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Staring Death in the Face
Staring Death in the Face
Natasha


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Garbage (Classic Editing)
Camera: Nikon Coolpix 5700
Location: My house
Date: Oct 6, 2002
Aperture: f4
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/15
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Oct 6, 2002

I wanted to show that Smoking is a waste of life. This eerie smoke formation happened quite naturally. This image has not been manipulated.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 206
Avg (all users): 5.7836
Avg (commenters): 7.7647
Avg (participants): 5.8643
Avg (non-participants): 5.6953
Views since voting: 2188
Votes: 268
Comments: 39
Favorites: 3 (view)


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06/05/2007 06:21:19 AM
Great shot I love the symbolism.
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10/10/2004 09:25:22 PM
the twos came from smokers
10/17/2002 07:11:00 PM
I love your photo. And I can't stand cigarettes. Yuck, but this is the coolest. How lucky can you get. :))
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10/14/2002 10:25:00 PM
Thanks for all the comments everyone! I had a lot of great comments and also comments on how people couldnt see the link to garbage, well the challenge was actually garbage, trash and waste! Cant really undersatnd the voting statistics, seems strange to have as many 10s as 2s!
10/14/2002 12:25:00 AM
Incredible image! Nice work!
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/13/2002 07:40:00 PM
awesome composition---and i can really almost see a little skull in the smoke! :)
10--amitchell
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10/13/2002 01:28:00 AM
SPONGEBOB SMOKESACRACK 2.
10/12/2002 01:42:00 AM
wow ! can I give you personnaly 100....nice on !
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10/12/2002 01:05:00 AM
Nice framing. Nie use of B&W. A bit uninspiring. 7/10
10/11/2002 05:01:00 PM
Good shot. Great composition. Excellent contrast! (9) -arnit
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10/11/2002 01:22:00 PM
This is so cool, I see a skeleton in the smoke. Very nice use of negative space and great black and white.
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10/11/2002 01:12:00 PM
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background8,
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing8,
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc.? 5,
Total Averaged Rating7. Autool
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10/11/2002 11:00:00 AM
Nice shot. What are the odds of that hapening again? 8
10/10/2002 11:51:00 PM
I have my suspicions as to how you did this in a perfectly legitimate fashion... But I am frankly surprised you have not been recommended for DQ by other voters. Disgusting, but good job. I have to mention just a tad bit of overexposure on the cigarette. 9
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10/10/2002 06:50:00 PM
WOW! I mean - I don't smoke at all - but how does he do this?????
Great picture... for me a clear 10... KAOS
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10/10/2002 10:19:00 AM
Great shot and amazing smoke pattern!
10/10/2002 05:46:00 AM
Photography often requires a little luck, and a skull in smoke is just an awesome piece of it. The rest of the shot needs skill – lighting, composition, DOF and the like… Luck, plus skill equals a superb piece of photography… (10)
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10/10/2002 01:34:00 AM
This is a neat photo, but it seems a little weak on the garbage theme, IMO. - setzler
10/09/2002 08:41:00 PM
Very nice shot. Amazing how the top of the smoke almost looks like a skull or maybe an alien head!
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10/09/2002 06:07:00 PM
xcellent ,composition ,the skull/ET(?) like formation of smoke lovely
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10/09/2002 05:08:00 PM
this is a great photo. but I am not sure it is really about garbage. in the proper category it is a 10.
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10/09/2002 02:47:00 AM
Not to be mean, but it looks more like staring death in the back of the head. ;)
10/08/2002 05:56:00 PM
ok..how did u get that to happen? 8--shutterfly
10/08/2002 02:43:00 PM
real nice job, even a smoker like me has to admit. 10 'cause you can see a skull in the smoke, how cool is that.
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10/08/2002 12:34:00 AM
The smoke cloud looks like an alien!
10/07/2002 10:47:00 PM
Creepy.
10/07/2002 09:47:00 PM
that is sooooo awesome!---great job capturing this!
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10/07/2002 09:35:00 PM
Can't quite identify the garbage in the photo :)
10/07/2002 08:38:00 PM
weird how the smoke looks kind of like a face. like a monkey. death is a monkey.
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10/07/2002 08:15:00 PM
Nice effect! Lucky picture or staged effect?
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10/07/2002 07:15:00 PM
I don't think this photo meets the challenge as well as it could, more on the garbage scale. But the smoke looks awseome in this picture - I can even see the skull formed. Very unique shot.
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10/07/2002 06:26:00 PM
Great capture, must have took a ton of shot to get this
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10/07/2002 05:31:00 PM
8Overall
2Challenge Met
9Color (tints, casts, bleeds)
10Exposure, Lighting (Shadows, reflections)
10Focus & Clarity
9Framing, Subject Placement, Background
9Visual Appeal, Subject matter
9Would I frame or poster-board this picture?
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10/07/2002 04:28:00 PM
good use of b&w and negative space...nicely framed...i love the skull in the smoke...musta taken a lot of quick shots to get the smoke just at the right time...and of course, smoking is trash, as are smoker's lungs
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10/07/2002 02:40:00 PM
Awesome picture. The smoke looks like a skull. I just don't get the connection to garbage. Too bad there wasn't a more applicable challenge this week.
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10/07/2002 06:28:00 AM
Pretty cool shot. DPz
10/07/2002 02:26:00 AM
How long did it take to get the skull in the smoke? Great shot!
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10/07/2002 02:04:00 AM
Wow, great concept. The overexposed cigarette attracts my attention, but I figure you did't have a choice to get the smoke to stand out. Top Ten this week for me!
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10/07/2002 01:18:00 AM
How many shots did you have to take to get that skull to show up in the smoke.....amazing =7 syamjonimi
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