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Arm in arm with my true love.
Arm in arm with my true love.
smardaz


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Love II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-300D Rebel
Location: Auburn, Washington
Date: Feb 17, 2007
Aperture: 7.1
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/100
Galleries: Humorous, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: Feb 18, 2007

I am not happy with how this photo looks cropped as it is. Unfortunately I was told I could not blur my lic plate --even for privacy purposes-- under the basic editing rules. Well, it is what it is. And hey, what man has never had a love affair with a car at one time or another?
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Well i sure didn't expect this to ribbon but i certainly did not expect the score i got. i am wondering if people did not get the humor of the thought of the car putting its "arm" around me...o well, the quest for a top 30 finish continues...

Statistics
Place: 162 out of 232
Avg (all users): 4.8815
Avg (commenters): 6.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6066
Avg (non-participants): 4.9933
Views since voting: 770
Views during voting: 301
Votes: 211
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0


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05/28/2014 06:37:32 PM
That's like me and my Mazda 6. I know the feeling :)
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04/19/2007 03:04:20 AM
ahha ......!!! ... and i know all about having a love affair with a car ... great shot ... great take on the challenge .... your wife must be a very understanding woman!! :)
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03/04/2007 01:05:06 PM
Greetings from the Critique Club:

Strengths: Fits the theme with a bit of humor. Pretty good control over exposure, considering the strongly backlit scene.

Weakness: If you can forgive the pun, the garbage can trashes the shot. It's very salient and distracting. The haze in the background, and the buildings, don't give this the full lover's lane feel that would have earned this more points.

Suggestions: This would have been really great with a colorful sunset background, or golden hour hues, and using the car/person sillouettes. Or a night scene, with city lights below, depending on the region. In any case, the garbage can needed to go. I haven't read any ocmments yet, but I'm sure that really hurt. You probably should have cropped a bit more at the bottom to, to get rid of the partial plate.

Hope that helps. Good idea, just a bit more time on setup, and you would score well.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/23/2007 07:02:03 PM
...And What a LADY she is! :)
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02/23/2007 01:05:47 PM
haha, i know how you feel
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02/22/2007 08:37:47 PM
Spendid ! nice concept.
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02/21/2007 03:04:31 PM
I can relate.
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