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Alex_Petrini


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Yes or No? (Advanced Editing VII)
Collection: Landscapes and People
Camera: Nikon D7000
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Torre di Cerrano, Italy
Date: Sep 4, 2012
Date Uploaded: Sep 4, 2012
[Sep. 11th, 2012 05:09:01 PM]

The question is: is it safe what I'm doing?

The answer is: no, but it's worth trying!

Some of you could think this is a shoehorn, but it's not. I didn't plan this shot: my friend Guido came to visit my family and see our newborn, Andrea. The weather was awful and we stayed at home. It was 6.30 pm. and he was ready to come back home (he had 3-4 hours driving). But when he was about to go, we saw a rainbow. I immediately got my tripod, camera, filters etc. and we reached this place.

After several shots I found this rock and thought that was perfect for a question like the one I have chosen for this photo.

I took other funny shots but I preferred this one. I am the photographers you can see in this image, but the camera and the tripod are the ones used by Guido.

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Wow, a ribbon :)

Considering the unpredictable nature of the challenge I really hoped to get a top 5 with this score and that's what happened.

I wanna thank all the voters and the ones who tried to guess my question.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 78
Avg (all users): 6.7241
Avg (commenters): 7.2778
Avg (participants): 6.6000
Avg (non-participants): 6.7895
Views since voting: 3322
Views during voting: 312
Votes: 116
Comments: 30
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 09/13/2012 09:43:08 PM
Congratulations, cool shot. I'm glad you didn't get swamped.
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 09/12/2012 08:27:38 AM
excellent!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2012 03:20:35 AM
Originally posted by tome:
I see no rainbow... did you bring some beer with you, maybe? :)
Fabulous shot, Alex, congrats on the ribbon!
I hope you washed the legs on that tripod - Guido's bag might smell funny :).


The rainbow unfortunately faded before this shot. But with some beers I can see everything :)
 09/12/2012 02:04:40 AM
I see no rainbow... did you bring some beer with you, maybe? :)
Fabulous shot, Alex, congrats on the ribbon!
I hope you washed the legs on that tripod - Guido's bag might smell funny :).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/12/2012 01:34:15 AM
Congrats.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 11:20:27 PM
Hey Alex..When I saw this I thought it might be you challenging the waves...lol Congrats on the red and nice take at that.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 10:42:08 PM
sweeeeeeeeeet congrats alex!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 09:32:40 PM
Shoehorn or not, doesn't matter the challenge was full of them. This is a wonderful shot! Congrats on the red.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 08:54:09 PM
WD Alex. Unique image!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 08:45:05 PM
I thought this would win, congrats on the red.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 08:02:16 PM
Congrats on the red brother!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 08:01:36 PM
Well what do you know it ribboned after all, even though it started so badly for you, congrats.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
09/11/2012 05:17:03 PM
is this a bad idea? looks to be!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 09:59:12 AM
do photographers secretly want to be in their own photographs? yes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/11/2012 04:47:05 AM
like the sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/10/2012 06:21:36 PM
Q: Can I move now?
A: Yes. (Just got a nice entry for the "Yes or No?" challenge)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/10/2012 02:09:08 PM
No! ...I mean Yes! will see you on the front page.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/10/2012 06:02:03 AM
Beautiful colors.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/09/2012 07:54:30 PM
Is plaid a good fashion statement for photographers? Depends on their agility. (Lovely blues).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/08/2012 06:17:16 AM
Don't know the question, stunning picture
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2012 06:43:35 AM
Did the camera get wet?
What an awesome shot!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/07/2012 06:14:43 AM
Will I get swept away by the tide?
No! I will stay here and take this awesome photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2012 10:24:09 PM
Did he get the shot? Yes.
Your image has the possibility of multiple questions that can be answered by yes or no, even though you may have had something specific in mind. Gorgeous blue tones, good composition, but essentially it's a photo of a guy with a camera on a rock and it's not that interesting for me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2012 07:12:33 PM
Yes, stay. Should I stay or should I go?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2012 08:42:05 AM
Will the camera get wet? No. Will he? Maybe... Great blues.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/06/2012 07:42:13 AM
Very nice. One of my top picks.

My interpretation -

Q. Is this safe?
A. No, but it'll be worth it if I get the shot.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2012 11:36:57 AM
Is this guy going to have Wet Feet? Obviously yes!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2012 11:09:53 AM
Q: Did I put the water tight sealed lens on or....?
A: NO but it's shallow
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2012 10:11:42 AM
Answer: No.
Question: Am I going to get back to shore without getting my feet wet?

Nice texture in sea and sky.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 09/05/2012 05:24:57 AM
I suspect you are wondering whether you should stay or go, I reckon you should go. 10
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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