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Day to Day
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Challenge: Progress (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-20D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
Location: Desloge, Missouri
Date: Jul 9, 2006
Aperture: f20
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/125 sec.
Galleries: Still Life, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jul 8, 2006

 I liked the idea of progress from vinyl to solid-state. The hardest part was trying to link the past to the present that would be immediately recognizable without using father-son or mother-daughter connections. When I came up with this link, I knew I had to shoot it.

Of course I don't own a Doris Day album so I had to make a record lable. I made it red to repeat the color of the MP3 player. Cutting a circle with an Exacto blade freehand, isn't as easy as I thought it was going to be. I hope I don't get beat up too bad for it.
Getting enough light on the MP3 player with out falling on the left side of the LP was another challenge that took entirely too long before I was satisfied.

I'm not crazy about the noise that showed up after hitting it with USM after resizing but it beats the alternative. All-in-all I like this image.

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Statistics
Place: 22 out of 152
Avg (all users): 6.0076
Avg (commenters): 7.4000
Avg (participants): 5.7719
Avg (non-participants): 6.0728
Views since voting: 957
Views during voting: 410
Votes: 263
Comments: 29
Favorites: 0

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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/18/2006 11:57:00 PM
Wonderful fit to challenge...one of my tops.
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 07/18/2006 05:24:08 PM
I like the relationship between the Day's. Good photo.
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 07/18/2006 04:37:46 PM
Good picture.
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 07/18/2006 01:22:10 PM
I had a similar idea (ipod headphones on record) but I couldn't find a record. I'm so curious how yours will do. I love the red-on-black contrast. Hope your score won't be affected by the song ;)
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 07/18/2006 11:10:16 AM
Very good contrast with the colour the objects...I get the feeling you're going to do well
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 07/18/2006 05:28:45 AM
really like the lighting and the use of red
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 07/18/2006 02:09:20 AM
Nice red/black contrast and good concept. Good highlights on MP3 player without being overexposed. Nice lighting on vinyl, although what is the cause of the distinct straight line going from label to lower right?
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 07/17/2006 11:25:14 PM
Great color, contrast, and composition. Very clever title as well. I predict a top ten finish for this image.
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 07/17/2006 07:09:03 PM
Haha, Doris Day to Green Day, I love it! Well, it sure is progress... different generations might put the arrow in different directions though ;-)
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 07/17/2006 05:19:32 PM
Very nice studio quality shot! Great use of color and placement of objects within the frame!
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 07/17/2006 06:43:26 AM
there are heaps of really cliched 'ipod' progress shots ... but this is the best one of the lot.

good colours and dark space. your green day-doris day bit was a very nice touch! clever entry. well done!
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 07/16/2006 03:49:20 PM
I really love this photo. I guess because I have owned both records and a MP3 player. The colors work very well together and the composition is near perfect. A 10 in my book. Great Shot.
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 07/16/2006 02:16:47 PM
Funny....Love the "Day" progression!!
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 07/15/2006 08:57:57 PM
Very nice! Doris Day to Green Day and change of format. Very appropriate for the challenge, and red and black always work well together.
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 07/15/2006 07:14:11 PM
I can't believe you have a Doris Day album!
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 07/15/2006 03:12:00 PM
Great use of creative lighting!
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 07/14/2006 10:10:28 PM
smart photo - everything is in details. red & black is just the added bonus.
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 07/14/2006 04:12:16 PM
well i like. good idea and nice uce of 'noise' in the colour.
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 07/14/2006 02:59:41 AM
Witty. I didn't get it the first time, but just noticed the Doris Day and Green Day. I hope others get the picture. This is more than just a IPod and Record. Nice out of the box thinking.
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 07/13/2006 11:19:23 PM
Love the color and idea
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 07/13/2006 10:28:34 AM
Lots of these shots in the challenge. This one works well especially because the player and lp both have that nice red. I think it would have worked even better had you made an mp3 with artist=doris day and title=something from the label of that lp so the connection between the two would be even stronger. Nice shot overall.
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 07/13/2006 09:08:05 AM
wack equipment...
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 07/13/2006 07:28:34 AM
very good, love the red and the composition
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 07/13/2006 03:38:06 AM
Good one.
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 07/13/2006 02:29:25 AM
Fantastic. I love how both the colors and artist's names match.
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 07/12/2006 06:44:05 PM
great idea
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 07/12/2006 05:48:50 PM
This is my favourite in the challenge. The red really pops and I like the title and the way you tied it into the 2 artists. Excellent lighting and composition too.
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 07/12/2006 11:01:31 AM
Wow...lots of matches here to tie the record and mp3 player together...great job!
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 07/12/2006 12:22:28 AM
The reds look grainy. If they weren't I'd score a little higher I think. As a "gimic" naming the ipod song with phrases relevant to dpc may have gained a few humor-votes.
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