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Vegetables, horses... and a beer.
Vegetables, horses... and a beer.
ajschel


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Extraordinary (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70
Location: De Rijp, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
Date: Jun 26, 2004
Aperture: 4.8
ISO: Auto
Shutter: 1/60
Galleries: Candid, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jun 29, 2004

Shot in the Dutch countryside during a summer party in the meadows.

Statistics
Place: 273 out of 278
Avg (all users): 3.3904
Avg (commenters): 3.5000
Avg (participants): 3.1557
Avg (non-participants): 3.5588
Views since voting: 1148
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 292
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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07/06/2004 06:47:12 PM
You're probably going for the "artsy" thing (see recent threads). I wish the sky weren't so bland. I don't see any connection to the theme but I'm thinking you already know that most viewers won't get it. The picture breaks most of the "rules" which is fine, but at the end of the day, there's not much here IMHO.
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07/06/2004 01:01:16 PM
Maybe this should be in "Advertising" instead of "Extraordinary." It would probably score a lot higher there. Nice use of DoF - placing the emphasis on the beer.

Improve it by: a) Waiting for a better sky - the top 1/4 of your image is a bald white sky. If there is no better sky - crop it out. b) Use a more photogenic beer glass. c) More side light on the glass instead of the straight on lighting (flash?) that produced the hasrh glare.
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07/05/2004 11:36:32 AM
Umm okay........ Is that a beer or a unrine specimen? :) Just kidding.
07/05/2004 08:24:32 AM
Could you please send me the raw image...I'd like to see how you cropped it, and figure out your technique. Thank you. Please send it to pique_moi@hotmail.com
07/03/2004 05:37:12 PM
you got yourself a whole meal there :)
07/03/2004 02:17:35 AM
perhaps if you were extraordinarily smashed. the beer is blown out by your fill flash. which is ok, except the rest is overexposed too. concept is nice, the execution makes me wonder a bit. nice horses. :)

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07/03/2004 12:01:52 AM
there isnt anything special about this picture. i think a larger DOF would benefit this picture, and less lighting on the cup and pole
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07/02/2004 11:16:38 AM
I give you credit for trying to juxtapose interesting contrasting subjects, but the technical details on this shot need a lot of work. The plastic cup isn't that interesting as a foreground subject and it is made less so by the hotspots from the flash and the foam sticking to the top of the cup. There is nothing that jumps out at my from the vegetables in the garden area. Perhaps a lower viewing angle might have produced a more interesting composition.
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07/01/2004 10:10:46 PM
Not necessarily in that order, Right?
07/01/2004 03:06:09 PM
This idea/compositon is pretty funny. I don't like the lighting reflections off the beer/post (flash). The composition is different, but it works. Does seem totally extraordinary, but it is different.
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07/01/2004 11:33:38 AM
If I were to be REALLY picky about the title I would. I read the title, if it has multiple items, to see if they are in some sort of order that matches the title like direction from top down. In this case it does not match. The main point of focus appears to be the cup of beer and it is lit rather harshly by a flash. I don't see any obvious vegetables in the lower right so I must trust you that they are there. I do, however, see two horses.
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07/01/2004 10:00:07 AM
The beer looks good!
07/01/2004 09:27:38 AM
I think your flash or lighting was too direct and/or intense on the beer and post.
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07/01/2004 09:19:01 AM
I don't see anything extraordinary about the shot, or the content. (I also have aesthetic objections to beer in plastic cups, but that does not effect the score)
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07/01/2004 06:19:55 AM
Hmm, what's extraordinary about that? Am I missing something?
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07/01/2004 01:53:37 AM
I'm not sure of the point of this image. There is nothing in the photo that strikes me as extraordinary and it doesn't strike me as an extraordinary photo. More than anything, this image just confuses me... is there some connection between these three things?
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06/30/2004 11:23:44 PM
I really tried hard to understand this image but i just dont get it.. Why is there a beer in the foreground? It just doesn't make sense to me
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06/30/2004 07:18:02 PM
don't get it
it is an extrardinary picture!
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06/30/2004 01:39:00 PM
I think this picture could be better without flash, anyway it´s good idea
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06/30/2004 02:22:14 AM
Unique, but flash a tad too intense.
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06/30/2004 12:16:46 AM
You used the flash? Hmm... I like bizarre photos but this one has too much blank space in the sky, and the vieggies don't stand out at all.
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