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Challenge: The Year You Were Born (Basic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-V1
Location: O'Fallon, MO
Date: Nov 21, 2006
Aperture: 3.50
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Political, History
Date Uploaded: Nov 21, 2006

In 1954 the phrase "under God" was added to the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Place: 96 out of 102
Avg (all users): 4.5366
Avg (commenters): 3.6563
Avg (participants): 4.3208
Avg (non-participants): 4.5855
Views since voting: 925
Views during voting: 439
Votes: 287
Comments: 34
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11/28/2006 07:55:46 PM
and what year was this?
11/28/2006 04:05:22 PM
missing the year from the title...
11/27/2006 01:46:40 PM
The photo looks washed out. Seems as contrast should be adjusted. No points deduced for missing year 1954...
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11/27/2006 11:31:06 AM
nice font. i like the combination of everything in the photo and how the pledge allegiance paper is a slightly different shade than the book
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11/27/2006 02:36:14 AM
i understand the meaning behind the shoot...to me it is lacking in contrast
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11/26/2006 07:35:29 PM
What year??
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11/26/2006 01:08:19 PM
Year?
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11/26/2006 06:14:47 AM
how does this signify the year of your birth?
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11/25/2006 01:19:16 PM
Lovely..but you may find that you get criticised for not having included your year in the title...?
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11/25/2006 01:14:00 AM
Wow! You were born in 1892???
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11/24/2006 01:06:19 PM
no year is stated
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11/24/2006 11:03:43 AM
Man this new screen urging you to leave comments for low votes is a pain. Basically, to me, this shot does not say any particular year to me. The lighting seems a little 'off' and the overall image has a bit of a hazy look to it. This is just my opinion.
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11/24/2006 03:58:10 AM
What year are you claiming to be born in, 1892 when the original was written or 1954, when the words 'under God' were added?

reference: The Pledge of Allegiance - A Short History
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11/23/2006 02:37:34 PM
what does this have to do with the year you were born, and what year was that, since it was not in the title.. did they start saying this in school that year?
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11/23/2006 12:44:33 PM
Sorry, but just from looking at this and the title I can't tell what year it refers to, so sorry DNMC.
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11/23/2006 10:14:14 AM
I see no reference to the year
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11/23/2006 08:01:32 AM
You were born a fairly long time ago I take it? Sorry, just don't see any connection to the challenge here at all. Where is the year in your title?
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11/22/2006 11:56:07 PM
DNMC - no date in title. Focus could be sharper. nice composition.
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11/22/2006 09:50:39 PM
Great concept. What year did we add that 'under God' bit again? 1954, I think? If you were born in 1892, I want to know the secret! :)
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11/22/2006 07:49:32 PM
Your black/white point seem off just a little.(blacks dont appear true black) or it might be just a lack of contrast. I appreciate your layout though.
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11/22/2006 04:13:28 PM
No year
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11/22/2006 02:39:38 PM
Not being an American I don't really get what year this is meant to represent. Anyway. Good photo, focus & depth of field seem to work. Colours are bold.
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11/22/2006 01:10:56 PM
no year in title
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11/22/2006 12:13:07 PM
What Year?
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11/22/2006 11:38:45 AM
year?
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11/22/2006 10:51:09 AM
What year?
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11/22/2006 10:43:29 AM
Are you going for the year "under God" was added? Hard to tell. Maybe if the pledge card was sticking out from under a closed bible with "BIBLE" embossed on the front. Of course, disregard that comment if I totally missed the point here ;-)
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11/22/2006 09:56:21 AM
What year? I like the composition. Looks like the pledge could have been a little sharper. The book marker ribbon is distracting to me also....
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11/22/2006 08:33:41 AM
the year should be "mentioned in the title".. nice idea, good composition, fair quality.. 6
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11/22/2006 06:32:43 AM
What year is this?
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11/22/2006 06:28:28 AM
this can represent about any year can't it?
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11/22/2006 12:50:31 AM
"You should include the year in your title." I'll have to guess at the year.
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11/22/2006 12:49:51 AM
Year of birth would have made this better to understand.
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11/22/2006 12:20:27 AM


Take us back to yesteryear by photographing something that defined the year you were born. Start googling, looking through old news papers and magazines, and show us your photographic interpretation of the year of your birth. Your title should should include the year.

Doh! But a nice picture ...
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