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Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A80
Location: Beclo's Garden
Date: May 1, 2004
Aperture: f/3.5
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/25
Galleries: Humorous, Portraiture
Date Uploaded: May 1, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 63 out of 443
Avg (all users): 5.7762
Avg (commenters): 7.3333
Avg (participants): 5.6607
Avg (non-participants): 5.9407
Views since voting: 1128
Votes: 286
Comments: 38
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/17/2004 03:19:18 PM
Hi Sam,

Greetings from the Critique Club.

(Reading through the comments -- seems your humor was appreciated by some but in poor taste to others. Seems like this type of shot gets extra points from some balanced out by those who didn't like the symoblism).

I don't know if I can add anything brilliant to the notes below.

Your border brings out/repeats the lines in the photo and compliments the composition. Playing around with the 50/50 balance of head/hand (as some offered in their suggestions) could have the benefit of getting rid of the knot in the wood as I found it an intrusive part of the background.

Overall, I think this shot is well done. It's creative take on the theme is refreshing. Your subjects expression is spot-on and the rusty object plays an important role in the story you're telling.

Please pm me if you've got any questions on my comments,

Regards,
Theresa
 05/12/2004 03:54:33 AM
Originally posted by Glen King:
Not a bad idea. Interesting composition. If you're going to take this route, I think you might do better to try the old National Lampoon magazine cover, "if you don't buy this magazine, we'll shoot this dog!" 8


Wasn't that Mad Magazine?
 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 01:18:47 PM
I would have used a larger aperture to get more of the photo in focus. The gun should have just as much weight as his eyes, imho. Excellent idea and cropping.
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 05/11/2004 10:55:36 AM
Very crisp shot. I like the focus, framing and DOF.
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 05/10/2004 11:11:07 PM
Great model, great expression and wonderful skin tones. All I wonder about is the source of the bang itself. Beautifully composed, framed and cropped. Very imaginative. Great work.

A 9.
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 05/10/2004 08:29:40 PM
Very interesting photograph. I had a good laugh when I clicked on this one. Keep up the interesting shots.
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 05/10/2004 06:20:39 PM
My pick for the Blue Ribbon. Original, well done, creative, funny, well composed.
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 05/10/2004 10:02:14 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 9
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 10
How well does it meet the challenge: 10
Total Averaged Rating 9.25 Dick
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 05/10/2004 08:23:07 AM
This is an interesting take on the challenge. I like it. It's nice to see some humor mixed in with the bag. It's nice to have someone break up the monotony of just rusty object (I just did a plain old rusty object myself). This is cool. Nice focus and I like the expression on the face. Good luck with the challenge!!!
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 05/09/2004 10:00:30 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 6
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 7
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 05/09/2004 11:09:44 AM
funny idea
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 05/08/2004 07:11:36 PM
Thank the Lord for 'rust'. Witty shot.
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 05/08/2004 10:32:42 AM
IMO, it is art but like observer I do not like it: good composition, good technic , very ggod model... maybe I don't catch the idea: a gun is so serious that I do not play with them
 05/08/2004 09:52:17 AM
A little too creepy for me.
 05/07/2004 10:22:49 PM
Not a bad idea. Interesting composition. If you're going to take this route, I think you might do better to try the old National Lampoon magazine cover, "if you don't buy this magazine, we'll shoot this dog!" 8
 05/07/2004 12:23:44 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, etc. 10
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 10
Does this picture meet the challenge?(5pts) Yes
Total Challenge Weighted Average 9 Bill
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 05/07/2004 09:49:35 AM
interesting find.a little less of the persons head on the left would in my opinion been a little more effective
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 05/07/2004 05:00:17 AM
Good compositon, I like the colour tones of this image... but lose the glasses. 7
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 05/07/2004 01:50:38 AM
Excellent color and focus. I don't really like this kind of spoof though, it makes me very uncomfortable to see a gun pointed at someone's head, even in jest and even though it's an old rusted gun.
 05/07/2004 01:39:01 AM
A truly creative shot. (no pun intended)
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 05/07/2004 12:56:00 AM
funny
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 05/06/2004 06:53:02 PM
hehe cool pic. but something is missing here, maybe it needs a little color adjustment or sharpening..hard to say
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 05/06/2004 03:53:45 PM
Great photo. I do like imagination. I give you a 9.
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 05/06/2004 11:12:13 AM
creative twist here -- like it because it's quite different -- great expression

something's odd about the hand -- could be the size of the "gun" or the model - no insult meant.
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 05/06/2004 08:18:34 AM
quite different approach .... did you get shot ? .... tetanus shot ?
:)
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 05/05/2004 10:18:40 PM
lol...the "irony" got me....great expression!
 05/05/2004 07:13:03 PM
But it wasn't loaded! Great model, expression - must have been a fun shoot (pun intended.) A nice take on this challnge, one of the most original for sure. Keep shooting and entering please.
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 05/05/2004 06:38:16 PM
Interesting shot -- more creative than many of the entries I have seen so far.
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 05/05/2004 04:15:25 PM
lol very creative! where you find the rusted gun?
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 05/05/2004 02:51:31 PM
go ahead, make my day, LOL
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 05/05/2004 02:15:28 PM
lol watch out for powder burns! Very good humor.
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 05/05/2004 01:04:59 PM
This is great! Love the composition--well set up. Technically perfect! (You even minimized the glare on the eyeglasses. Very appealing subject. Best one yet!
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 05/05/2004 11:29:42 AM
Awesome shot - the eyes of your model say it all. Clarity and focus are terrific! I see a winner here!
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 05/05/2004 08:49:43 AM
Cool picture! Cmposition great and background and lightning, Great job :)
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 05/05/2004 04:34:06 AM
The hand and gun seem slightly out of focus in relation to the face. It might be nice to get further away from the fence (or whatever the wood is behind the subject) so that it is more blurred and its lines less distracting. Might also be interesting to have the eyes looking toward the assailant.
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 05/05/2004 02:22:09 AM
Definitely meets the "interesting composition" part of the challenge. Creative, if a bit... disturbing. Nicely done.
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 05/05/2004 02:09:59 AM
ahhhhh so cool !... my favorite !
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 05/05/2004 12:22:26 AM
would like to see all of his right eye, like it though
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