DPChallenge: A Digital Photography Contest You are not logged in. (log in or register) 
 
Challenge Entries
Portfolio Images
This image is not part of a public portfolio.
Organized Religion
Organized Religion
banmorn


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Obsolete (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S7000
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Date: Jun 28, 2005
Aperture: f/ 8.0
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/832 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Jun 28, 2005

 Well I hope that this is not misconstrued as falling under the exception to this challenge:...people (alive or dead) are not to be the main subject. The subject is religion and that is exemplified in this by the three crosses. But I am a bit worried about it anyway. So guess it will be voted down, though I really rather like it. It was either this or a school or a run down, bent and trodden upon pylon.

This is a portion of a statue commemerating another church that no longer stands and is behind the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Cathedral of Sts.Peter and Paul, the building in the background.

Post: Open. Rotate. Crop. Layer adjustments for levels (50% opacity), brightness/contrast (75% opacity) and hue/saturation. Lighten shadows 5%, darken highlights 5% and decrease contrast -5%. USM. Resize. USM.

07/06/05: I am very sorry if I offended anyone...certainly didn't mean to. Some comment(s) made the assumption that religion is not part of my life. Not so. I attend and sing at my family church outside of town or another church in the city. Didn't mean to touch any nerves and thanks for the comments regarding the image, both the good ones and the bad ones.

Statistics
Place: 382 out of 453
Avg (all users): 4.3493
Avg (commenters): 4.3529
Avg (participants): 4.1818
Avg (non-participants): 4.5349
Views since voting: 941
Views during voting: 352
Votes: 272
Comments: 17
Favorites: 0

Please log in or register to add your comments!

AuthorThread
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/04/2005 06:48:47 PM
Nice photo, technically as well as composition. But I must take umbrage to the implication that organized religion is obsolete. There is no way it could rake in the $$$$ it does if this were so. Bumped you to a 6 from a 4 on the second go round.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2005 10:22:07 PM
Hardly obsolete...it endures beyond necessity and reason. Interesting composition. Better than the Bible photos.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2005 12:35:51 PM
lighting not well balanced.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2005 12:52:21 AM
Funny how when people on this site say Organized Religion is obsolete, they seem to depict Christian religion. Why not a Buddha or a mosque? I am not a believer in crucifixes nor do I revere depictions of a dead God, but I am offended by this photo. It's a well designed photo, 3 crosses for emphasis, and a properly exposed, well placed foreground image. Technically, not a sub-5 score. But if you have paid any attention whatsoever to what types of shots are submitted, you know there are a great number of devoted believers on DPC who WILL be offended by this.

Yes, you have a right to express your opinion, but as a member of a community, you might have some concern for your fellow contributors. And they have the right to be offended and to rate you accordingly. Just my opinion. I have no dog in this hunt, but I have a lot of peers whose feelings I have concerns for.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/03/2005 12:33:22 AM
hmm... an interesting concept, especially when you consider that literally BILLIONS of people on that planet are followers of various organized religions.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2005 03:09:45 PM
IMO misses the spirit of the challenge. You may believe organized religion is obsolete but quite a few billion people would disagree. Maybe organized religion is obsolete in your life, in which case i can follow your logic a bit better.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2005 01:23:43 PM
very nice composition. foreground a bit dark
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/02/2005 12:36:16 AM
No offense, but the photograph doesn't seem to really meet the challenge until you labeled it with your title. But, I think it is a strong composition on its own.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2005 10:15:55 AM
I like the juxtaposition of this shot, giving it so many levels that it looks almost 3 dimensional.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/01/2005 09:37:30 AM
offensive submission.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2005 11:16:07 PM
this isnt obsolete....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/30/2005 10:32:40 AM
Great take on a somewhat common theme for this challenge. Nice job. 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 04:28:18 PM
Obsolete? Not for millions upon millions people. Does not fit the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 03:30:14 PM
Politics, war and work should also be declared obsolete, however as all of the aforementioned as well as religion is practiced my millions I feel it is out of context with the challenge.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 03:13:40 PM
Interesting idea. You KNOW you're going to take a lot of heat for this! Good compostion and framing, and exposure. I like it.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 10:39:33 AM
The ideology doesn't work for me, but it's clever that you used the three crosses in the shot. Seems a bit washed out. Shouldn't the light be on the Christ figure? Or maybe that's your intent.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/29/2005 10:12:44 AM
Nice comp.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


Home - Challenges - Community - League - Photos - Cameras - Lenses - Learn - Help - Terms of Use - Privacy - Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/14/2025 01:39:08 AM EDT.