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Now that's burning rubber
Now that's burning rubber
jblaylockrayner


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Challenge: Photojournalism III (Minimal Editing I)
Camera: Nikon D2Xs
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED
Location: San Diego
Date: Oct 24, 2007
Aperture: f11
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Snapshot, Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Oct 24, 2007

Some poor cars destroyed in the San Diego fires. I have many more dramatic shots but I think this would do better than them for some reason.

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 87
Avg (all users): 6.4724
Avg (commenters): 6.4286
Avg (participants): 6.3056
Avg (non-participants): 6.5092
Views since voting: 2923
Views during voting: 398
Votes: 199
Comments: 19
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11/07/2007 11:20:18 PM
oh wow, those are Maybachs, each one of those cars "was" worth over $600,000, that stinks for whoever owned those.

Great shot, the little blue sign is a bit distracting, but I love the symetry
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11/03/2007 02:41:36 AM
Jeff, this is a great image...I was in San Diego visiting from Australia the day the fires started...no, I didn't light the fires...I was in church :-)
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11/02/2007 12:42:57 AM
hehe.. I think the title's pretty funny, myself. But I'm not the one whose cars got burned up. It is a decent shot of little pieces of the destruction, though maybe not THE shot to document it. But you know that better than I do anyway.
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11/02/2007 12:21:06 AM
to be honest I didnt get the California connection. To me It looks like a few thugs burnt out some cars. I was one of your 4's. The title really put me off track.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/01/2007 05:58:30 PM
lol!!
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10/31/2007 11:00:37 PM
What a sad sight. Hopefully they used another vehicle to get out of there.
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10/31/2007 09:42:38 PM
beautiful
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10/31/2007 02:20:51 PM
Wow! Hope no one was in those
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10/31/2007 01:10:21 PM
I like the wide angle and inclusion of the trees and mountains as the environment helps to tell a story. This appears to be a significant newsworthy story. Should do well.
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10/30/2007 08:46:01 PM
Its a bit too far back for a paper/mag, and the title wouldn't work either, perhaps a reshoot from the side in BW would work better. Good luck
10/30/2007 03:30:12 PM
Photo had some great potential, but your title killed the impact
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10/27/2007 11:45:05 PM
Oh! Bugger! I sincerely hope this is not your driveway. Picture certainly tells a story. Congrats on a good image.
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10/27/2007 10:41:51 PM
I like the symmetry of your image. With your image, I find the title distasteful and in poor humor, but that's me and I certainly don't hold that against the photo itself.
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10/27/2007 07:46:21 PM
It sure is.. How sad for all the destruction.. 10
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10/26/2007 08:22:41 PM
Ouch, I hope that the people in these vechiles were more lucky than their cars. nice framing.
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10/26/2007 07:32:18 PM
Great shot!
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10/26/2007 11:57:45 AM
Verry good image for the challenge. I might have prefered a punchier 'tabloid-esque' title (Not that that affects my mark). Nice symettry in the shot

Good job
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10/26/2007 04:49:11 AM
most of the drama this image could have, has been lost due to this loose and centered composition. A closer camera position and a wider lense would have made the job.
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10/26/2007 12:38:26 AM
Sad scenario for all of the California victims. I hate the title - seems a bit insensitive, considering the situation. Maybe I'm just being too soft hearted. It certainly tells a story, even without the title, so it fits photojournalism just fine.
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