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Rusty Nail
Rusty Nail
drgsoell


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Rusted (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus C-750UZ
Location: Alamogordo, NM
Date: May 3, 2004
Aperture: f 8.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/25
Date Uploaded: May 4, 2004

 I could not find a good rusty nail for the picture so I got one that was partially rusty and painted it with stone textured orange paint. The drink is a rusty nail (scotch and Drambui). I bought small bottles of each to make the drink. Tried to fake it with tea, but could not get the same look so I used the real stuff. Since I don't really drink much it did not hurt to toss the drink when done (contaminated by the nail and paint).

Statistics
Place: 137 out of 443
Avg (all users): 5.4199
Avg (commenters): 7.0000
Avg (participants): 5.2882
Avg (non-participants): 5.6216
Views since voting: 894
Votes: 281
Comments: 29
Favorites: 0

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 05/11/2004 08:40:54 PM
I for the life of me do not understand why this shot scored so low.
:(
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/11/2004 06:04:39 PM
what a waste of good scotch, LOL!. Very nicely done, like the detail, reflection and the idea very much. Excellent.
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 05/11/2004 01:08:03 PM
It just seems too out of place.
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 05/11/2004 12:43:32 PM
I really like the humorous take on that drink.

Very nice concept. The shot came out good as well.

Keep thinking like this.
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 05/11/2004 09:22:54 AM
I don't like that the bottom of the glass is cropped off, perhaps a lower angle would have worked better. The black background is a good choice and I like the color combination. Nice shot, overall.
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 05/10/2004 08:11:27 PM
Love the idea but most of your audience will miss the pun. Well executed. Nice focus/DOF. Good colors and reflection. Nicely done - 10
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 05/10/2004 07:41:17 PM
Great imagination and execution of the theme.
Well Done!
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 05/10/2004 05:33:55 PM
cool idea, nicely done
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 05/10/2004 09:40:44 AM
Clever pic.
slightly over sharpened in my opinion.
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 05/08/2004 08:55:18 PM
ove the colours and the composition is spot on...well done = 9
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 05/07/2004 08:27:23 AM
This is nice, but I think a few things could have made it great. First, it would have been nice to see good, clean ice that doesn't look fresh out of the ice tray in your freezer. The composition is weighted too heavily in the center of the frame. If you'd have cropped some of the bottom out, it would have been a stronger image. The lemon peel, though perhaps accurate to the drink recipe, takes away from the comedy of an actual rusty nail being thrown in the glass. It just looks out of place to me. Lastly, I wouldn't have put the glass on a mirror...it confuses the eye and makes the glass seem distorted near the bottom. Still, I give it a 6.
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 05/07/2004 07:09:13 AM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 7
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 8
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 3
How well does it meet the challenge: 5
Total Averaged Rating 6 Dick
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 05/06/2004 06:15:44 PM
funny
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 05/06/2004 05:21:55 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 7
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6
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 05/06/2004 02:30:13 PM
My favorite of the challenge so far, and not just because it's one of my favorite drinks. Only criticism is the dust on the glass.
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 05/06/2004 12:16:54 PM
i will assume a rusty nail is a drink?
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 05/06/2004 07:57:28 AM
Make mine a large one !!!
Nice twist to the challenge.
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 05/06/2004 12:04:34 AM
Smart
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 05/05/2004 07:48:57 PM
Beautiful shot of glass, ice, and drink. Lighting and background superb. I would have liked to see all of glass. Too bad the nail had to go into the picture. You would do well creating slick magazine advertising photos.
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 05/05/2004 06:27:10 PM
This would have been too contrived usually, but your great composition, lighting, crispness, and presentation make it a stand out for me!
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 05/05/2004 06:08:20 PM
Creative~
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 05/05/2004 05:07:11 PM
Well, I hope the scotches didn't take too much patina off the nail! Nice take on the Challenge and nicely photographed..
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 05/05/2004 04:11:20 PM
did you try a green liquid? or green ice cubes, or a green glass? that nail needs a green offset
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 05/05/2004 02:58:13 PM
funny title and the visual pun works well
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 05/05/2004 11:38:55 AM
Hehe. Nice idea and the only one who thought of it. I'd like to see the bottom of the glass. Black background works nicelt for this. The small white dots at various places on the glass are minor but noticeable.
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 05/05/2004 05:44:38 AM
Why did you cut off the bottom? This ruins what is a great idea.
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 05/05/2004 04:53:55 AM
Great originality - has been my downfall more than once. Well photographed too!
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 05/04/2004 11:28:05 PM
Very creative
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 05/04/2004 11:28:05 PM
Ah yes, my favorite drink. A little single malt scotch, a little Drambuie.. Yumm!
A great idea for the challenge. I wish I would have thought of this myself. The photo seems to be missing something. Maybe a little more sparkle? The composition is cropped a bit too tight I think. It might have been better if the bottom of the glass were visible, and placing the glass to one side with something to offset it might help too. Not bad though. I think I'll give it an 8.
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