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Challenge: Leading Lines II (Advanced Editing IV)
Collection: Challenges
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: home
Date: Jun 22, 2005
Aperture: 16
ISO: 100
Shutter: 180 / with strobes
Galleries: Action
Date Uploaded: Jun 22, 2005

 First, I realize that many people hate guns. They say gun kills people. Cars and public transport kill people. Guns do not kill, people do. It is the gun that has brought and keeps freedom. Sad but true.
However, what stronger leading line is there? It is the most direct distance between two points.

If you look closely, it is a bb gun. I am surprised I was asked where the leading line is.

Again, it goes to show how we sometimes are all wet while thinking all is well. lol

Statistics
Place: 142 out of 275
Avg (all users): 5.3611
Avg (commenters): 6.2353
Avg (participants): 5.0992
Avg (non-participants): 5.6446
Views since voting: 1077
Views during voting: 338
Votes: 252
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/08/2005 09:49:52 AM
wow i cant believe this scored so low, it was a winner in my book!!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/03/2005 06:41:13 PM
Creative, unique, well composed and executed. Satisfies the theme. Well done.
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 07/03/2005 03:38:10 PM
hmm..i love it, hope everyone else does! excellent set up and very creative!
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 07/02/2005 08:22:28 PM
From that distance even I might be able to hit something! Interesting concept, well-executed.
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 07/02/2005 12:58:19 PM
Leading Lines?
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 07/02/2005 08:21:58 AM
Interesting. The smoke is a nice touch. Lighting is effective. No bullet hole in the can, though?
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 07/02/2005 05:53:15 AM
It would be pretty hard to miss at that range, wouldn't it? I think that the smoke is a good addition.
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 07/02/2005 01:39:18 AM
hate guns but this is such a great pic and fantastic composition. love the colors and sharpness. The smoke you introduced make this the pic it is though.
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 06/30/2005 11:53:38 PM
hard core! 8
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 06/30/2005 01:53:32 PM
need more light on the arm/gun to make it pop from the background more.
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 06/30/2005 09:21:06 AM
That is really cool!!! Great leading line, and what a great stop action! I love it!!!
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 06/29/2005 07:52:05 PM
Beautiful
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 06/29/2005 08:06:18 AM
scarry
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 06/29/2005 04:36:48 AM
nice one
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 06/28/2005 11:49:01 AM
Line of fire? Excellent photo but cannot see the leading lines...
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 06/28/2005 11:31:00 AM
Hope you didn't miss from that range. :)

I like the dramatic lighting on this
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 06/28/2005 05:21:56 AM
I don't get it. Is your arm supposed to be the leading line? It doesn't lead me to the cans or the gun. It just makes me want to get the shot off the screen. Sorry - just being honest.
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 06/27/2005 03:00:01 PM
i like when i get an emotion from a pic. this one really makes me uneasy, not just the gun, but the close range shot like you're placing it up against someone's head. the mixed signal provided by the coke can is extremely intriguing. I would have thought the more natural target to be a bud can. but upon further reflection the feeling of a caffeen overdose adds to the tension. very interesting, though i wouldn't hang it on my wall.
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 06/27/2005 10:23:24 AM
next time blow you smoke down the barrel, and have the can across the room as it would happen. Otherwise too fakey for me.
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