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Challenge: Despair (Classic Editing)
Collection: Landscapes & Longshots
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: Oakland, California, USA
Date: Feb 23, 2003
Aperture: 8.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/650
Galleries: Cityscape, Political
Date Uploaded: Feb 23, 2003

Some kind of early-blooming plum and razor wire in my neighborhood.

Statistics
Place: 34 out of 200
Avg (all users): 5.5463
Avg (commenters): 6.3000
Avg (participants): 5.5204
Avg (non-participants): 5.5701
Views since voting: 1571
Votes: 205
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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12/12/2012 01:35:06 AM
Cool!
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03/09/2003 06:17:55 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club };-)

Initial thoughts
Interesting composition, beautiful shot, color could be either more or less saturated.

Composition/ Content
The biggest thing I notice is the fact that the shot is very "middle ground" on the color scale. It is almost grayscale or black and white. It seems that either more color or a true B & W may have worked better. I like the way the flowers complement the razor wire, good eye there to see it.

Background
Once again, the color thing. A blue sky would have been so nice here in the background. A true B & W wouldn't have made it necessary.

Camera Work - Technical
Focus seems excellent especially on the wire. The wire does feel like it is moving down a bit to the right but I think that is actually the barbed wire under it. A tough decision there.

Digital Processing - Technical
The only things I might have changed is to possibly crop it up just a little on the bottom, and I would have used a darker border. Just my opinion.

Fits The Challenge
Fits the challenge but a bit of a stretch. I think the flowers kind of overpower the wire with a "Good over Evil" kind of message and that probably hurt your score some.

My Opinion On The Photo
I originally scored this shot a seven which is on the high side of your scores. I think that it meets the challenge but could understand how everyone didn't get it. Good job, and keep up the good work.


I would be happy to talk further about this shot if you would like to contact me.
DougPaz

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
03/02/2003 06:16:59 PM
Excellent shot. Great subject and composition. I would have liked it with more colors or in black and white. 8
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03/02/2003 09:27:15 AM
This is a good picture, but it fails to convey despair, the flowers contradict it with hope.
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02/27/2003 09:34:00 AM
nice photo, i really like the idea
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02/27/2003 05:15:41 AM
good job. 7
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02/25/2003 11:23:37 AM
The background is a little too gray for my taste. I think that this shot would be better if the background had a little personallity to it. Otherwise it's an interesting contrast, and the two main objects have good color and sharpness.
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02/25/2003 08:39:44 AM
Very strong image! (curves vs lines)
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02/24/2003 09:33:42 PM
Very nice! The blossoms are as lovely as the barbs are cruel.
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02/24/2003 02:54:24 PM
I can see the idea here, but the flowers are still the triumphant ones.
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02/24/2003 11:49:07 AM
Nice contrast, but I don't see the despair here.
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02/24/2003 09:28:36 AM
nice photo. good job.
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