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I will not use woody or any other toys for challenges in 2005!!! Oh Yeah... no more borders either!
I will not use woody or any other toys for challenges in 2005!!! Oh Yeah... no more borders either!
mrorange002


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: New Year's Resolution III (Advanced Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D100
Location: studio 69
Date: Dec 31, 2004
Galleries: Vintage, Studio
Date Uploaded: Dec 31, 2004

shot in the studio with an orange background

Statistics
Place: 33 out of 135
Avg (all users): 5.9662
Avg (commenters): 7.2353
Avg (participants): 5.8182
Avg (non-participants): 6.0538
Views since voting: 1247
Views during voting: 362
Votes: 207
Comments: 20
Favorites: 1 (view)


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01/15/2005 07:21:50 AM
This is one of the things I still don't know how to do.. how does one get a background to do that? It messes with my mind.
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01/15/2005 02:49:28 AM
Hello from the Critique Club!

Obviously the first thing that I noticed was that this is a blatantly garish image--well pulled off for what it is, being bright and full of clashing colors with a completely zany subject--but of course there are some (or, possibly, many) who would be turned off by such a thing, which will cost you votes. (I guess the choice winds up being between appealing to the masses, and going with your instinct.) I find myself wondering what the heck this thingamajig actually is: who thought it up? what company paid to have them produced? what is it supposed to be? -- All effectively rhetorical questions that will never be answered. Evoking wonder is always a good thing for an image to do.

Technically, this image is excellent. The subtle changes in tone in the background are lovely, and even with the highly reflective subject, you almost completely avoided having any overexposed areas. If I were to be nitpicky, I'd say that you might have wanted to burn in the seams on the metal body just a bit to bring them down a notch from white, but that's not really important.

By way of a possible explanation for the score, I have to say that for all the technical virtuosity of this image and the thematic zaniness, its relevance to the challenge is pretty tenuous. Taking a picture of a wild-eyed robot toy thingy and trying to make it into a New Year's Resolution is creative--but definitely a stretch. Voters probably picked up on this and voted you down accordingly. Nonetheless, it remains a great image on its own and is just begging for any variety of captions...
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01/09/2005 12:20:09 AM
I am completely convinced that you need to have less fun with your chosen profession, as it is written somewhere that the "daily grind" should be painful.

Sorry I missed voting on this, it caused a welcome grin.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
01/07/2005 12:06:52 AM
We'll hold you to it. We are watching....
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01/06/2005 08:47:13 PM
Nice colors, excellent work
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01/06/2005 12:47:49 PM
humor indead.... nice collores blend.... 8+
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01/06/2005 10:28:12 AM
LOL!
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01/05/2005 06:46:07 PM
Very cute. I thought about something like this using Woody, but I didn't want to make a resolution I couldn't keep. Love that toy:)
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01/05/2005 06:37:35 PM
Funny, ;)
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01/05/2005 11:11:41 AM
But I like Woody
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01/05/2005 09:49:21 AM
NIce""!"" Great backround collor....How did you do this. pleace send me a line about it (8)
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01/04/2005 08:43:01 PM
holy crap this is funny!!
great choice of colours too
think u should put this one out for sale

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01/04/2005 05:26:36 PM
Silly but well done. ;)
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01/02/2005 11:39:35 PM
Lol. A unique holiday gift I imagine. Good luck with this vivid and humorous take on our obsessions...HNY
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01/02/2005 09:34:09 PM
Comical and entertaining. I like the colorful backround. Nicely photographed as well. Good job
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01/02/2005 06:45:22 PM
Funny

Nicee pic too.

But mostly funny
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01/02/2005 02:49:37 PM
Glad to see woody go. Maybe your scores will go up in 2005!
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01/02/2005 11:10:16 AM
well done! this is a much more interesting model than woody :)
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01/02/2005 02:18:22 AM
What a fun image! Perhaps you should resolve not to use excessively long titles either ;)
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01/02/2005 12:18:22 AM
LOL this one is much cuter than woody ;)
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