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Catching the last bus
Catching the last bus
kostia


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Desolation (Classic Editing)
Camera: Sony DSC-F717
Location: Vienna, VA
Date: Aug 12, 2003
Aperture: 1:4.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Snapshot, Urban
Date Uploaded: Aug 12, 2003

This is my first submission, so be kind :)

Statistics
Place: 189 out of 232
Avg (all users): 4.5885
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.5385
Avg (non-participants): 4.6311
Views since voting: 902
Votes: 226
Comments: 8
Favorites: 0


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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/18/2003 04:56:01 PM
This one is screaming desolation. Escape. I love it.
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08/17/2003 08:48:40 PM
I like this composition a lot. The empty pavement and the blown about bits of paper and the dead leaves do certainly coinvey a feeling of desolation to me. Nice interpreation of the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/17/2003 10:41:13 AM
i think missing the last bus would be more desolate. :o)
this image would be more impactful if maybe their was someone there waiting. just a hint of their feet or something.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/17/2003 07:04:34 AM
you know what...i love the simplicity of this image...this is the common thing, every body saw in the street and you captured it very nicely, got a very good eye...the composition is just right. rating...9
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/15/2003 11:11:14 AM
My feeling about this image is that you may have concentrated so hard on showing a desolate scene that you have overlooked the importance of presenting an image that works in it's own right. Although the abandoned bus ticket is the focal point and presumably the subject the thing that stands out most to me is the unattractive metal gate/ shelter/ signpost at the left of the frame. I feel it makes the composition weak. I wonder if it might be stronger if the image contains the same bus ticket (or other litter) on it's own on the paving? The texture, dirt and strong lines of the paving have some interest and might give more focus to the ticket?
4
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08/14/2003 02:35:58 PM
for me litter doesn't make for desolate and I need your title to understand your intent, rather than getting it from the photo
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08/13/2003 03:56:40 PM
Personally this communicates desolation to me well. Creative shot. I think I'd like to see less trash....just leaves and the bus schedule. The yellow and white pieces of paper I find detract from the image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/13/2003 07:04:50 AM
good shot. needs something else in it though to serve as a focal point
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