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"Scream"
"Scream"
mbardeen


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Challenge: Sound (Classic Editing)
Camera: Canon PowerShot G3
Location: Brighton Pier
Date: May 31, 2003
Aperture: f/5.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/320sec
Galleries: Emotive, Action
Date Uploaded: Jun 1, 2003

To my mind, sound implies action. That was what I was attempting in this shot. The hints of motion on the cart, with the combined effect of a couple of the people with their mouths open hopefully will convey the feeling of sound.

I'm not completely happy with the results, I had to do much fiddling post-shot to get the girl screaming in the back car to show properly. However, my plans for a reshoot were dashed by rainy weather, so I had to make do with the shots I did capture. This was the best.

Statistics
Place: 37 out of 96
Avg (all users): 5.7368
Avg (commenters): 7.1000
Avg (participants): 5.7941
Avg (non-participants): 5.6769
Views since voting: 942
Votes: 133
Comments: 12
Favorites: 0


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06/10/2003 08:28:43 PM
*Critique Club*
This is definately sound in my book. love the look of the older guy in the front.
I really like the angle and framing/cropping you used for this. I think that the arch being the way it is at the top is very visually appealing.
The slight bit of motion blurr is nice, but kind of makes it hard to see the peoples faces. We can still see them though, just not with total clearness. The rest of the focus is just find. i like the detail in the rails of the coaster.
I think that the angled part in the bottom right adds just enough to balance the shot, but not make it cluttered.
Had you brought out the colors more, as one person suggested, I think that the yellows might have ended up too bright, as they are on the border of bright as it is.
I love the yellow against that blue sky.
Overall, I think this is a very nice image, that represents the challenge well. Good one.
~Heather~
06/09/2003 12:38:00 AM
5.7 is nice! Given the challenge of getting this photo, that's great.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/07/2003 01:51:27 PM
Wow. A well timed and framed shot. How many did it take you and did you use burst mode?
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06/07/2003 10:16:08 AM
Can almost hear them myself! Good subject, well titled.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2003 06:42:10 PM
Interesting shot here - the crop on the bottom and left leaves us looking for more of the ride - my eyes are wandering off the page since I can't see what they are about to hit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2003 11:23:36 AM
Hee, hee! Fun! There is sound all over the place in this picture. I like the composition with the curve coming over the top - sound surround us and the action that provokes the screams is obvious. The stucture at the bottom might be distracting, but I feel it provides balance and makes the viewer wonder what curves and loops these poor screamers are going into next. Wish it could have been sharp or more blurred with motion, but I'm just being
a little picky now. 8
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/06/2003 06:43:32 AM
Sounds everywhere. 8 Morgan
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06/04/2003 11:26:00 PM
A tighter shot of the screamers would have been more powerful.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/03/2003 05:05:17 PM
One of My favorite things to do....
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/02/2003 08:16:01 PM
Wow. Roller coasters scare the heck out of me, so I definitely can hear the screams. And the yellow against the nice, clear sky is a great contrast. Good composition; I almost feel I can see the coaster moving.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
06/02/2003 09:36:23 AM
10 for concept, 7 for execution: 8 overall. :-> A little more drama in the colors/lighting might well have pumped it a bit higher, but still, very good. I hear the photo (which is my major grading criteria for this contest), and it's an appealing image overall. It has something of the feel of a snapshot (not sure why).
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06/02/2003 04:37:06 AM
Not a bad image - but nobody actually seems to be screamng particularly.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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