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Challenge: Desolation (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 880
Location: Barrington, NH
Date: Aug 10, 2003
Aperture: 4.2
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/199
Galleries: Still Life, Macro
Date Uploaded: Aug 10, 2003

Not the most pleasant subject matter I've ever snapped, but fits the theme. My cat left this morsel for us. Shot him right where the cat left him, got lucky with the ant.

Statistics
Place: 138 out of 232
Avg (all users): 5.0909
Avg (commenters): 6.2353
Avg (participants): 4.7714
Avg (non-participants): 5.3826
Views since voting: 963
Votes: 220
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/19/2003 05:37:42 PM
Did you plug your nose when you bent down for this macro shot?
08/19/2003 01:36:30 PM
another morbid - but really good photos.....i like my life....everything's good...
08/19/2003 10:29:19 AM
The picture is fuzzy happens to all of us sometimes.
Sue
08/18/2003 11:12:26 AM
I like it
08/17/2003 06:06:57 PM
The ant makes a nice addition to this...
08/17/2003 06:56:37 AM
ohhhh! i like the ant...he's the who catches my attention..nice composiion...the subject is yucky (just a joke), but dont worry still a very high mark...rating...7
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08/17/2003 12:24:25 AM
Oh dear, I have already voted on a dead fish and another dead rat...

However, I feel that your picture has a little, not a lot, more taste. But I would persoanlly have shooted the ant away as this cheapens and adds to the disgusting-ness of the image's content.

Also, perhaps it would have put the mouse into a more peaceful position by prodding down it's legs which are waving in the air?

However, well done. Good try.
08/16/2003 09:42:09 PM
Poor little creature! And if being dead isn't bad enough...that ant's going to have him a feast! Great desolation picture!!
08/14/2003 06:01:59 PM
ouch.. another rat.. :s it looks weird.. a strange emotion.. not desolation.. but ... strange.. :S
08/14/2003 03:32:29 PM
OMG! that is so sad. Aww, it looks like one of my gerbils. This photo definetly catches people's attention becuase of the shock factor. Great focus, like the b&w, contrast is good. The DOF is a little too short for my taste. great job otherwise.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/14/2003 02:32:31 PM
no doubt about that - the ant is a good touch
08/14/2003 11:18:56 AM
Excellent and nice angle. Good composition.
Nice textures and great decision to go black and white.
Would remove that stick towards top/ back.
Like the inclusion of that ant investigator.
9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/14/2003 08:50:11 AM
nasty! (good shot though)
08/13/2003 10:11:54 PM
i love that you got an ant in the picture... smashingly disturbing!
08/13/2003 08:53:16 PM
yikes. well taken. i assume from the ant, that the poor thing is really dead? :o(
08/13/2003 08:41:08 PM
The ant makes it. Score: 9
08/13/2003 02:23:00 PM
The ant gave it the finishing touch.
08/13/2003 08:39:13 AM
That ant is great!
08/13/2003 08:09:23 AM
What's with the dead rodents?? Anyway...challenge met, good DOF...
08/12/2003 11:34:42 PM
eewww
08/12/2003 10:07:54 PM
A dead rodent isn't that compelling of a subject for me. I don't really connect with this shot. The ant is a nice touch and the DOF works here, the softness adds to feeling of despair.
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