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Challenge: Travel (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F707
Location: Houston, Tx
Date: Dec 29, 2002
Aperture: 2.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/6
Galleries: Snapshot
Date Uploaded: Dec 29, 2002

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Statistics
Place: 117 out of 131
Avg (all users): 4.1087
Avg (commenters): 3.2000
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Views since voting: 771
Votes: 184
Comments: 7
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01/08/2003 10:14:32 AM
This is a humerous photo, with the overloaded suitcase. I'm thinking if it is overloaded now than just imagine what it will look like after you come back from the trip after buying a bunch of new things. Unfortunately, while I find it humorous I don't find this to be a very compelling photo. It's needs something more. The lighting needs some help. The bright area in the background by the lamp is very distracting and the white clothing is starting to bet blown out. I may have tried to make everything in the background dark or darker and only light the suitcase. This would add a little drama just from the lighting alone. I also might have exaggerated the humor by overstuffing the sutcase even more and scattering some clothing around the suitcase as well. Instead of the white clothing maybe another color like blue would be more appropriate and less bright. The purple sweatshirt and the color and texture of the suitcase are nice. I think it is a matter of trying lots of scenarios with the lighting and the arrangement of the scene. It fits the challenge well enough but it is a little soft on the focus, particularily around the zipper handle. It's a good photograph but it just needs some more work maybe by emphasizing the humerous aspect some more. One idea would be to have everything dark except for one soft diffuse light from above and to one side and taking the photo from directly above the suitcase (avoid showing your own shadow) with it positioned squarely inside the frame with clothing protruding from every side of the suitcase and cropped tightly. It would give it a dynamic and abstract quality while giving the impression that you might be leaning over the suitcase to attempt to close it.

Tim Jensen
 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/05/2003 02:40:55 PM
Poor lighting. The light in the next room distracts in that corner. The white shirt is blown out looks like by the flash. The top of the photo is too dark, and off colored by the lighting. And you have too many shadows. You couldn't very well crop out the light in that room, so should have turned it off. Need more natural light, or extra lights to light the scene evenly. 4 PTL.
01/05/2003 02:19:17 PM
You need to learn how to pack:)
01/05/2003 12:01:23 PM
Blurry and a little over-exposed on the white shirt.
01/04/2003 08:24:17 PM
not so original.....missing focus
01/03/2003 07:59:02 AM
Ah, that'll stuff in. Sit on it.
12/30/2002 09:55:35 AM
Not altogether bad, but...


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