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Tyranny of the Press
Tyranny of the Press
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Authority (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Kodak CX7530
Location: Akron, Ohio
Date: Nov 23, 2004
Galleries: Emotive, Political
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2004

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Statistics
Place: 95 out of 149
Avg (all users): 4.7722
Avg (commenters): 5.8750
Avg (participants): 4.6076
Avg (non-participants): 4.8366
Views since voting: 811
Views during voting: 394
Votes: 281
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/29/2004 08:39:27 PM
Good concept and fairly well executed. Some suggestions for title replacements: "Choice of Authority", "Variety of Authorities", "Conflicting Authorities"
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11/29/2004 06:38:12 PM
the image somewhat conveys authority. A slight variation on an overused subject. I think the image can be improved if the background was made less noticeable. Put more distance between the subject and background to accomplish this.and stronger lighting will make it go whiter.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
11/29/2004 05:41:49 PM
Why do I suspect that the closest expressions of Universal Truth are to be found in the pages of Don Martin ...?
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11/28/2004 02:28:15 AM
sorry, but i don't get this as an authority shot. as it is arranged, there is no single subject that commands my attention. the focus is more on the towel than the books. do not understand how the statuette ties in with "the press". the lighting is uneven, and the towel is uneven. i'm sorry if you feel i am hammering this, but it looks like you want to do better (i mean, you did go to a lot more trouble than it took to submit a snapshot of a sign). that being said, scoring points here is a matter of paying attention to details and giving the viewers/voters as few distractions as possible. sometimes, you might have a lot of things in an image, but, if you don't have one single thing to grab their focus, you'll lose them immediately. as for this image, i don't think it is the best for the challenge. however, as an image, i'd encourage you to revisit it and reshoot it. smooth out the towel and work on the lighting (you might need a second light source to combat the shadows). lower your perspective so that you are almost shooting up into the image. make the statuette your subject, and try different dofs, until you have something that really pops. while i also own a copy of son of mad, i think you might find something else to put in that stack that could represent controversial thought without trivializing the overall imagery.
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11/28/2004 12:12:33 AM
Nice collection. Lighting is a little bit harsh. Well detailed and focused.
11/25/2004 10:11:41 AM
funny ..... I have done a picture very must like that some time ago, but with a computer, glasses, the koran, CRC ( Chemical Rubber Compant) Handbook of Chemistry and Physics


villy
11/24/2004 06:07:41 PM
Sorry....don't see this as "the press", also don't see any of these religions as Tyranny, Hitler was a Tyrant, Mussolini was a Tyrant, God is not.
11/24/2004 05:30:54 PM
Really nice photo
11/24/2004 07:04:48 AM
Looks out of focus. The towel as background is distracting, something smoother. For the tile, neither the statue nor the glasses is necessary and just adds too many elements. Some ege have highlights that are getting alittle our of hand, a more diffus elighting setup would help with that. The subject.... doesn't really say much to me.
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