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08/01/2006 03:49:34 PM |
Just stumbled into this. As someone who's has both cats and dogs, I think the raw humor of it is pretty good. That said, guns are bad, so that muted the reaction for me. Maybe a less topical weapon, like a bow and arrow, or a catapult.
It would've been even funnier if you'd figured out a way to have one of your dogs appearing to own the gun.
Yeah, that's it! Show a dog with one paw about to release a catapult, with a cat in it! 'Cause that's subtler.
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05/11/2006 06:22:49 PM |
Again, very funny in a sick kind of way. I suppose any cat lover would rather have you in the target circle. Technically, the picture is very good. emotionally, well, i think the vote curve tells that story :)
P.S. I neither hate nor love cats so consider me neutral :) |
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04/04/2006 03:54:40 PM |
It's just dumb, yet kinda scary at the same time...yikes...
Comment part 2:
Linda,
I will be happy to critique this furtherâ€Â¦people want to know why they get hit with a low scores, at least they say they doâ€Â¦so I will elaborate as per your request. : }
Perhaps dumb wasn’t a proper word, yet maybe it wasâ€Â¦I find this IMAGE simply unintelligent and mildly offensive. I do have a sense of humor, a pretty wicked one at that. I just find this image not at all funny or amusingâ€Â¦and by all the low votes this image received, I have a feeling I not alone in this thinking. I adore cats and have had the distinct displeasure of meeting more than enough people who find the thought of shooting/torturing them a delightful thoughtâ€Â¦violence against animals is not funny, it’s no joking matter. Actually, I don’t find any sort of violence amusing in any kind of wayâ€Â¦ be it against animals or humansâ€Â¦living creatures in generalâ€Â¦ life is precious to me.
I am tired of seeing images with guns is themâ€Â¦particularly the automatic/semi automatic handgun variety. â€Â¦Oh to see a revolver or perhaps a beautiful black powder percussion or flint lock rifle, these arms can be such works of artâ€Â¦America is obsessed with all sorts of violenceâ€Â¦enough can be seen at the movies and on the TV. It bothers me to see it on DPC too.
When I vote on an image, technique can play almost no part at all as to the vote I give that imageâ€Â¦emotion trumps technique almost every time in my book. A technically magnificent execution will never save a bad idea. When I was in school we could talk about our artwork/images for hours and never speak of the technical issues. Since you have asked though, I will comment on the technical. The image is not sharp on my screen and there seems to be an overall faint pinkish reddish cast to the imageâ€Â¦I am fully calibrated. The composition is not terribly interesting, the large black areas on the left and surrounding the image seem too vacant/deep, and the dark areas of the clip and the gun seem to get sucked into these dark voids. The image seems underexposed perhaps resulting in this loss of detail in the darker/shadow areas. The lighting also seems to be a little flat and lacks “dramaӉ€Â¦where there is a gun, there is also drama/tension.
I cannot look at an image and keep my personal life experiences, likes or dislikes out of the equation. This is why some images bring me a great deal of joy and why some do notâ€Â¦this is why art has always been a huge part of my lifeâ€Â¦it makes me happy and glad to be alive. There is just no point of looking at an image with the cold and calculating precision of a machineâ€Â¦sure I could if I had to, but why? I’ve juried more than a handful of exhibitions and was never once asked to set aside my emotions. Art is about enrichment, beauty, joy, recollection, pain, sadness, humor, light, dark, history, societyâ€Â¦it is about shared experience. Even if it is something as simple as recognizing that same little exquisite piece of light that happens to all of us if only we choose to see itâ€Â¦show me something wonderfulâ€Â¦make me feel something, something more than contempt or disgust. We all have our own definitions as to what good art/photography is, and this is mine.
There are so many beautiful images on DPC that are being dismissed simply because some find them to be “technically lacking” or “DNMC”. Technically this image was just so so in my book but it was how it hit me on the emotional side that garnered my original comment. I apologize for the length of this, I hope I have answered all your concerns and questionsâ€Â¦above all, it is my opinionâ€Â¦nothing more, nothing less.
Message edited by author 2006-04-06 12:27:57. |
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04/03/2006 10:14:12 PM |
| lol...the cat lover crowd may not appreciate the photo. |
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04/03/2006 02:46:39 PM |
| A truly beautiful photo, but the animal lovers might just vote you down because of the theme. |
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04/01/2006 11:30:25 PM |
| hahahahaha...sometimes i want to do that!!! |
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04/01/2006 10:10:43 PM |
| One of the funniest I've seen in some time. Thanks for the laugh....10 |
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04/01/2006 05:34:44 PM |
| That's hysterical. Good luck with that aim. |
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04/01/2006 04:46:53 PM |
| and I thoght one strived to hit a bullseye..... |
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04/01/2006 02:52:56 AM |
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04/01/2006 01:37:48 AM |
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03/31/2006 11:03:46 PM |
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03/31/2006 04:17:37 PM |
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03/31/2006 02:01:56 PM |
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03/31/2006 12:27:53 AM |
| Oy, will SOME people mark you down for this... HOWEVER, I want to know where you can buy that target! This is the first 10 of the competition. |
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03/30/2006 10:11:54 AM |
| Even though I do not share your sense of humor and I would normally pass on a photo of this nature, I have to admit that it is clever and well executed. |
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03/29/2006 03:36:24 PM |
| Cute. Have a thing against cats, huh? |
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03/29/2006 02:08:28 PM |
| Don't think I have ever seen a target like this one before. Clever setup. Good exposure. |
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03/29/2006 05:50:35 AM |
I am sure you'll get lots of votes from the cat lovers ;-)
Great lighting and nice sharp shot...not sure it answers the brief of the challenge though:
"People of all ages engage in forms of play. Capture playtime in your photo this week"
hmmm.... |
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03/29/2006 02:41:52 AM |
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03/29/2006 01:14:45 AM |
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03/29/2006 12:30:08 AM |
| Oh yeah, capping cats in the ass is always fun! ;-) |
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