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Immovable Symbols
Immovable Symbols
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Challenge: Immovable (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D50
Location: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Date: Sep 4, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125
Galleries: Photojournalism, Political
Date Uploaded: Sep 9, 2008

Republican National Convention 2008

Tell me what a police state looks like!

This is what a police state looks like!

Statistics
Place: 13 out of 53
Avg (all users): 5.7593
Avg (commenters): 6.8276
Avg (participants): 5.9167
Avg (non-participants): 5.7396
Views since voting: 1298
Views during voting: 581
Votes: 324
Comments: 30
Favorites: 0


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AuthorThread
09/17/2008 10:50:57 PM
Chilling. Can read this take on the challenge many ways.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/15/2008 09:38:49 AM
I find this image so powerful..I love it.
09/15/2008 03:13:43 AM
Great different take on the topic, while still meeting the challenge. I would have been tempted to reduce the depth of field, making the line of police sharp, the background less focussed, and the foreground less focussed. I think this would have added to it, removed clutter from the background, and given more of a sense of movement and people numbers to the crowd at the front, and more of a sense of being in the crowd for the viewer.
09/14/2008 09:13:35 PM
Impressive Photojournalism.
09/13/2008 07:29:49 PM
Either you have a lot of friends to help you stage a photo, or you are braver than me. Those officers look deadly serious.
09/13/2008 07:17:15 PM
Power to the people. LOL It is good thinking here and meets the challenge.
09/13/2008 01:26:31 PM
Very dramatic. Good photo!
09/13/2008 12:28:48 PM
all kinds of symbols here, interesting composition, some sharpening and contrast could help this pop more
09/13/2008 09:49:13 AM
nice capture! angle too high to be effective - and too far from front.
09/12/2008 02:29:27 PM
Fit Challenge Criteria: 1/2
Contrast/Color: 2/2
Composition: 1/2
Photo Quality: 2/2
My Subjective Affinity: 1/2
09/12/2008 12:59:53 PM
If it were B&W I would swear that it was from the 60s
09/11/2008 05:10:27 PM
Excellent shot. I like how the line of police bisects the image.
09/11/2008 03:44:34 PM
You seem to be on the wrong side there. Hmmm, or is there a wrong side?
09/11/2008 10:50:32 AM
If the immovable symbols are the police then the focus looks good. I'm assuming though that the immovable symbols are the peace signs, in which case the photo would have been better if the focus was on one of the peace symbols (like the person with the tan jacket) and the police were in the background with a shallow DOF. Still a nice photo though.
09/11/2008 06:43:42 AM
Great take on the challenge.
09/11/2008 04:26:57 AM
Nice interpretation of the them. The repeated pose of the police adds an interesting rhythm to the shot, and they communicate a sense of immovability (?) well.
09/10/2008 07:39:56 PM
Good entry - the law is immovable!
CJ
09/10/2008 06:15:36 PM
Nice attempt at being different. Photo just isn't great for me. Might be the lighting, wish I could narrow it down. Sorry.
09/10/2008 02:06:22 PM
Good story telling shot; I was surprised to not see more of this type of thing.
09/10/2008 12:57:34 PM
awesomely symbolic picture!
09/10/2008 12:43:01 PM
Nice photo. Certainly was not expecting this shot but it totally encompasses the idea of the challenge
09/10/2008 12:07:15 PM
omg it looks like a scene from Resident evil apocolypse lol nice
09/10/2008 11:12:08 AM
I wish DPC had more of this type of image. The title shows the connection to the challenge, but I feel you lost an opportunity to give a bit of necessary background.
09/10/2008 09:36:25 AM
wonder if this would have been better in black and white for greater impact...I think this is the image of the challenge, good luck
09/10/2008 09:18:39 AM
likin the idea
09/10/2008 07:31:54 AM
A closer view would have improved the whole thing.
09/10/2008 06:00:17 AM
this shot could be good for the numbers challenge also :)
09/10/2008 05:00:53 AM
my money is on the police.. lol
09/10/2008 03:31:07 AM
Not sure how well this will do in the challenge. But for me this photo has real impact. Could be in any paper around the word. These can be dangerous shots too. Too easy for the photographer to get caught up by either side if things start going bad. Nice capture.
09/10/2008 02:26:20 AM
High score for originality. High score for technical strength. High score for a powerful topic.


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