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Plastic Fury
Plastic Fury
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Challenge: Conflict (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE 7i
Location: Upland, CA (Front Yard)
Date: Feb 23, 2004
Aperture: 3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 0.7
Galleries: Humorous, Macro
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2004

I thought that plastic army men fighting to the death amidst fire and brimstone was a good subject for "conflict." It portrays the conflict between two opposing sides in a dramatic yet humorous way that almost all of us (at least the guys) can relate to: Fire + Plastic Army Men = Fun. It's just a known fact of male culture.

Statistics
Place: 85 out of 202
Avg (all users): 5.0561
Avg (commenters): 6.2692
Avg (participants): 5.1548
Avg (non-participants): 5.0149
Views since voting: 959
Votes: 285
Comments: 28
Favorites: 0


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03/03/2004 11:15:34 AM
I like this shot alot, can't believe the bird shot that has ZERO to do with the challenge [even the photographer said so] finished higher.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2004 12:46:47 AM
Interesting shot, nice background and DOF.
03/01/2004 01:52:12 PM
I thought about this too, the conflict of war but decided not too. A good idea but the set up is a bit distracting in the end. The DOF is wonderful, the clarity of the one soldier but the background is very distracting and keeps drawing me away from the main subjects of the shot. A 6
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03/01/2004 12:41:41 PM
Not a bad idea, but how about placing the guys so it's a direct face-off? I think that would be stronger. Background light (fire?) is good.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/28/2004 03:17:51 AM
This could be a powerful image but you can't take toys very seriously so they undermine the thought.
02/27/2004 10:35:02 PM
good one and fits the challenge well 7
02/27/2004 07:17:01 PM
Not much artistic merit here.
02/27/2004 03:57:45 PM
I LOVE THIS. great photo, this is my top pic. 9 The blurred background fools you [well, me] into think it's a real background, great color and DOF.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/27/2004 03:12:42 PM
lovely , firts time i am Voting for some one
02/27/2004 12:59:24 PM
??????
02/27/2004 09:11:37 AM
Nice idea. maybe they could have fight each other but a conflict anyway. Too much shallow depth of field for my taste, your main subject is not completely in focus. (6)
02/26/2004 11:05:28 PM
Good use of background to add to the message, good lighting. DOF is a bit too shallow, but hey, it's good overall.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/26/2004 10:19:36 PM
too cute!
02/26/2004 09:36:43 PM
hehehe...cool.
02/26/2004 09:09:33 PM
It would be better if one was on fire...but I like the dramatic Army Men action
02/26/2004 07:47:02 PM
I hope those are flaming plastic armymen in the background
02/26/2004 03:05:36 PM
Interesting concept... I like it. DOF too shallow... I think more focus on all the pieces would have helped though.
02/26/2004 11:05:14 AM
I love the background, but the lighting on the subjects could be improved.
02/26/2004 07:33:25 AM
If only the all the little guys were in focus... the suitably blurry firey background is a brilliant touch and completely adds to the quality of the picture. Composition is also great - can't be faulted. I can't help but feel the third guy at the rear could probably a bit supefluous. Actually, I'm coming round to liking the out-of-focus soldiers... Oh, I don't know. 9.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/26/2004 02:40:40 AM
war ... now thats a conflict...
02/26/2004 02:26:39 AM
Excellent.... I really enjoy your photo, plenty of creativity, conveys the theme of the challenge, and nice dof, perhaps more would have helped. otherwise, Good job!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/25/2004 11:04:38 PM
Interesting idea.
02/25/2004 05:39:44 PM
Great shot...reminds me of when I was a kid..had the whole set! Your image shows the darkness of conflict, even when in an inanimate state.
02/25/2004 03:38:14 PM
Good idea; might be even better if the edges of the slab could not be seen?
02/25/2004 02:45:44 PM
Other characters are a little too blurred out for my liking. I like the orange background offsetting the figures
  Photographer found comment helpful.
02/25/2004 02:32:41 PM
nice idea - but the arrangement is poor. the lighting is worse, but then the DOF is pretty bad too. Not a pic i want to look at - initial impression is not good on that level.
02/25/2004 10:15:18 AM
awesome! love the firey background
02/25/2004 04:30:20 AM
Nice idea. I like the use of shallow focus too.


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