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Challenge: The Great Pumpkin Carving Challenge (Advanced Editing IV*)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: front steps of my house
Date: Oct 30, 2005
Galleries: Vintage, Still Life
Date Uploaded: Oct 31, 2005

Oh, 6th place! yay
Yes, I know. Not the most creative pumpkin carving. More traditional. It was already carved by the time the contest was announced and had to make due with what I had ;) Oh and if anyone is wondering about the strange sland of the floor, it was actually tilted. It seems straight because there is a step beside the pumkin that stays straight. Well, anyhoo. Thank you everyone who voted and commented!

Statistics
Place: 6 out of 88
Avg (all users): 6.9075
Avg (commenters): 8.4000
Avg (participants): 6.6719
Avg (non-participants): 7.0000
Views since voting: 3984
Views during voting: 419
Votes: 227
Comments: 38
Favorites: 8 (view)


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06/20/2007 05:18:57 AM
This shot is very neat, I think it would have placed great for negative space also!
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11/08/2005 05:00:05 PM
In my opinion, This should have gott'n a ribbon! Two of the three ribon winners, (and I say with a smile) were very over rated. Yours was a better photograph!! They might have had better pumkins but this is a photo contest not a carving contest. Please don't get me wrong... Your carving was cool. LOL
Great photo!!
Love the angle and exposure!
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11/08/2005 03:52:06 PM
i love the simplicity and how you left this pumpkin without a candle. nice composition and carving too. :)

also, off subject, but i took a look at your pbase (i have one as well!) and i like your artwork as well as your photography.

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11/08/2005 03:45:31 PM
I love it Anna! great job, i still stand by my comment! great mood, it's too bad you have to look at a pumpkin everytime you view your profile though ;^) a very attractive pumpkin tho, lol. great shot, looks like alot of effort went into it!
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11/08/2005 05:38:27 AM
Top 10 - I'm not surprised. Loved this one's simplicity.
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11/08/2005 03:24:05 AM
Nice shot Annah! Congrats on making the top 10! I really love this shot....simple and understated and beautiful!
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11/08/2005 03:15:06 AM
Great shot. Very spooky =)
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11/07/2005 08:12:05 PM
Nice work, Anna! Congrats on 6th. :)
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11/07/2005 07:12:19 PM
Fantastic work Anna!!!! This was one of my favorites in the challenge. I'm really glad to see it in the top ten.
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11/07/2005 07:05:58 PM
I thought this was yours.
I can't believe this didn't ribbon.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/07/2005 06:37:25 PM
I really like this photo...the only thing....is it tilted? It looks like the backboard is straight...maybe the angle? Maybe me??? lol Anyhow I really like this...
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11/07/2005 09:56:00 AM
This is one of the few pictures that actually looks like a photo and not just a pumpkin. 9
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11/06/2005 07:27:44 PM
LOVE IT!! Thats all I have to say about it!!
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11/06/2005 05:07:55 PM
It seems so much like a ceramic pumpkin.... But I didn't see any DPC cops out tonight....so I'll just appreciate the appeal of this object in its environment which is pleasantly rendered with a limited dof and side-lighting which enhances the textures of all objects present.
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11/05/2005 02:04:05 PM
Nice perspective. Love the wood.
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11/04/2005 02:53:22 PM
Great ambiance and composition. Just wish the focus was a bit stronger on the pumpkin instead of the background. Good natural colors.
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11/04/2005 02:14:07 PM
Great job..Love it...10
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11/03/2005 04:44:44 PM
This is the only artful picture in the entire challenge.
I hope this gets the blue.
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11/02/2005 03:35:49 PM
Nice! i really love this one! the grunge type style works superbly here! the aged wood, and the contraast of the pumpkin make for a captivating, and eye catching photo! i love the way you utilised the foreground!
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11/02/2005 10:06:38 AM
I just love this... the perspective from the floor and the debris really give this picture aura and character. Great job.
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11/02/2005 05:47:17 AM
This is art, well placed.
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11/02/2005 03:20:17 AM
cool setting, simple but effective composition, nice work
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11/01/2005 05:54:37 PM
Nice job with the lighting. I like the rugged look of the pumpkins surroundings. Such a nice symmetrical face on that Jack. You know it wasn't carved by moi!
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11/01/2005 05:54:05 PM
This is a really understated photograph, and I like it. This is one of the less decorative pumpkins, yet one of the best photos I've seen. You make good use of the surrounding textures, contrast in color the composition and proportions are good, and the DOF all cause the eye to focus on the pumpkin. You don't try to to do too much with the lighting...(I don't know if it's natural or unnatural)....it's just plain and simple. Kudos.
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11/01/2005 02:06:21 PM
Setting is perfect. Pumpkin looks like it is floating. Good Luck
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11/01/2005 11:15:26 AM
I love the low persepctive, the lighting and the way the pumpkin advances against the dark background and floor. I also really like the classic pumpkin carving. Good work.
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11/01/2005 09:13:32 AM
Your photography shines in this well done
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11/01/2005 08:19:27 AM
Great shot regardless of the challenge. Very nice Photograph.
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11/01/2005 08:16:55 AM
First you use your kids and now a poor helpless pumpkin? Please get a new venue.
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11/01/2005 05:09:52 AM
Oh I really like this! Even though the carving isn't elaborate, the setting and tones are wonderful!
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11/01/2005 05:03:59 AM
The tilted floor contribute to this easy ambiance...
Maybe with more saturated colors the ambiance would have been reinforced...but nice shot anyway ;)
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11/01/2005 03:38:53 AM
Great clarity. Looks just like a greeting card. I like that he's not glowing like so many of the others. Excelent perspective.
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11/01/2005 03:18:31 AM
I like the POV. Looks good against the weathered wood. DOF adds a nice touch too.
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11/01/2005 02:14:39 AM
lots of unique pumpkins..very few good photographs , your's is one of the best
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10/31/2005 07:42:23 PM
cool setting
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10/31/2005 07:36:12 PM
Great carving - almost looks like a ceramic one... :-)
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10/31/2005 07:34:54 PM
Oh, this is a nice one. 10 from me, it really captures a Halloween mood. Great job! Adding to favs.
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10/31/2005 07:31:29 PM
i can't vote - but i hope this ribbons :)
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