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Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Garbage (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-S30
Location: Parents' front yard, Asheville, NC
Date: Oct 4, 2002
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature, Persuasive
Date Uploaded: Oct 5, 2002

Not much to offer in the way of details, but garbage is an incredibly hard thing to creatively photograph.

Statistics
Place: 179 out of 206
Avg (all users): 4.2846
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.3209
Avg (non-participants): 4.2481
Views since voting: 1042
Votes: 267
Comments: 20
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/13/2002 08:00:00 PM
i love the contrast/irony here! nice DOF, too. 8--amitchell
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10/13/2002 04:51:00 PM
I think the pohot would be better if both the flower and trash were is focus, or if the flowers were in focus, and the trash in the background was "ruining" your flower shot. That's the first thing that pops into my head when I see this shot, the garbage ruining a shot, which would be perfect for the challenge.
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10/13/2002 10:43:00 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background7,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing7,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5,
Total Averaged Rating6. Autool
I think that if the dof was increased just enough to bring the flowers a little more in focus it would be a lot better. They are disturbing being out of focus and in the foreground at the same time. Just my opinion.
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10/12/2002 09:38:00 PM
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10/12/2002 12:31:00 AM
Nice saturations in color. A nice try in composition. Nothing much more makes this photo fun to look at. 2/10
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10/11/2002 09:46:00 PM
I like your concept, but: the "Beauty" is not in focus, there are two "Beasts" and the image is too explicit, as if the Beast was Coke ans Snikers, not garvage.
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10/11/2002 09:26:00 PM
I think this would have worked better if the flowers were in focus.
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10/11/2002 07:44:00 AM
THe pink flowers are so out of focus they are really distracting from the garbage here. The garbage is in great focus though. Lighting on the garbage is great, but the flower (that appears) closest to the camera is kind of too bright, or has some kind of strange glare on it. The angle and framing/cropping you have chosen is nice. Overall a nice idea, but I think it is brought down by the oof flowers. Good luck in the challenge. ~Hbunch7187~
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10/10/2002 07:41:00 PM
i wish there was better focus, and probably less saturation of colours...
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10/08/2002 09:14:00 PM
Would have liked to see a bit more clarity in the flowers for the comparison.
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10/08/2002 03:28:00 PM
The flowers are unsharp and block the other subject.
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10/08/2002 02:07:00 PM
i bet you've got one just like this only with the focus on the flower instead of the trash. bet the coke and snickers would've lent meaning even if they were a little blurry, would've made it an 8 instead of a 7. nice job though, like the composition.
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10/08/2002 12:29:00 PM
Nice idea, not 100% keen on the execution.
Maybe would have looked better with the garbage off-focus.
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10/07/2002 10:52:00 PM
interesting contrast
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10/07/2002 07:23:00 PM
Good pic, but the over saturated out of focus flowers tend to overpoer the rest of the picture. 8
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10/07/2002 07:09:00 PM
This is a neat concept and I applaud you for submitting it :) My only real gripe on the photo is the lack of focus on the flowers. It's... distracting to me. A different colored flower may have worked a little better, maybe yellow? I don't feel that it really contrasts enough with the red on the coke cup - 6 - JB
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10/07/2002 03:54:00 PM
Gross. the red and teh pink clash. how could you even think of taking such a picture. i bet you had some one like your wife telling you it was okay, didn't you. :-) karmat
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10/07/2002 12:51:00 PM
A greater depth of field may have been more effective. The colors are great, though.
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10/07/2002 12:20:00 PM
I never thought I would say this, but perhaps a bit too much color. DPz
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10/07/2002 01:04:00 AM
blown out flowers--trash good detail--i like the color--wish the flowers were out of the image the left side of the brown leaves would work well with the whole background---7bobgaither
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