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Saving Private Ryan
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Challenge: On the Beach (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Location: My Back Yard
Date: Jul 18, 2006
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 400
Shutter: 120
Galleries: History
Date Uploaded: Jul 18, 2006

 I had some horrendous problems buying some soldiers for this Challenge.
And when I finally got some I only had about 5 minutes to get my shot.
looking at it I thought it was a great idea, but I am dissapinted my Macro Lense didnt give me a bit more Depth of Field.
At least the Sniper is in Focus

Statistics
Place: 186 out of 326
Avg (all users): 5.1959
Avg (commenters): 6.7727
Avg (participants): 4.9720
Avg (non-participants): 5.3228
Views since voting: 998
Views during voting: 431
Votes: 296
Comments: 26
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 07/26/2006 06:27:38 PM
First let me say I would've given you a "1" here's why

1) They didn't have M-16's in WWII
2) A couple of these guys look British- one appears to be carrying an SA80- also not around in World War II.
3) The sand is clearly out of scale with the rest of the image
4) Ever since Toy Story I get the willies just seeing these guys
5) The helmet for the guy on the left is just all wrong, wrong wrong wrong!

Okay, so now you're saying- what a D***. In reality I like the shot, it clearly took some planning and thought. I like the shallow DOF adds to the illusion. I probably would have given you a 7 just for making me laugh and then a bonus of 1 for coming up with the idea, so an 8. Hopefully when you read #4 you picked up on the joke before calling me names. Keep shooting and having fun with it. DPC needs more out of the box thinkers- in fact everywhere does.

 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/25/2006 11:33:18 PM
Hehe....classic!!
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 07/25/2006 11:57:17 AM
Great job! I've voted this up, and then voted it down, then voted it up again, and now I'm voting it up once more. I love the light-hearted humor in this, the remebrance of childhood that it inflicts, and it's originality in light of the challenge's theme. I can remember my brother bringing his toy soldiers to the beach with him and setting them up, which is why this meets the challenge in my eyes. I'm giving you an 8 for this one. It's not the most beautiful of shots in this challenge, but you deserve a score for meeting the challenge, and for the entertainment factor that this one gave me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2006 11:24:11 AM
leave a little room in front for someone to shoot into.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/25/2006 08:04:32 AM
funny!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 08:49:47 PM
Points for uut-of-the-box :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 02:28:31 PM
Cool...Made me smile.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/24/2006 05:06:42 AM
lol
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2006 09:23:40 PM
Ok now this is really funny. Good effects too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/23/2006 10:32:12 AM
Cute .. if not very sad!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/22/2006 10:52:37 AM
Gives me flashbacks of my childhood days =)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/21/2006 01:54:58 AM
The DOF is too shallow. Makes the closest figure a little distracting. Otherwise nice composition. The hit soldier on the left adds a lot to this set up.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2006 07:34:11 PM
crap
 07/20/2006 07:33:59 PM
This one made me grin! I'll give you a 10 for humor :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2006 04:33:40 PM
good set up. I like the DOF fade which suggests more of the people.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2006 04:19:19 PM
HAHAHAHA this is so original! no seashells and rocks but little GI men.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/20/2006 01:14:54 PM
I never would have thought of this! :)

Nicely done.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 10:47:19 PM
Interesting idea.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 10:30:11 PM
a bit more DOF would have helped
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 10:25:16 PM
lol! Perfect setup
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 03:30:34 PM
an extra point for originality!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 02:53:37 PM
What an awesome idea! :) Great use of DOF, and I needed a laugh today at work. ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 12:10:52 PM
Heheheh. 6 for creativity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 12:10:12 PM
:)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 11:15:41 AM
Hmmm...? Usually I don't like 'staged' photos...but...I like this one...a lot! It shows creativity and thought. Plus, the movie is one of the handful I've seen. It was a gripping movie and should be mandatory viewing for every American...thanks for the photo.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/19/2006 02:46:05 AM
LOL - 2 extra points for being so creative!
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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