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The Dunce Cap
The Dunce Cap
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Challenge: Empty Room (Advanced Editing IV)
Camera: Nikon D100
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED
Location: In a Basement, Somewhere in Calgary
Date: Jun 3, 2006
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Humorous, Emotive
Date Uploaded: Jun 4, 2006

Major thanks to my friends Trevor and Jonny, Jonny for the use of his camera and flash, and for turning off the lights, and Trevor for the wonderful modeling job and patience. As well to Nathan and Lauren, for the use of thier basement, for it was exactly what I wanted.

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Statistics
Place: 84 out of 114
Avg (all users): 5.1903
Avg (commenters): 5.3333
Avg (participants): 4.9718
Avg (non-participants): 5.2784
Views since voting: 1174
Views during voting: 410
Votes: 247
Comments: 18
Favorites: 2 (view)


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06/23/2006 08:45:17 PM
Coming from my 1-4-0 thread ...

I can see why this is your (current) favourite shot Cyler, the bg is great but I must dissagree with the crisp focus comment below, yes, the wall is fantastic but for me Trevors hair is a little soft.

Both the challenge name and the title (for me) would be better depicted if Trevor was facing a corner as was mentioned during the challenge comments and maybe a wider angle.

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06/12/2006 01:09:23 AM
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Very, very nice. Your focus is crisp and your coloring is perfect for this image.

Lighting: Yet another strength for this image. You did a terrific job with contrasting highlights and shadows to present a very moody photograph.

Composition/Content: I think that the centered composition works very well for this image. The cap provides a great leading line that sends the eye up and down the entire frame.

My Opinion: I think that you were robbed. This is a much better photograph than 5.19. I think including more of the empty basement would have helped the score, but I do get a strong feeling of emptiness with the composition as it is.

Eric
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
06/11/2006 11:03:26 PM
Better behave next time!
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06/09/2006 07:31:34 AM
Ohhhh...so that's wear my cap went too...damn!
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06/07/2006 04:24:19 AM
Dunces are supposed to be in a corner aren't they? :-)
Good use of colour - lighting perhaps a shade strong
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06/06/2006 10:54:30 PM
Hey, how'd you get that old pic of me ;-) Nice shot.
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06/06/2006 09:13:08 PM
Good idea, but I do not feel the emptiness of the room because such a small part of it is shown.
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06/06/2006 07:53:31 PM
I'm not seeing an empty room here.
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06/06/2006 05:50:06 AM
interesting
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06/05/2006 11:23:35 PM
I don't get a sense of an emtpy room.

Nice comp, interesting idea, great texture, light nice, nice pix but....
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06/05/2006 08:54:06 PM
good idea maybe a little more space around the figure 5
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06/05/2006 05:15:10 PM
Wheres the corner...
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06/05/2006 05:12:00 PM
I thought you sent him to the corner, not much of a room here
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06/05/2006 01:44:49 PM
Good colors, good story line...
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06/05/2006 08:37:01 AM
I'd like to see more of the room, diminishing the significance of the "dunce" in the corner. Great cracks and lines in the walls and floor - I think it would give more of the "empty room" sense if you backed up 10-15 feet.
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06/05/2006 07:17:44 AM
Nice idea. The crop kinda bothers me though. I would like to see some more of the room. Maybe a corner or something? 7
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06/05/2006 02:53:24 AM
a lot of fun...nice work
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06/05/2006 12:58:52 AM
hehehee... I was thinking of entering a pic like this for the failure challenge, nice job though, love the textured room and composition
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