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Nature's Balance
Nature's Balance
melismatica


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Challenge: Balance (Advanced Editing II)
Camera: Minolta DiMAGE F200
Location: Scarborough Beach, Narragansett, RI
Date: Jul 18, 2004
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2004

 We found this fish washed up on the beach. Seagulls were eating it. The fish wasn't quite dead believe it or not. It's nervous system was still working anyway because now and then its tail would twitch quite visibly.

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Place: 138 out of 139
Avg (all users): 4.0281
Avg (commenters): 4.3636
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Views since voting: 1327
Views during voting: 314
Votes: 178
Comments: 14
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 08/10/2004 09:14:39 AM
I think I was served this very fish over at champlains later in the day.maybe it strayed too close to the water treatment plant. I guess if it were a local fish it would have known to go to narragansett town beach.
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 07/30/2004 03:54:09 PM
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As always when shooting for a challenge there is the issue of it obviously meeting the brief for most voters. While I don't think this does per se, it really doesn't take much to come round to some form of link to the balance of nature - even without the title. Its weakness may be that there is not much demonstration of the opposite element of the balance, namely the other part of the food chain - the seagulls.

A short glance at this shot without the benefit of a challenge brief would lead me to think that this is a statement of man's damage to the environment - of something unnatural, such as posinous waters or pollution.

Whatever the view on this it's still an engaging shot, however unpleasant and you were right to retain the colour.

Cheers
Jon
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 07/25/2004 08:43:36 PM
Originally posted by enigmania:
The composition works well. I have to admit the subject matter makes the image a little difficult to appreciate. I think it would have worked really well as a black and white photo. This would enhance the textures and shapes.


I thought of that but then I thought, "Then you wouldn't be able to see the bloody eye socket!". Maybe this would have been a good candidate for selective desat? Just kidding!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/22/2004 07:10:21 PM
great shot - the blending is very good
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 07/22/2004 04:16:11 AM
I predict that most won't like this metaphysical definition of balance, but I really like it. Unique.
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 07/21/2004 09:06:55 PM
Good idea and take on the challenge. A very grim reality that you have captured.
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 07/21/2004 07:14:56 PM
A visceral image. Photography should be emotive, and this certainly generates an emotional response. Probably risky in this forum. Thanks for taking the risk.
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 07/21/2004 06:37:44 PM
Without the title this image could depict many things, but i can see the balance you have described.
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 07/21/2004 05:43:39 PM
That's just gross!
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 07/21/2004 07:51:12 AM
Sad but true. Good composition and exposure.
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 07/19/2004 03:20:28 PM
Depressing and not attractive to view. I don't get the feeling of balance but I understand your point. Maybe b&w would of helped this.
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 07/19/2004 01:32:22 PM
This is not nature balance. this is somthing ealse
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 07/19/2004 03:10:20 AM
The composition works well. I have to admit the subject matter makes the image a little difficult to appreciate. I think it would have worked really well as a black and white photo. This would enhance the textures and shapes.
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 07/19/2004 01:42:40 AM
Phew! Glad I didn't have fish for dinner :). I like the composition here and the tonal balance is good. I'm just glad I can't smell it. (7)
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