isn't in very good focus, or the sharply focused, yet distracting food on the table. Good try though, people probably gave you weird looks for doing that in McDonald's.
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 07/02/2006 02:18:16 AM
Hehehehe...good work. And those fries are making me hungry.
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 07/01/2006 06:54:54 PM
Dang....make me want some fries!
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 07/01/2006 10:15:53 AM
The focus is not quite to my liking.
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 06/30/2006 02:56:41 PM
Good idea. I think it would benefit from more motion blur on the hand and more visible flying salt. The thing that really jumps out at me is the soda.
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 06/30/2006 12:32:56 AM
too many distracting elements and a lack of focus for me, interesting concept though
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 06/29/2006 07:22:59 PM
Can't see the salt very well. Exposure is a bit bright, and focus is a bit off. There was an entry that placed in the top 5 of the previous Superstitions challenge that used the same superstition. Have a look at it, and see how you could have added more expression to this idea.
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 06/28/2006 10:18:28 PM
Nice idea, but I'm sure you could have done it better - it isn't a very attractive shot, and it isn't very interesting either. The salt on the shoulder looks like dandruff! Nice try though
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 06/28/2006 09:50:53 PM
Ewwwww Mc Donalds is sooooooooooooo gross. I gave it a 1. Also the picture isn't that great
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 06/28/2006 08:37:10 PM
Why did you choose to do this at McDonalds? It's an interesting perspective though. I like that. 5
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 06/28/2006 07:36:21 PM
I see it but unfortunately looks more like dandruff, nice last minute set-up though.
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 06/28/2006 06:34:21 PM
Wrong shoulder!
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 06/28/2006 02:09:21 PM
this look cloudy overall but also would be better if the salt in the air was in focus. its so hard to see initially.
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 06/28/2006 12:58:16 PM
if salt was leaving the hand and in the air I would have given this a higher score, I didn't like the bland mcdonald colors either
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 06/28/2006 12:16:19 PM
L()L just looks like dandruff L()L. Can't really tell whats going on here. Just look like a snap shot, the light is overblown causing a bad effect I think.
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 06/28/2006 12:00:29 PM
While you have captured some of the throwing "motion" in the hand, I think the setting might hurt you here. While McDonald's is certainly a great place to get salt :), the overall setting is a bit distracting from the main subject of the shot. My personal general rule of thumb is to try and shoot in as simple an atmosphere as possible (i.e. usually one overall color in the background or shot with a tight DOF to blur the background out). Also, I personally think the shot would have had more impact if we could see the salt actually being thrown (hopefully not right at the camera ;) ) and possibly freeze it in midair with a flash. :) Great idea though!
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 06/28/2006 08:30:28 AM
This will probably get DQ'd because of the selective edit (dodging) on the pic.
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