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The Zamboni
The Zamboni
gjuta


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70
Location: Kitsilano Community Centre Ice Rink, Vancouver, BC
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: F10
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1 second
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2006

 I've obviously been living in Canada long enough (4 years) to have been a bit brainwashed by the hockey culture here :) Zambonis are machines that clean the ice after a hockey game or skating session, by the way.

I figured there would be at least a couple of Zamboni entries so I wanted to try something different. Zambonis are also fairly slow so I thought it would be funny to see one that appeared to be speedy -- maybe a bit too much blur to be recognizable . . .

Thanks everyone for the feedback and votes!

Statistics
Place: 49 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.0554
Avg (commenters): 5.1905
Avg (participants): 4.6078
Avg (non-participants): 5.1336
Views since voting: 877
Views during voting: 513
Votes: 343
Comments: 23
Favorites: 0

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AuthorThread
 11/01/2006 12:44:07 AM
Thanks.

Message edited by author 2006-11-01 00:47:39.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2006 06:22:06 AM
Please, come back, Snoopy! ;)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/28/2006 08:44:09 PM
I don't understand this entry.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 09:19:23 PM
Great concept and image. Love the motion blur.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 07:22:40 PM
very centered composition, but look at the top of the image - it's not straight.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 07:13:40 PM
Without the title, I don't think I would have been able to tell whether the blur was a Zamboni or a player. The picture would have been more successful for me had the Zamboni been recognizable. Also, the slight downward tilt to the left is a bit distracting to me.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 03:37:55 PM
I can't tell what the blurry thing is but it strikes me as a "person or player". Good motion blue shot aside from that. Usually a 7, DNMC=3, so I'll split the difference: 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/27/2006 05:04:19 AM
4
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 04:39:50 PM
The ghostlike effect adds to the empty feeling.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 03:03:42 PM
I had this same idea, but couldn't find a zamboni :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 12:19:41 PM
love the concept, but would have wanted to see some sense of the shape of the zamboni, rather than just a blur
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/26/2006 04:39:22 AM
not following subject
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 10:53:04 PM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 1
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 5
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 08:21:19 PM
That's one fast Zamboni!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 07:17:52 PM
Meets Challenge: 10
Lighting/Processing: 7
Composition: 5 (I'd like to see the zamboni less blurred)
Overall Impression: 5
"WOW" factor: 4

Average Score: 6.2
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 05:58:33 PM
interesting...good you told me that was a zamboni though. now, a slower blur and viola!!!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 04:40:25 PM
Fast little thing eh?
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 01:48:05 PM
Cute and clever all rolled into one. :D Great idea for the challenge. Only thing I'd suggest is making sure you have your image level being posting up for the challenge. It's leaning left. Good luck.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 01:16:25 PM
0-2 meets challenge = 2
0-3 creativity = 1
0-3 technical merit = 3
0-2 biased wow factor = 0
Total = 6
Would have much preferred to actually see the zamboni.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 12:51:46 PM
wisht the lighting had been better but I am sucka for hockey so nice job.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 01:43:33 AM
The blur really hurts this image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 01:02:37 AM
Cool title for this picture. I like the idea of this photo quite a bit.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 10/25/2006 12:58:32 AM
overall score: comp-1, MC-2, PP-1, impression-1, wow-1 = 6.
and, frankly - what is it? I mean, I guess this is a moving person. But what is Zamboni?
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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