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Bubbles of ****
Bubbles of ****
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Challenge: Bubbles II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-30D
Lens: Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX
Location: Osan AIr Base, ROK
Date: Apr 24, 2007
Aperture: f4
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Urban, Military
Date Uploaded: Apr 23, 2007

 An Air Force Utilities Apprentice looks to be raised out of the sewer pit he was working in as water rushed into the pit causing bubbles of....yeah.

Thanks to all of the comments I received on this photo. The individual in the pit was not lowered for the purpose of the photo. This is a lift station to move the sewage from a low area to a high area of the base. There are pumps that are covered by the sewage and the yellow floats you see are waht control these pumps. The poor guy had to untangle the floats so they would work properly again and I seized the opportunity to shoot this photo.

I had to compromise between focusing on the bublles that were more visible or the entire scene. I chose the latter and unfrotunately the bubbles weren't as visible, but trust me they are there!

To the comment about going to college. I guess there are those that think that serving in the military is not a good enough occupation. Fortunately the rest of the country didn't vote for the other guy who felt that way. Who knows where this country would be with John Kerry in charge!

Thanks again all!

Statistics
Place: 94 out of 172
Avg (all users): 5.2852
Avg (commenters): 6.3600
Avg (participants): 5.2034
Avg (non-participants): 5.3096
Views since voting: 930
Views during voting: 389
Votes: 256
Comments: 30
Favorites: 0

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 02/25/2008 12:37:52 PM
groos , but great shot, lovely focus yet again, like so many of your shots, nice one
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 08/15/2007 08:40:58 PM
Wow, just stumbled across this thanks to the 'fav pic' thread...
Great photo journalistic shot! I don't understand how folks don't see the bubbles, I sure do :-) Thanks for all that you folks do for our country!!!
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 05/05/2007 01:26:41 AM
Hi from the Critique Club.

Although the subject is not all that pleasant. Technically this a nice picture. Color, clarity, lighting and point of view are all spot on.

You captured a great expression on the soldiers face, which just adds to the mire he is in.

As far as meeting the challenge, well, with all that gushing water in the back, you can only assume that there were bubbles.

I think the score was fair and comments were mainly nice and supportive.

Good Luck and may you stay safe in these trouble times.
Karen

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 05/02/2007 08:17:14 PM
I guess this is the one time that it would be acceptable to say "this shot really stinks", in a good way of course, fun stuff not what you would expect in Bubbles challenge........
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 05/02/2007 01:19:26 AM
Those are some nasty bubbles man.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/01/2007 08:01:31 PM
poo bubbles?? no way? this is a sewer?.. of all the shots I expected to see, this was the last. and I really can't see any bubbles, nice looking model tho.
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 05/01/2007 02:27:07 PM
yummi... I hope the guy didn't climb down there just for your shot? ;)
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 05/01/2007 01:36:36 PM
Priceless expression. excellent lighting in what looks like a very difficult situation. I think this would make a great "demotivation" poster with a caption something like "Always remember - there are worse jobs than yours" 8 from me.
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 04/30/2007 10:47:23 PM
ewwwwww poor guy!
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 04/30/2007 11:46:49 AM
Great capture and take on the theme
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 04/29/2007 07:24:16 PM
A good photo but maybe for another challenge. Cant really see any obvious bubbles. I would personally crop some of the right side of the photo off so that your subject is sitting in the first third on the right.
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 04/29/2007 04:32:39 PM
This is why it is important to go to college.
 04/29/2007 09:46:11 AM
love his expression and the way the lines of perspective seem to be damning him to some fecal dimension of hell. this might have been easier for me to take in black and white. 7
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 04/28/2007 05:50:40 PM
UGHHH! Great look on model's face, very unexpected subject...matter. 8
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 04/28/2007 11:38:13 AM
lol
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 04/28/2007 11:34:33 AM
great sewer shot. r we not men? well done -8
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 04/28/2007 10:55:46 AM
Great! The poor guy has such a great expression of discomfort.
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 04/27/2007 09:26:47 PM
...ew.
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 04/27/2007 07:04:42 PM
Very disgusting. What the hell is he doing down there? Is this crap?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/26/2007 10:05:39 PM
That can't be fun.
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 04/26/2007 07:53:53 PM
Oh that is just plain nasty.
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 04/26/2007 10:30:14 AM
awesome ! 9
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 04/25/2007 09:39:11 PM
great angle! cool occupational portrait.
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 04/25/2007 06:09:14 PM
And they say you can't polish a ...

Good/interesting presentation of an unappealing subject.
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 04/25/2007 02:16:17 PM
Nope, doesn't fit the challenge..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2007 11:39:19 AM
Oh yuck.
Haha..
Good clarity, and kudos to you for getting that close to human waste!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 04/25/2007 11:22:12 AM
Yuck, that wouldn't be a very fun job. I like the angle you shot it from, but I'm not really seeing any bubbles...
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 04/25/2007 10:15:17 AM
yikes! what a job!
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 04/25/2007 03:47:52 AM
good job this is not Smell-aroma
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 04/25/2007 01:52:49 AM
He looks appropriately grossed out. Very unique take on the topic!
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