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Ball and Jacks
Ball and Jacks
LadyK


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Childhood Without Children II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Location: My Filing Cabinet
Date: Jan 18, 2008
Aperture: 4.970856
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/13 s
Galleries: Children
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2008

I shot this photo for the Childhood without Children challenge, and was originally thinking of doing a shot of an empty playyard while it was snowing(im in Montana, its rather snowy here most of the time) but instead came up with this idea of the ball and jacks. the only thing i really don't like about this photo is that the ball is relativly small compared to the jacks.

Statistics
Place: 42 out of 141
Avg (all users): 5.3918
Avg (commenters): 6.2000
Avg (participants): 5.1563
Avg (non-participants): 5.4751
Views since voting: 989
Views during voting: 385
Votes: 245
Comments: 16
Favorites: 0


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12/27/2008 07:48:54 PM
not to repeat...but the red ball should have been the focus...letting the jacks fade....
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12/26/2008 03:12:37 PM
Great depth of field and composition.
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03/04/2008 07:32:17 PM
I tend to agree with the other comments. The red ball should have been the focus. The eye sees it first as the black & silver act as neutrals.

The idea is great and the placement of the jacks is good.
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03/01/2008 01:09:38 AM
Very intriguing photo! Definitely deserves a higher rating. Anyone finding fault in this photo is obviously just bored.
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02/06/2008 07:05:12 PM
This a wonderful idea for the challenge and a well executed submission. I think it deserved a little higher than 5.4 as an overall score. The composition, colour, clarity and DOF are perfect. One commenter stated that the reflection was a distraction rather than an addition to the image...they are not appreciating that the reflection is the 1/3rd of the image that gives it a rule of thirds composition - an oversight maybe, or just being picky?...who knows?
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/29/2008 07:12:38 PM
you should have used more of the available pixels. good color contrast and depth of the image. the reflections seem to detract rather than add. 6.
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01/28/2008 07:55:40 PM
Nice DOF and comp.
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01/28/2008 12:54:05 PM
My eye goes toward the ball, but the focus is on the jacks in the foreground.
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01/26/2008 02:40:09 PM
Interesting - I keep trying to focus on the red ball and feel a sense of frustration.
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01/26/2008 06:30:47 AM
To me, the singular ball is the subject and would be better in focus with maybe just one or two jacks in focus too and the rest thrown into the blur
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01/24/2008 08:06:30 AM
I love the reflections!
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01/24/2008 01:48:08 AM
Nice color balance with the red ball and the reflections of the jacks.
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01/23/2008 07:51:18 PM
wish the jacks stood out more.
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01/23/2008 09:24:26 AM
Just the way I remember them!!
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01/23/2008 08:56:20 AM
I like the concept. I find lighting to be harsh.
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01/23/2008 01:40:07 AM
depth of field is a lil off
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