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There Can Be Only One
There Can Be Only One
theysayjump


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Challenge: Authority (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: My Bedroom.....PA, USA
Date: Nov 23, 2004
Aperture: F/3.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/60 Sec
Galleries: Black and White
Date Uploaded: Nov 23, 2004

 Was thinking of something having authority over something else, something defeating something else, and this is what i came up with.....i hope its valid.

Statistics
Place: 130 out of 149
Avg (all users): 4.3000
Avg (commenters): 4.6000
Avg (participants): 4.1325
Avg (non-participants): 4.3706
Views since voting: 765
Views during voting: 454
Votes: 280
Comments: 28
Favorites: 1 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/30/2004 09:00:15 PM
ok, i didnt want to put the idea in the title cos i wanted to make people think about it rather than giving it away. its based on the game Paper Scissors Stone (rock paper scissors for the americans). it was a last minute pic, and i submitted it 2 minutes before the deadline, so i didnt have too much time for composition, angles, lighting etc. the theme was authority and whether this showed the lack of authority or not, it still (to me) shows authority of some kind. they each have authority over the other in the sense that they can each win. hope this clears things up a bit. thanks for the comments!

frank
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/30/2004 02:41:06 PM
I can´t see it, but have the feeling that i´m missing it big time
 11/30/2004 01:59:11 PM
I didn't get it at first. For some reason I saw the rock as a burn mark on the paper. I like the clever relationship to the challenge. I guess some shadow would help give depth to the rock and give the whole thing more impact.
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 11/30/2004 10:52:13 AM
No great picture but...1-You entered, 2-It's thought provoking and 3- it is to me the most positive idea presented. That, authority is not only restrictive, but permissive as well. That, there are green lights as well as red.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/30/2004 07:56:11 AM
sorry...don't get it.
 11/29/2004 07:05:54 PM
There can be only one minute to stare and try to figure this out. ...times up. I missed it. :-( The blotch is too dark to make out.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/29/2004 11:36:00 AM
Ok it took me a minute to get this one...guess I'm more the rock than the sharp scissors. Good job on creativity, lighting and overall setup.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/29/2004 04:39:50 AM
whats the idea behind this pic???
 11/28/2004 02:58:28 PM
nice take on the concept of 'authority'. lack of law enforcement in the photo is refreshing :)
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 11/26/2004 03:53:49 PM
What inthe heck is this? Doesn't feel like authority to me. Guess I don't get it. Sorry.
 11/26/2004 03:19:55 PM
Pardon my ignorance, but I don't get this.
 11/25/2004 11:31:24 AM
The angle isn't the best, and I have no idea what the black thing on the right is.
 11/25/2004 07:33:41 AM
Doesn't this show the lack of authority? Every one has an equal chance of 'winning' each time, right?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/25/2004 05:48:21 AM
ok - this is the 4th time I've come back to the pic - I admit defeat - I don't get it
 11/24/2004 07:09:44 PM
I can't figure out what this is, sorry
 11/24/2004 06:27:20 PM
very clever
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2004 03:34:52 PM
I have never noticed the coincidence of this game to the branches of the United States government. Executive, Legislative, Judicial. Which one is which, do you think? Nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2004 09:24:55 AM
Ok, I get "Rock, Scissors, Paper", but I don't really see how it conveys "Authority".
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2004 04:52:05 AM
Oh - this one made me laugh! Great idea!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2004 04:01:33 AM
Too funny! Thanks for the giggle. Love the subject you chose for the challenge. Nice arrangement of items.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/24/2004 12:31:47 AM
LOL! Great idea!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 11:43:26 PM
Fantastic take on authority, probably the best of all, slightly lacking in composition however. Still, high mark :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 10:35:10 PM
Nice idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 09:40:34 PM
interesting idea, but not really what i would consider authority.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 09:14:24 PM
LOL. looks like it's "rock" here. Cute, but the tonality seems very grey. I'm assuming the paper was white, in which case the camera's metering probably wouldn't read the scene right. If the whites were white, much better,
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 09:00:10 PM
The exposure and focus is adequate, but the framing is unimaginative and the link to the challenge theme is not readily discernable.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 08:43:21 PM
took me awhile (i am dense) but this is a well composed image with alot of creative thought -GL
one of my top votes
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 11/23/2004 07:31:31 PM
It took me a second to get it. I think the rock looks too much like a sponge so it takes a second to get it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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