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Broken car, spine and clavicle - An exercise in extraction
Broken car, spine and clavicle - An exercise in extraction
kremkex


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Broken (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Location: Akranes, Iceland
Date: Dec 8, 2004
Aperture: f/3,5
ISO: 3200
Shutter: 1/25 sec
Galleries: Photojournalism
Date Uploaded: Dec 11, 2004

Local Firebrigade on exercise.

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Statistics
Place: 87 out of 177
Avg (all users): 5.3333
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 5.2979
Avg (non-participants): 5.3684
Views since voting: 856
Views during voting: 339
Votes: 189
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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12/20/2004 07:46:06 AM
This is one picture I really wish I hadn't entered. When I submitted it, I thought that it would be evident from the title that it was taken during an exercise and with hindsight, "Firebrigade on exercise" would have been a better title. The comments show however that I was mistaken and that many believed it to have been taken at the site of an actual accident.

To those who were hurt by my photo or offended by it, I apologize. It was not my intention.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/18/2004 10:51:48 PM
What a horrific scene. I say the passengers are lucky to be alive. The flipped car is missing its wheels. Photo fits well with this theme, unfortunately. Sharp and well exposed.
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12/16/2004 12:33:08 AM
Extraordinarily staged quality those work lights allow one to capture, no? I'm not certain about your framing - or cropping. There seems to be undue dead space at the bottom of frame, and a claustrophobicly close crop at the top. No visible head to the victim - a step to the right might easily have fixed that - and my immediate feeling would have been to get lower, allow the elements to distribulte themselves throughout the shot more.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/15/2004 06:32:13 PM
Returning for comments:
These are those sad images which never fail to plant out feet on the ground. But for the grace... Bumping up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/15/2004 03:43:37 PM
Yowza! I grew up seeing things like this (dad was a tow truck driver). Really speaks out, and a great photo jounalism type shot. 7
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12/14/2004 12:56:52 PM
I can't believe I'm hearing my 21 year old liberal self say this - but this is in poor taste. Even if it was in good taste there is nothing particularly exciting about the composition etc to appeal to me. The lighthearted title is the worst part of this image. Im actually astounded that you titled this that. I know there are know dastardly intentions behind this image - but next time think a little more please. I'm going to abstain from voting this a one, but I'm tempted. There are enough ambulance chasers in the world - let's not have dpc'ers sinking to the paparazzi.'s level.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
12/13/2004 10:35:39 AM
Wow. Fortunate timing for the challenge? Not so fortunate for those involved though, I guess. Good documentary/journalist-style photo.
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