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Welfare reform: take a number
Welfare reform: take a number
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Challenge: Progress (Basic Editing III)
Collection: challenges
Camera: Pentax Optio 555
Location: waterbury, ct
Date: Jul 5, 2006
Galleries: Interior
Date Uploaded: Jul 5, 2006

 essentially just a crop and resize. I tested alot but kept nothing else. This is the scene at the local unemployment office; so state, so government. I hope it does ok , but I really don't care if its last if someone sees some good color texture or subject matter.

I liked the color red versus the tan, the uneven spacing of the chairs, the perspective and the abstract boring repetitiveness of the shot. Not typical exploding heartwrenching dpc fare. Not that you really needed me to write all this, but I am a lawyer in Ct, and I mostly do disability law; I was at a state office for a fair hearing, and I did notice that the hearings office was starkly empty. I really was going for "tongue in cheek" or perhaps sarcastic meaing of the "progress" - and you almost hit it on th ehead; there is no one there, so the thought is it is working but it is not; an arbitrary cut-off equals no more assistance. The fact that the chairs were locked together, and that they were empty goes to show that welfare reform just created really nice chairs.

Statistics
Place: 139 out of 152
Avg (all users): 4.4731
Avg (commenters): 5.5000
Avg (participants): 4.4828
Avg (non-participants): 4.4703
Views since voting: 710
Views during voting: 340
Votes: 260
Comments: 11
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 07/20/2006 10:43:22 PM
"It's not related to the subject."
I really wish people would stop and think before writing this stuff. You post a shot that simply asks the viewer to think a little bit, and you get a response like that.
Well thought out, well conceived...and yes I understand why people want a least to see one person for the shot to hit them more...but hey if there isn't anyone there? I am a fan of reality...nice work.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2006 04:42:02 PM
It's not related to the subject.
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 07/18/2006 04:05:34 PM
it is very poweful but you should of had someone sit off center in the back or middle to make it even better
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 07/18/2006 02:16:02 PM
Using perspective from the left or right may have provided a more dramatic effect.
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 07/18/2006 01:38:09 AM
Pretty well exposed. I like the texture on the chair upholstery. Not too keen on yellowish cast overall. Photo itself isn't necessarily progress; only the title makes it so.
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 07/15/2006 07:34:44 PM
So sad....
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 07/15/2006 06:36:46 PM
You got that right! Better centering unless there is some hidden meaning I don't see?
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 07/15/2006 04:12:23 PM
Without a title, this is simply a shot of chairs in a room. With the title, one would expect to see a room full of people waiting, unless the point is that welfare reform is working and no one is waiting, in which case, the "take a number" part is a bit misleading.
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 07/12/2006 05:51:23 PM
I'd have liked the gap in charis at the right filled up but other than this it is nice and simple
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 07/12/2006 03:33:03 AM
Nice shot and very arty ! However I am missing a chair on the right side. This gap makes the picture look slightly unbalanced.
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 07/12/2006 12:34:55 AM
The message is clear, but the picture is not compelling.
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