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Gratuitous Product Placement
Gratuitous Product Placement
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Challenge: Trends (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-10D
Location: My back yard
Date: Jul 20, 2003
Aperture: f5.6
ISO: 1/20
Shutter: 400
Date Uploaded: Jul 21, 2003

 I had a second string on the yoyo pegged to the ground to keep it relativly still for the set shot (hence the tight crop on the left).

Using EF 28-135 IS USM @ 33mm, tripod mounted.

Statistics
Place: 41 out of 169
Avg (all users): 5.5203
Avg (commenters): 7.0476
Avg (participants): 5.5474
Avg (non-participants): 5.5033
Views since voting: 1129
Votes: 246
Comments: 22
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/31/2003 11:54:30 AM
AHA!...and there i thought you were really a focusing wiz...:)
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2003 06:38:59 PM
Just an awesome job and presenting depth here!! 10+
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 07/29/2003 02:05:40 PM
neat idea. Im wondering how you managed to focus on the yoyo...and how many frames it took to get it right. Good job
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 07/28/2003 05:56:22 AM
Great DOF, and nice composition. I like the diagonal created from the yoyo string. It's a good concept too :)
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 07/28/2003 12:02:36 AM
Must have taken you a few tries to get this. Nice idea - would work better without the bright sky, I think.
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 07/27/2003 08:16:15 PM
cool
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 07/27/2003 05:01:25 PM
great DOF use.
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 07/26/2003 10:53:38 PM
I like your idea, but I feel like the picture could have been cropped at the top to give more empasis to the product placement instead of the person. Points for creativity.
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 07/26/2003 07:15:48 PM
More composition on the Yo-Yo and less of the user I think would have helped. Nice work
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 07/26/2003 01:20:47 AM
Brilliant...you got the action looking good
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 07/25/2003 05:24:53 AM
nice
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 07/24/2003 08:02:39 PM
Really like the framing. Good timing also
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 07/23/2003 11:18:24 PM
Very cool. It's funny my internet connection is running very slow at the moment and it was frozen for a while on the top two thirds of the image. I was thinking what's so special about this and then the page continued to load and the yoyo was revealed. It imediately put the whole image into perspective. (9) Good luck
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 07/23/2003 10:42:38 PM
Nice idea, nice execution. The only complaint I have is that I think you should have left the background (i.e. the guy) at better in focus, though not totally in focus. Product placement is pretty obnoxious, and often stands out as if to shove everything else out of focus, just not quite this blatently. Other than that, great job.
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 07/23/2003 06:41:43 PM
Nice composition and dof. I like how the string hangs diagonally across the frame instead of straitght down. Don't really like the blown out sky, especially because there are some darker areas on the upper right.
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 07/23/2003 11:01:36 AM
sweet! love the angle, dof, and croping on this shot. Nice Nice Job! 7
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 07/23/2003 09:56:19 AM
Interesting angle. I Like It.
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 07/23/2003 09:23:33 AM
i like your concept here, but the blur effect is not working too well for me. especially since the yoyo is not taking enough prominent space to be the focus of attention. my eyes hurt! :o)
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 07/23/2003 08:07:10 AM
Nice shot, nice idea.
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 07/23/2003 08:04:26 AM
Nice use of blur and great concept! If the sky was more defined I'd add a couple more points.
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 07/22/2003 11:46:44 PM
Nice idea - and yes, a very well-observed trend, one that ticks me off too. I like the way you've taken this - nice work. 8.
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 07/22/2003 10:12:41 PM
Great Photo! How long did this take you to get the subject in focus? Great idea, but could have used a little more color in the background/sky.
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