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Succes - The key to success remains locked if certain gates stand in the way
Succes - The key to success remains locked if certain gates stand in the way
Dirt_Diver


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Challenge: Motivational Poster II (Advanced Editing V*)
Camera: Nikon D40X
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED
Location: Investment Property
Date: Aug 28, 2007
Aperture: F/5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/100 Sec
Galleries: Black and White, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Aug 31, 2007

 Don't ask about the wording. I have no clue what I was thinking at the time. I think that if my text wasn't so hard to understand this would have been a top 10.

Oh well shot myself in the foot with this one huh?

Statistics
Place: 23 out of 165
Avg (all users): 6.5076
Avg (commenters): 6.7143
Avg (participants): 6.2090
Avg (non-participants): 6.6615
Views since voting: 3017
Views during voting: 423
Votes: 197
Comments: 34
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/26/2009 04:41:31 AM
great photo..!!
 05/29/2008 03:47:24 PM
BRILLIANT IMAGE .. excellent photograph and i love your gritty process .. :)
sorry, but now you've gotta make another 561 comments .. you've fallen way behind .. !!!!!!!!!!..:)
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 12/18/2007 06:20:54 PM
This is absolutely incredible, love the great tones, awesome detail as well, very nicely done
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 09/16/2007 01:25:39 PM
Great shot, excellent processing. Congrats on the PB, too!
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 09/11/2007 09:18:38 AM
Great score and great finish Joe. I do think your text hurt you a bit, but this is a photography contest, not an English one. Oh well. Still something to be proud of.

Can't wait to see what you bring to season two with your new toy!
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 09/10/2007 05:20:53 PM
Whoah!!!!!!!! This is fabulously professional. Striking. And I am stoked for your personal best score on this amazing photo!

CONGRATULATIONS!

P.S. . ..I think married life is way agreeing with you. Have you noticed how your photography has TOTALLY rocked since taking on your lovely Mrs.???? :)

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 09/10/2007 09:00:31 AM
Under rated as far as I'm concerned. Loved it. 23rd ain't too shabby though.
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 09/10/2007 07:40:10 AM
Another great finish and PB for you. Great job.
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 09/10/2007 03:36:16 AM
Congrats on a personal best, Joe! Great job! Without having read any of the comments yet, I am guessing it suffered more from the message than the image itself. Well done though!
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 09/10/2007 12:39:26 AM
The saying wasn't resonating with me, but to be honest I thought for sure I'd be seeing this on the front page. That's an excellent photo.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/09/2007 11:03:17 PM
Love the tones. Nice, crisp image. Compelling.
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 09/09/2007 03:03:10 PM
Very interesting poster. Just looking at it is a joy, it's a beautiful image, and the poster is well designed. I see no problems with it. That said, I find the picture of a chained and locked gate sort of like the opposite of the message - sort of like you're showing how to not achieve success, rather than how to achieve success.
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 09/09/2007 03:03:28 AM
Good concept, well done.
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 09/08/2007 03:53:59 PM
It's an interesting photo. The words don't make sense to me, though. First, keys aren't locked. Second, gates don't usually bar the way to keys. Rather, lacking a key can mean you can't open a gate.
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 09/07/2007 02:10:24 PM
excellent photo by far. confusing message to me.
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 09/06/2007 03:46:49 PM
Very well done, nice light, clear, focused.
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 09/06/2007 03:26:41 PM
i love this photo, but the wording is confusing.
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 09/06/2007 03:10:09 PM
Nice and clear, good job
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 09/06/2007 10:39:50 AM
Love the shot, the framing, the font! Nicely done. The message???? Not sure about that?
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 09/05/2007 05:45:21 PM
Beautiful job! It almost looks as if I could touch the metal and feel the scratches in it. Nice job on bringing out the texture.
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 09/05/2007 12:10:45 PM
great photo
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 09/04/2007 10:42:21 PM
I like the image, the border, and the main idea. Knocked down a point for the explantory wording, which demotivates.
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 09/04/2007 10:29:26 AM
Beautiful texture
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 09/04/2007 10:02:37 AM
I really like this photo. Teammate comment, can't vote on it.
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 09/04/2007 09:31:30 AM
great b and w conversion...strong image and layout
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 09/04/2007 01:11:36 AM
Love the photo, but I'm not sure I follow the message.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2007 11:41:42 PM
Good photo. Good layout. Photo and phrase go well together. On top of that I don't recall seeing a poster like this already printed so great job all around.
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 09/03/2007 11:36:38 PM
Nice picture, but to me the motivational saying is a little puzzling and not very motivational, unless gates is defined better. Maybe something like "With the right key all barriers to success can be overcome."
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 09/03/2007 08:51:12 PM
Very striking image. I had a little trouble with your wording.
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 09/03/2007 09:32:28 AM
very nice image, love the tones and it is well executed BUT I don't understand the message...how can a key to success be locked? Not voting down but just don't understand.
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 09/03/2007 07:54:55 AM
Very nice!
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 09/03/2007 05:10:17 AM
very good shot, good layout, very confusing message
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 09/03/2007 12:59:42 AM
Um, I don't get it. First of all, keys aren't locked. Locks are. Second of all, what gates are you referring to? Man, that's a great shot. Beautiful clarity, beautiful gray tones. Couldn't you have found a quote that makes sense?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/03/2007 12:11:48 AM
I like this very much. The focus, tones and overall idea make for a perfect poster.
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