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Challenge: Failure (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D50
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: Iceland
Date: May 23, 2006
Aperture: f/5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1000
Galleries: Portraiture, Still Life
Date Uploaded: May 23, 2006

 This was hard to do. I had to build this tower, put the self timer on and destroy it on the exactly right time. I did that three times until a got a shot with flying bricks. That took time but it was worth it.

I don't like this look of this one. It looks so rough. I think I will not get a good score.
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Whoohoo, I placed 6. My best so far! I was just kidding in the text above. I should like my best photograph.

Thanks for the good votes and comments!

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 129
Avg (all users): 6.8506
Avg (commenters): 8.4545
Avg (participants): 6.4510
Avg (non-participants): 6.9579
Views since voting: 4228
Views during voting: 428
Votes: 241
Comments: 36
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 06/06/2006 04:57:43 AM
excellent! you're good
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 06/06/2006 04:46:52 AM
From the Critique Club :

Hi Magnús !

Congrats ! This was your personal best and still is (for the moment...) your personal best place.
I agree with you about the look , I prefer the funny one of your self portrait ;-)

I really like the lighting on the wood pieces and the crop of the composition.The falling tower fills very well the space , with the lighting and sharpness it's really powerful !

As Larus ,pineapple and ericwoo pointed out in their comments during the challenge , I think that you could have improved it including a hand placing a piece or near the head. By the way , did you take some photos (without destroying the tower) to see different head's effects ? It could have helped.

It was a great idea and you have done an excellent job as reflected in the score. Well done !

Just a question of time to see you ribbonned !
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 06/04/2006 08:30:22 PM
Good take for this challenge. Congratulations on your 5th place finish.
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 06/01/2006 07:40:31 AM
Congrats on your top 10 finish....Cool photo!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 06/01/2006 07:09:58 AM
This is a great shot. The idea, setup and timing are all spot on. The contrast and clarity against that background and your expression and placement is excellent. One of the best shots at meeting the challenge.
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 06/01/2006 05:00:57 AM
Very hard working shot that proved to be appreciated by the viewers. Congrats on your 6th place, young man. Stunning image. Hamingjuóskir!
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 05/31/2006 03:23:28 PM
Hey nice finish.. congrats on your top ten placement :)
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 05/31/2006 10:05:40 AM
Congratulations on your top 10 finish. great shot!
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 05/31/2006 10:02:13 AM
Good work on the high finish!!
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 05/31/2006 05:38:46 AM
Yeah, this was definitely one of my favorites.. Congratulations on 6th place!!
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 05/31/2006 12:20:00 AM
Great going, Magnús! Congrats on your Top 10 finish and new PB!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/30/2006 10:37:40 PM
Excellent.....This will ribbon for sure.....A "10" from me, as I really love it.
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 05/30/2006 06:26:00 PM
My only 10 - Great shot!
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 05/30/2006 12:13:57 PM
Haha, great!
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 05/30/2006 10:15:42 AM
The message (as entitled) would have been better conveyed if the boy's hand was included in the photo about to place the last piece on the tower when the catastrophe happened.
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 05/29/2006 09:48:08 PM
Hope that only took one try. Very well done.
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 05/29/2006 07:07:37 AM
Hehe, very good, good sense of humour. Good composition and timing.
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 05/28/2006 05:52:26 PM
ha! i love this image! the look on his face epitomizes anger and defeat. nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/28/2006 08:29:47 AM
Great interpretation of the theme! This fits perfectly. Good image too - definitely one of my top scoring pictures.
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 05/28/2006 06:02:47 AM
great shot ! I hoped to see such photo in this challenge, and you did it to perfection !
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/27/2006 11:30:05 PM
Try a new invention next time... It's called glue! lol Great capture, pose, lighting, and background. I like this one.
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 05/27/2006 03:02:11 PM
Nice action.
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 05/27/2006 01:09:39 PM
hope you did not have to shoot this more then once :o) Very good lightning, sharpness and concept... well done.
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 05/26/2006 09:52:16 AM
might have been more effective without the boy
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 05/26/2006 08:15:02 AM
WOW great shot 10
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 05/25/2006 11:39:11 AM
Great job, excellent lighting!
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 05/25/2006 01:57:49 AM
The lighting is a great strength of this image. Everything about the subject is perfectly isolated off of the background. I like that. I would like to see more of the guy and his great expression. Composed like this, the head look oddly out of place.
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 05/24/2006 09:40:13 PM
very nicely done but the head popping out of no where im not that big of a fan of
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 05/24/2006 09:40:00 PM
10
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 05/24/2006 06:15:21 PM
Fits Challenge well without title,lighting is good....8
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 05/24/2006 02:30:40 PM
Great idea, lighting, and execution.
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 05/24/2006 01:30:46 PM
well this is one of the best in the challenge. you will surely ribbon. Good Luck! 10
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 05/24/2006 11:49:41 AM
Nice idea but why didn´t you let him hold his head or something, at first I thought he was blowing at the pile till I thought about the theme, that he is supposed to be horrified it is collapsing.
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 05/24/2006 10:33:07 AM
Hope this does well for you it's very good...great lighting and expression
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 05/24/2006 02:18:23 AM
Awesome shot! :) [wonders to self how many takes this photo took]
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 05/24/2006 12:33:33 AM
good!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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