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I dreamed ... every living thing on the planet died and all I had to eat was sand
I dreamed ... every living thing on the planet died and all I had to eat was sand
beamsclan


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Dreams (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Sigma 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 DL Aspherical Hyperzoom for Nikon (Black)
Location: Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Date: Apr 30, 2005
Aperture: F14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/250
Galleries: Landscape, Candid
Date Uploaded: Apr 30, 2005

 Thanks everyone who voted for this. I am excited to get my first top 10 finish. A little about the context of this picture. It was taken at a protected natural area near Santa Cruz, Bolivia. The picture is more of a accident than planned. I was taking pictures of the sand/sky/dead trees when my 13 year old son got in the way. He decided on his own to fill his jacket up with sand and throw it in the air. I just let it unfold and snapped a few frames along the way. The original picture was quite cluttered with branches obscuring my son. I Photoshopped several away, and even moved some. Here is my original unedited version. The color of the sand and sky in the entry is pretty close to the original.




Statistics
Place: 9 out of 114
Avg (all users): 6.5209
Avg (commenters): 7.4211
Avg (participants): 6.1807
Avg (non-participants): 6.7348
Views since voting: 2130
Views during voting: 372
Votes: 215
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 06/22/2005 07:56:57 PM
Love the title, composition and colours. Scary dream though.
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 05/13/2005 11:09:22 AM
yikes, that would be a horrible dream. Great shot!
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 05/13/2005 01:54:07 AM
Congratulations!!! This was my favorite for this challenge. The concept, framing and colors are great.
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 05/13/2005 12:36:54 AM
What a diet and what a gritty dream. Congratulations on your top ten finish. Very nice job.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/12/2005 11:46:37 PM
Very nice concept, well done. Bumping up!
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 05/12/2005 04:40:15 PM
Cool perspective.
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 05/12/2005 03:48:04 AM
Great title. Write a short story. Photo is a bit overbrightened I think.
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 05/11/2005 11:52:48 PM
I understand the title, but what is the person in the picture doing? Threshing the sand?
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 05/11/2005 05:19:04 PM
Excellent composition and very compelling - 10
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 05/10/2005 10:16:00 PM
Appropriately surreal! Hard to find fault with this--even with the long title. Somehow it just works.
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 05/08/2005 10:04:07 PM
Very nice composition and colors
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 05/08/2005 07:59:24 AM
Don't like the title ... so I'll just ignore it : )
Technically very well executed, and quite an interesting shot. The colour variation in the sand that's been thrown up is intuiging in itself. I'm seeing a strange squiggle in the sky behind the man though, and a speck of sensor dust which should be cloned out.
Overall, a "where on earth did this idea come from?" shot (a good thing) with good strong shapes and colours.
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 05/07/2005 11:20:21 AM
Powerful image......8.......
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 05/07/2005 03:24:39 AM
nice pic, dont like the title, still 7
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 05/06/2005 09:44:56 PM
freaky dream...great picture...good luck
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 05/06/2005 03:18:21 PM
Very bleak concept. Very bright colours and wonderful composition.
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 05/06/2005 01:22:11 PM
This is a great photo! Just love the way you caught the guy throwing the sand, looks like a ghost forming and lifting up it's arms...
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 05/06/2005 10:54:10 AM
Lovely sharpness and composition. Good concept for the challenge. Very stark looking light that perhaps suits the interpretation. But the sky looks over blue and the sand looks under yellow. Good work, though. 8
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 05/06/2005 10:14:20 AM
This is a terrific interpretation of the challenge. The "frosting on the cake" is the dust devil at the right edge. Sending up to 10
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 05/06/2005 10:08:42 AM
This is very striking in its barrenness.
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 05/06/2005 10:02:15 AM
interesting concept for theme, abstract, nic pix, good color, good perspective(almost forced),whites barely in, blacks good, good texture, good lighting,
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 05/06/2005 09:20:54 AM
Looks like a movie I saw but canĂ¢€™t remember the name. Well done
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 05/06/2005 05:24:12 AM
very well interpreted theme 8
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 05/06/2005 01:00:29 AM
very nice focus and colors 8
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