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a mind all logic is like a knife all blade
a mind all logic is like a knife all blade
mocabela


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Bokeh (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G5
Location: My bed
Date: Jan 8, 2005
Aperture: F/2.2
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/100 sec
Galleries: Abstract, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Jan 8, 2005

 I couldn't resist doing a semi-abstract for this challenge. I know it will do badly, but I like the feel of it, and I'll take any chance to use my knives in photos.

In case you can't tell what it is, it's a close up detail shot of a knife blade with stained glass (a very small stained glass lamp I have) in the background.

Editing: Resized, some spot editing to brighten a shadow, sharpened, border.

Statistics
Place: 67 out of 241
Avg (all users): 5.7477
Avg (commenters): 7.3636
Avg (participants): 5.6609
Avg (non-participants): 5.8411
Views since voting: 1081
Views during voting: 342
Votes: 222
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 01/16/2005 08:50:32 PM
About the quote:

"A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it."

-- Rabindranath Tagore
01/16/2005 08:37:10 PM
I love your title. Is that a quote from somewhere or did you make it up? I didn't vote on this challenge but I would have given this high marks. I like the strong colors and composition.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/15/2005 06:49:34 PM
effective
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 01/15/2005 10:25:41 AM
and you are appealing to my artistic side here (as opposed to my logical side...)?

this is an interesting composition, if a bit busy in the background. not really getting a feel for the relationship between your bokeh and the subject. as for the subject, without the title, i would have no clue as to what i was looking at (well, maybe i'd guess a saw blade, but i'd still be wondering what is going on in the background). you have proven that you can achieve bokeh, now you need to put it to work, to make it contribute to your images, rather than detract from them. sorry if this is harsh, but that's how i'm seeing your image.
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 01/15/2005 04:11:28 AM
I really enjoyed your bold composition and strong colors, but I think it would have been improved by cropping the "silver" appearing part of the blade on the far left. Good work.
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 01/14/2005 10:45:34 AM
interesting take on the challenge. the BG colours don't seem to add anything and are more of a distraction IMO.
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 01/12/2005 01:36:23 PM
I like this. It has a very unbalanced feel to it (color on the right, BW on the left) and very much an "edgy" photo (no pun intended). The bokeh is sooooo smooth and the lighting perfect. A magical photo. Bumping up.
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 01/12/2005 05:29:52 AM
Super image! One of my favorites in this challenge. A 10 from me.
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 01/11/2005 12:53:48 PM
clever idea very well done. Great image.
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 01/11/2005 05:49:56 AM
Cool (9)
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 01/11/2005 05:43:38 AM
Should score well, great interpretation.
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 01/10/2005 10:43:02 AM
great saying, have never heard that before. not sure i would say the bokeh here really helps - maybe it was intended to, but it just seems like a mesh of colors that detract from the cold steel look of the foreground. sorry if i missed something here.
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 01/10/2005 08:17:18 AM
Excellent contrast. Took me a sec to see what it was :P
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 01/09/2005 09:27:53 PM
Wonderful image. Eeerie and cheerul at the same time. True Bokeh. Thumbs up!
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