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The chicken's POV
The chicken's POV
purpleflutterby13


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Kitchenware (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix F30
Location: My kitchen (the oven)
Date: Apr 21, 2007
Aperture: 3.2
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/4
Galleries: Humorous, Self Portrait
Date Uploaded: Apr 21, 2007

 Surprisingly awkward to shoot. I had a light bounced off a reflector lighting up my face, a torch at the back of the oven lighting up the glove and fork, and the camera was perched on top of a DVD box at the back of the railing.

Editing: levels, selective colour, channel mixer, hue/sat, usm, neat image. Something like that. The bulk of the editing was done to get my skin colour to something resembling normal.

I don't expect this to do that well, but hey, I shot it, so I might as well enter... Might make people laugh anyway.

Predicted comments:
-focus too soft
-oversharpened
-fork not visible enough
Well, what can you do...

**Post-challenge:
Ooh, lots of comments, thanks!
The WB is indeed off, because I had several different types of light mixing, and apparently that's bad (or makes you unable to adjust the WB properly anyway)

I like the clutter. Deal with it :)

Oh, and here's a later edit:

Statistics
Place: 107 out of 149
Avg (all users): 5.2742
Avg (commenters): 6.1667
Avg (participants): 5.0172
Avg (non-participants): 5.3906
Views since voting: 1173
Views during voting: 484
Votes: 186
Comments: 31
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/28/2009 07:39:15 PM
This made me smile instantly :) Wonderful shot!
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 11/27/2009 06:58:30 PM
I'll give you a 10 in the next challenge if you don't cook me!
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 06/01/2007 05:16:04 AM
Hahaha! I gave this one an 8. I loved it...so original and refreshing after seeing so many whisks and bottle openers!
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 05/04/2007 06:26:59 AM
CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENT

The idea is fairly clever and the title of this photo is what really sells it. Unfortunately, without the title the photo doesn't scream "kitchenware" as it should. In fact, the real focus of the photo is your face and your expression. As a viewer I spent too long trying to decide what your expression is conveying...joy...surprise...indifference? In any case, the longer I spend looking at your face the less time I spend seeing kitchenware. While your facial expression is intriguing, the subject of the challenge was kitchenware and a little more focus on the kitchenware would have helped. I have to agree with the comments you've already been receiving. The focus is a bit soft and the white balance is painfully shifted too yellow. While I see from your own write up that you liked the clutter and we should deal with it, I still feel compelled to comment that the best photos are kept somewhat simple. The clutter just adds more items to draw the eye away from the subject. As a critigue I'm trying to tell you ways you could increase your score (and thereby present a better picture). Less clutter would have helped your score. I think you came close here to having a much better score. A better white balance, sharper focus, and less clutter would probably translate into a score closer to 6 rather than 5. Keep looking for creative ways to shoot photos. I congratulate you on coming up with a fairly unique perspective and working at it to set it up. Good job!
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 05/02/2007 06:35:08 AM
I like your style you are always good in my book.
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 05/01/2007 03:10:05 PM
Laugh. Chicken's POV, indeed! :)
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 04/30/2007 06:45:03 AM
This is creative! Love the perspective idea here - and look, you got a fave!
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 04/30/2007 06:43:00 AM
Cool perspective, and funny!
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 04/30/2007 06:21:20 AM
I really enjoy this shot, the kind I wish I had been able to get!
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 04/30/2007 05:30:02 AM
very creative. i like it
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 04/29/2007 10:49:39 PM
Definitely made me smile! I actually like that the focus is behind you - makes sense in my odd little mind.
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 04/29/2007 08:51:25 PM
While I really liked the content of the shot, I thought the focus was a bit off (seems to be on the counter). Though I thought it was a little of a stretch for the challenge (unless I just don't get it, besides the whole chicken thing). Still I thought the idea was ingenious and it was a well thought out and well framed photo. In a FreeStudy, you would have gotten around an 8, however I only gave you a 5 in the challenge do to connection to the challenge topic. Great job though!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
04/29/2007 07:16:54 PM
the WB is a little off, too yellow.. but a creative entry!
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 04/29/2007 01:18:24 PM
You make me laugh. Great expression. Is your camera done yet?
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 04/29/2007 05:54:52 AM
HA funny! Except are you saying the chicken is going in live? hehe Great perspective.
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 04/28/2007 06:36:42 AM
very humorous
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 04/27/2007 12:41:43 PM
I see you commited suscide
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 04/27/2007 11:06:08 AM
Very creative ... reminds of something Alton Brown (Good Eats) would do!
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 04/26/2007 04:25:31 PM
Isn't that a scene from The Shining? Scary!
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 04/26/2007 08:27:57 AM
nice perspective!
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 04/26/2007 07:16:27 AM
Clever idea. slightly out of focus thouugh.. 6
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 04/26/2007 01:22:35 AM
Lucky chicken. Nice pounamu?
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 04/25/2007 08:28:22 PM
good idea and well execute, only suggestion is the background is kind of busy
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 04/25/2007 07:43:10 PM
Hilarious. 7
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 04/24/2007 07:57:28 PM
really great idea - seems your focus betrayed you a little - but LOVE the concept.
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 04/24/2007 06:01:07 PM
I'll bet the chicken isn't returning the smile, nice take on the challenge.
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 04/24/2007 05:31:49 AM
Humourous and well done...love the expression. Very nice SP!
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 04/23/2007 09:24:10 AM
great idea, funny.
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 04/23/2007 08:38:12 AM
For some reason, I keep thinking of the old "I feel like chicken tonight" commercials, with the dancing chicken in the oven. Bizarre stuff. Detail is sharp throughout the picture, giving a nice context to the "peeking in" shot, and the fork make a nice framing element. The only distraction is in the upper right, which might be a temperature gauge.
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 04/23/2007 04:07:16 AM
Great idea well executed, for me the only slightly negative comment would be the clutted on the top right work surface
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 04/22/2007 11:11:41 PM
Lovely smile. Great composition.
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