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Death Grip
Death Grip
vtruan


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Challenge: Oops! (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 990
Location: eastern Colorado
Date: Aug 30, 2003
Aperture: 2.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 60
Galleries: Humorous, Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2003

 A meadowlark zapped by electricity. It has been on this local powerline for several months.

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Place: 20 out of 150
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Avg (commenters): 7.3158
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Views since voting: 2705
Votes: 230
Comments: 26
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 04/17/2007 04:54:41 PM
absolutely STUNNING! This is so powerful... and tragic. The sepia tone was a perfect choise I think, because it is usally associated with "oldness" and thus "death." The simplicity of your composition also is perfect; it grabs the viewer's attention. EXCELLENT shot!!!
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 12/24/2005 08:28:16 PM
haha, that's terrible, but my mind just reeled to "To Kill a Mockingbird." The cover of my book had a picture in a similar, grainy sepia (of radically different subject, but still...)
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 02/24/2005 04:20:42 PM
Very cool! Can you get it to do it again and capture the exact moment? I think I'd pay for a print of that - especially if it were a crow! ;-)
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 02/10/2005 04:42:32 PM
is it still there?
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 09/27/2004 09:11:59 PM
Ouch!

What an awsome shot!!!

Now on my favs!!!
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 09/12/2003 11:36:41 AM
Incredible. Great shot, well composed, with a strong impact, and the colors enhance the sense of death.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2003 11:48:51 AM
Very graphic...
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 09/08/2003 09:29:03 AM
This is more eeew rather than oops. Gross!
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 09/08/2003 01:25:52 AM
Man there are some morbid shots in this challenge amongst all the silly ones. Well...quite morbid and a bit unsettling, but quite well shot none the less.
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 09/07/2003 05:54:52 PM
Well composed, nice texture and it brings up tons of questions. Best I've seen yet in this contest!
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 09/07/2003 07:11:18 AM
This is a really nicely composited photograph.
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 09/05/2003 09:40:24 PM
Bizarre but certainly Oops!
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 09/05/2003 04:16:07 PM
I like the way you did your focusing on this piece. The color you chose makes the piece very dramatic. Compostion is very good.
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 09/04/2003 07:30:22 PM
i hope this wins
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 09/04/2003 04:31:52 PM
Oh my goodness! That poor bird! Definately an oops.
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 09/04/2003 09:30:36 AM
This is a wonderfully morbid photo. I like the use of the coloring.
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 09/04/2003 08:39:46 AM
Very nice! I never seen a similar thing! The theme is correct but the quality of the shot is not optimal. Maybe you would be use b&w. 4
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 09/04/2003 01:42:22 AM
eew. is that bird really dead? wow. i think cropping out some more of the left might be a good idea. emphasis the verticality of the subject. also, a bit dark. lose the detail in the bird.
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 09/03/2003 09:03:36 PM
This is one of the best photos I've seen on DPC. I like the "classic" look of it, and the harmonious composition. Shots like this is why I became interested in photography in the first place.
=10
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 09/03/2003 06:03:42 PM
that's nasty. So nasty, that I love it. lol. Nice capture. Jacko. 9
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 09/03/2003 02:55:42 PM
09/03/2003 01:30:59 PM
Good capture.
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 09/03/2003 01:21:55 PM
!

ahahhahahahasfldkjdasf 10, just 10.
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 09/03/2003 06:15:19 AM
Oh - the tragedy! This just goes to show that there is a lot of humour in death sometimes! ;) Poor little fella, but at least his death wasn't in vain - he's going to win a ribbon on DPChallenge. [10]
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 09/03/2003 12:51:22 AM
Guess that wire was HOT-- excellent shot-- 8
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 09/03/2003 12:48:00 AM
It's a little morbid, but it also gets your attention.
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