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Christmas On A Budget
Christmas On A Budget
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Challenge: Tacky Holiday Decorations (Classic Editing)
Camera: Agfa ePhoto 1280
Location: Houston Texas
Date: Dec 27, 2003
Date Uploaded: Dec 30, 2003

 I bought a box of tree decoration from the dollar store and this was one of them. It’s a cheapie plastic imitation of frosted glass or crystal. It’s hung on a bad fake tree and lit from behind with blue and orange Christmas lights. Although everything in the picture (and tree) was cheap and “tacky” after it was all done the tree didn’t look half bad.

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 01/10/2004 09:28:32 AM
Hi greetings from the CC, i find this challenge very hard to critique to be honest, because they are asking us to shoot something of no aesthetic value IMO, which I think you have done well in terms of subject it is tacky. I find the composition a little too central to be interesting using the 1/3 2/3 rule would probably help compostionally, perhaps moving the subject over to the right a little. The lighting is also a little too reflective IMO finding something that is slightly more indirect may have helped, tho it does have that christmas tree glow to it. i agree also with the comments below, shot would have been better without the added border. It is a clear in focused shot tho, good job for a tough topic to make look good.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/06/2004 02:57:02 PM
Very crisp shot with nice focus - and preeeety tacky too. Well done ( although blue border is too heavy).
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 01/06/2004 08:07:13 AM
Play that lute!!!
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 01/02/2004 11:38:43 PM
Nice use of light - the cheap plastic angel actually looks angelicthe way it is photographed. Very tacky, yet somehow endearing.
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 01/02/2004 03:17:16 PM
Love the lighting, hate the fram, Like the detail, not happy wit te compsosition...I think this might have been stronger in a vertical orientation.
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 01/01/2004 06:11:41 PM
son;t get the title, I dont think it;s all that tacky (I'm wondering about my own taste now). 7
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 01/01/2004 08:33:59 AM
Nice pic and border.7
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 12/31/2003 09:41:33 AM
Nice photo, nice lighting -- and I like the decoration -- not tacky at all -- perhaps that means to you, I'M tacky :)
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 12/30/2003 11:20:18 PM
This is gorgeous- I love the lighting behind the angel
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 12/30/2003 10:13:26 PM
Technically okay, but I guess I don't see the ornament as tacky. The black frame is too wide for my taste, but I do like the color border.
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 12/30/2003 07:37:01 PM
I like the colors of this shot, the border also works well with this one in my opinion. 9
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 12/30/2003 07:31:05 PM
Nice cute angel but the frame is a bit overbearing.
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