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Through steamy buttered glass, a treat awaits.
Through steamy buttered glass, a treat awaits.
Yo_Spiff


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Popcorn (Basic Editing)
Collection: 2007
Camera: Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
Date: Nov 2, 2007
Aperture: F 2.7
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Advertisement, Food and Drink
Date Uploaded: Nov 4, 2007

 Once again , I place mid-pack. I did get a LOT of comments on this one, though. I suppose this was a picture that you either love or hate.

It was a shot of opportunity, I spotted this at the snack bar at a high school football game.

I almost entered this one, but decided it was too hard to figure out what it was:


I do like the steamy drops on the glass in the one I didn't use.

Statistics
Place: 45 out of 74
Avg (all users): 5.0608
Avg (commenters): 6.2857
Avg (participants): 4.5000
Avg (non-participants): 5.1336
Views since voting: 1144
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 296
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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 01/07/2008 01:49:13 AM
A decent sized gap between your final average and what the commenters average vote is indicates you've appealed well to a segment of the crowd. In many instances, that's my personal goal, since a lot of what I shoot doesn't have mass appeal. This is an extremely creative and different view of "popcorn" and something I would have voted high (had I voted this challenge.) It's clearly popcorn, it's well composed, technicals are good. The only nit is the red object which grabs the eye but doesn't resolve into anything identifiable. I really like the single popped kernel that seems lighter than all the rest.
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 11/14/2007 11:50:43 PM
I was one of those that loved it. Unique, cool color and light, and let's face it - lots of popcorn is greasy.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/13/2007 08:45:45 AM
This is nice and abstracty. I like the golden color.
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 11/13/2007 12:27:48 AM
Cool shot! ~10
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 11/12/2007 11:55:54 PM
Gross, yet delecious. Nice idea. Personally, I think this works well. Nice job.
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 11/12/2007 10:49:27 PM
I like this unique perspective.
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 11/12/2007 10:18:44 PM
I really like this one......hope you get a ribbon....love your pov
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 11/12/2007 10:35:46 AM
If it was only popcorn abstract...
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 11/12/2007 10:13:34 AM
Almost impressionistic. Kinda cool.
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 11/12/2007 05:35:41 AM
Now this makes me want some popcorn!
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 11/12/2007 02:46:46 AM
Would love to see this focus the other way around. Focus on the steamy treat with the buttered glass in the foreground.
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 11/11/2007 08:52:28 PM
Just not a very appealing shot to me.
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 11/11/2007 03:01:00 AM
Nice abstract!
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 11/11/2007 02:31:49 AM
Hmmmm, well this was a unique idea that just didn't work out all that well. I think you were going for a soft impressionistic feel, and ended up with a kind of greasy mess. It was worth a try though... it just didn't work for me.
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 11/10/2007 07:42:55 PM
This image is not for me, it makes me wanna hurl to be honest... Sorry
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 11/09/2007 07:22:23 PM
Nice texture, but doesn't say "popcorn" very strongly.
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 11/09/2007 06:26:18 PM
My favorite of the challenge, It is the only one that has really made me hungry for some popcorn!
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 11/09/2007 04:24:24 PM
I wish the glass wasn't quite so steamy and buttered so you could see a little more detail on the popcorn. Also the flare (flash?) in the middle is a bit distracting.
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 11/09/2007 12:42:28 PM
Interesting abstract. Maybe would work better with one large element closer to focus.
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 11/09/2007 08:46:15 AM
That looks incredibly unappetizing to me, but then I am not a big fan of grease.
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 11/07/2007 10:02:48 AM
this made me crave some movie popcorn!
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 11/07/2007 08:57:38 AM
hard to tell what it is ( if I didn't already know) , but I can easily get the concept and I think it shows more creativity than some of the photos I have voted on thus far
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 11/07/2007 01:36:36 AM
ahhh...perfect rendition of buttery popcorn!! Cool design, too, I can smell it from here!
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