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Zen
Zen
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Challenge: Contrasts (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: My Bedrom
Date: Jul 14, 2003
Galleries: Nature, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 17, 2003

 Yes, it's a Bonsai.

There are multiple things that could be contrasting here. The age of the clovers and the age of the tree, the light difference between the tree and the BG, the naturalness of the tree contrasted with the unnatural white of the BG.

For me, the contrast is between the "object" and the "space" around it. Emptiness vs. Form. Hence the title "Zen".

Hope people get this.

Statistics
Place: 39 out of 123
Avg (all users): 5.9286
Avg (commenters): 7.2500
Avg (participants): 5.8193
Avg (non-participants): 6.0877
Views since voting: 1279
Votes: 140
Comments: 19
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/28/2003 03:36:22 PM
This was one of my favorites...it should have placed higher. Nice work!
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 07/28/2003 12:06:16 PM
lol. I thought it was a little guy. congrats on an excellent shot again. This was a strange scoring challenge, IMO. This should have done better.
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 07/28/2003 08:46:08 AM
Thanks for the great comments!

I thought of a better title for this about three days after I submitted - "Time & Space". Oh well.. I'm happy with its placement.

-Matt

p.s. Jason, it's about 2ft high and about 18 years old. The clovers are about 5 days old.

Message edited by author 2003-07-28 13:16:27.
 07/28/2003 06:20:06 AM
You got robbed here. This is my favorite of the bunch.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/27/2003 07:55:19 PM
Zen! Ha!

Love the many MANY contrasts presented here.
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 07/27/2003 04:20:04 PM
Beautiful, reminds me of Sumi, which definitely deals with contrast.
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 07/27/2003 05:23:03 AM
Is this one of those bonzai trees? Good idea, the black and white was a good choice, the contrasts are much clearer.
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 07/26/2003 07:20:30 PM
I'm guessing the "contrast" is simply in the texture of the tree, and maybe the tree against the white background as well. Either way, I like this shot very much. Composition leads the eye throughout the photo, the black and white works well, and I do like the "high key" approach. This looks like a bonsai - (I really adore those, though cannot keep them alive) - great choice of subject.
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 07/26/2003 11:00:41 AM
Very high key--I'd like to see this a bit darker, but the lines and composition are wonderful.
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 07/25/2003 01:25:24 PM
i love this! the white background works here. nice contrasts and wonderful composition--very peaceful subject. this would certainly have a place on my wall. 10.
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 07/24/2003 04:47:18 PM
i love the high key of this shot, and i've always been partial to old twisty trees :) the top of the trunk might be a bit *too* dark though considering the tones of the rest of the shot. Good job nonetheless. 8
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 07/23/2003 10:51:31 PM
love it. fabulous textures, focus, curves, lighting, everything. i'm curious to know how big this tree actually is...
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 07/23/2003 08:23:28 PM
I like your composition very much. The contrast is good too.
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 07/23/2003 11:57:19 AM
I can't vote on this challenge, but if I could, this would be a 10 from me. Beautiful framing, composition and theme. I don't see a single thing about it I don't like. Nicely done.
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 07/21/2003 08:00:50 PM
I'd like to see more black midtones in the tree.
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 07/21/2003 12:19:23 PM
Nice bonsai! Grow them myself. The bleached background adds much to the shot without actually overexposing the main subject. It's a striking image, although I would perhaps have cropped out the pot since the illusion of a normal sized tree is slightly lost. [7]
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 07/21/2003 08:32:56 AM
Bonsai!!
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 07/21/2003 05:57:23 AM
Contrasted with what? This is an unfortunately common mistake with this challenge - it wasn't about the photographic quality of contrast but about the compositional one. Another good shot though.
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 07/21/2003 03:35:01 AM
great setup.
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