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Challenge: Vanishing Point II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Location: Cannon Beach
Date: May 12, 2007
Galleries: Emotive, Nature
Date Uploaded: May 13, 2007

 taken at low tide in Cannon Beach, this fish corpse presented a different angle on "vanishing point", that of mortality at low tide; the seagull reflection was a happy accident offering one more aspect of vanishing point with the eyes of this gull offering the viewer a sight above death at low tide; I choose to push the brightness on this photo to move it into the symbolic realm with that contrast between light and dark...okay, most DPC voters don't view photos symbolically, but insist upon a literalist view of vanishing. That being the case, the jaws of this deep sea fish provide the vanishing lines pushing the eyes towards the distant horizon...

Statistics
Place: 176 out of 195
Avg (all users): 4.7075
Avg (commenters): 5.3846
Avg (participants): 4.1667
Avg (non-participants): 4.9857
Views since voting: 3072
Views during voting: 329
Votes: 212
Comments: 16
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 05/23/2007 06:06:54 AM
Glad to get the story behind this one. Feel a bit foolish for not recognizing that as a fish, but at least I wasn't the only one who thought it resembled a dinosaur. Interesting that the bird was an accident, too, but it does fit your "story." Even without as obvious an example of the literal challenge topic as was found in many entries, I thought this one might do better. I like it a lot.
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05/22/2007 05:22:07 PM
to light!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Message edited by Manic - shortened the !!!s.
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 05/22/2007 09:46:47 AM
Cool photo, but I'm not getting the connection to the challenge. Nothing personal, just don't see it. Sorry. Did I mention this is an interesting photo? :) Good luck in the challenge.
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 05/22/2007 06:26:26 AM
interesting photo. the water almost looks like oil. the fish(?) looks like a dinosaur. im having a little hard time with the overexposure, but it also hides alot of details and make the photo more abstract from reality.
its a very strange picture with life and death . it shows that everything will be washed away by time.
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 05/20/2007 07:06:11 AM
Interesting, I'm trying to figure out how it meets the challenge, amazing ?reflection? Only can give a 5 since I can't see how it meets the challenge though.

Jack
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 05/19/2007 06:08:19 PM
I'm not entirely sure how this applies to the topic, but I'm really impressed with this shot. What *is* that, a Coelocanth? The bird shadow is an interesting touch.
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 05/18/2007 10:58:30 AM
interesting take on the challenge. the shadow of the gull is very cool. a little less light in the background would have helped the photo IMO. however i think you got the point across just fine.
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 05/17/2007 08:03:57 PM
I'd like to know the story behind this image. :)
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 05/17/2007 04:35:17 PM
Parallel lines? Vanishing point?
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 05/17/2007 04:43:50 AM
what are we looking at here? where is the vanishing point?
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 05/17/2007 01:37:13 AM
dnmc This seems washed out to me and it is difficult to see any perspective let alone vanishing point.

Foreground is good and I like the head but it kinda falls apart from there for me.

I may have missed any nuance that may be at play - sorry
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 05/16/2007 06:45:51 PM
8 make some comments
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 05/16/2007 11:54:38 AM
what on earth is that?
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 05/16/2007 11:00:38 AM
I can see how the concept of the term "vanishing point" works with the image but not the photographic concept of vanishing point which is what the challenge was all about - no parallel lines in this one, even tho it is a rather nice shot :(
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 05/16/2007 08:08:39 AM
I assume this is an alternative take on the concept of vanishing, and I like the creativity. The "shadow" in the corner confuses me a bit. Appears to be a bird...a nod to the title? To the bird/dinosaur connection? I can't imagine it's an accident, as it would've been easy to crop out. Or maybe I'm way off base with everything I'm thinking. Either way, this is the first picture that I've really wised I could know the story behind and hear its meaning explained.
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 05/16/2007 05:21:45 AM
What the heck is that? 8 for creativity.
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