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Falling Up
Falling Up
theSaj


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Far Side: Gary Larson Tribute (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Location: Taken at outside of Club Worship in Reading, PA.
Date: Sep 9, 2006
Aperture: f/4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Humorous, Action
Date Uploaded: Sep 11, 2006

 From a recent shoot of youths doing some break-dancing. This one youth was doing some flips off the wall and we endeavored to capture a few shots in flight.

Statistics
Place: 77 out of 80
Avg (all users): 4.8697
Avg (commenters): 4.4545
Avg (participants): 4.5614
Avg (non-participants): 4.9471
Views since voting: 1451
Views during voting: 731
Votes: 284
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0

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 09/27/2006 08:20:41 PM
Critique Club Review:

Nice photo, and technically very well done. Good exposure, very good action capture.

I think what hurt you here is that it was not obvious enough as to what what going on. The title tells us that he is "falling up", which to me works for the far side. I'm beginning to think I remember on about falling up as opposed to falling down. Maybe it's just my imagination.

However, the subject isn't obviously falling up. I think the key word is obvious. Most voters spend much less than a minute per image. The story has to be told either qucikly or in a dramatic fashion so as to hold th interest untill the teller if finished. He looks like he is doing a flip, or falling down. His body language head positon, all are responding to normal gravity. So though the title says falling up, to many voters saw falling down, and some may never have even read the title.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/21/2006 11:55:56 PM
Sorry, I don't get the tie in to Larson or the Far side.
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 09/21/2006 11:49:47 AM
I hope you did not hurt yourself / your friend....nice capture !!
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 09/20/2006 07:47:40 PM
Returning for comments:
Super cool! Bump.
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 09/17/2006 01:30:59 AM
cool!
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 09/16/2006 10:47:01 PM
Doesn't strike me as "Larsonesque" but it's a great capture.
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 09/16/2006 11:59:46 AM
WOW...a 9
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 09/15/2006 04:56:14 PM
Nice PEDXing, this shot is very exciting, woulda made a better entry for Free Study I think though.
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 09/15/2006 11:31:36 AM
What does this have to do with the Cartoon or Gary Larson? It is a pretty good image, but doesn't meet the challenge.
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 09/15/2006 08:39:46 AM
I think you missed the point of the challenge...
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 09/15/2006 04:41:04 AM
not Larson-like at all
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 09/15/2006 12:22:15 AM
Great pic. But not so funny ...
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