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I'm afraid not...
I'm afraid not...
chsmith


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Challenge: Visual Puns (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D70
Lens: Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D
Location: Leesburg, VA USA
Date: Dec 18, 2005
Aperture: f/14
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/320
Galleries: Macro
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2005

 A string walks into a bar, sits down and asks for a drink. The bartender looks him up and down and says, "Sorry pal, no strings allowed."

The string goes to another bar and asks again for a drink. The bartender throws him out, repeating the theme: "No strings allowed!"

The string gets really angry. He gets so mad, he's wound up in knots. He beats his head with his fists, to the point his hair is all over the place.

Collecting himself, he walks back into the first bar and politely asks for a drink one more time. The bartender looks at him and says, "Hey, aren't you that string I told to leave earlier?" His reply: "Nope, I'm afraid not.."

Statistics
Place: 65 out of 144
Avg (all users): 5.5652
Avg (commenters): 5.6000
Avg (participants): 5.2532
Avg (non-participants): 5.7285
Views since voting: 1359
Views during voting: 382
Votes: 230
Comments: 7
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 12/31/2005 10:51:31 AM
Greetings from the Critique Club
by strangeghost

COMPOSITION
Great use of negative space and placement of your subject. The shadows are soft and pleasing. Since the strands of "frayed knot" are key to your concept, I think your choice of backgrounds is less than ideal. The tones are so similar that some of the strands of fiber are barely visible against the BG. My choice for this image would have been either flat black or a vivid color to make the rope/knot really stand out and grab attention. As presented, it's a subtle image, not a hard hitting one. For a challenge like visual puns, I think you want to hit your viewer upside the head.

TECHNIQUE
Technical details look great. The knot is a very textured object and you've done a good job in capturing the texture. As mentioned above, the overall image is not very contrasty. I wonder what would have happened if you had tried to bump the contrast a little? Focus and depth are great.

OVERALL IMPACT
This is a technically excellent shot that failed to wow voters. Would any of my suggestions above have made a critical difference? I'm not sure. Your final score of 5.56 is above average, so you managed to please a majority of voters, but failed to stop them in their tracks. ... People obviously got your point - which is half the battle. A little more visual impact and you might have cracked six.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
12/24/2005 03:30:06 AM
perfect play on words. A black back ground would be good in my opinion. I still like it.
 12/20/2005 12:26:28 PM
Great capture of the pun!!!
 12/20/2005 04:36:04 AM
Clever, & so many clever ideas and images in this challenge.......................
 12/20/2005 02:54:06 AM
I smiled:)
 12/19/2005 08:43:14 AM
This would be much better if the string was actually frayed more.
 12/19/2005 12:45:32 AM
not enough contrast in this shot,


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