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Ode to Keg Cups
Ode to Keg Cups
Shmee


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Challenge: After the Game (Basic Editing III)
Camera: Nikon D70s
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 80-200mm f/2.8D ED
Location: Moscow, Idaho
Date: Oct 22, 2006
Aperture: f/22
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Abstract, Cityscape
Date Uploaded: Oct 23, 2006

 This was the morning after the University of Idaho Vandals (my college team) played Boise State University. A HUGE rival game. The Kibbie Dome parking lot was disgusting with pizza boxes, thrown hot dogs, hamburger buns, broken glass, and other random stuff like a broken TV.

Yes, college students AND alumni can be crazy. They take beer bongs, wear Vandal costumes (it's like a Viking...I guess) and drink from kegs.

So I took a bunch of photos of the field of garbage in front of the Dome, but it didn't seem very artistic and I wasn't pleased. So I looked around and saw keg cups strewn across the street onto the lawn of another building and on the sides of the streets.

And here you have it. After taking the image I adjusted the levels, color and a bit of saturation in the yellows.

Statistics
Place: 32 out of 82
Avg (all users): 5.4607
Avg (commenters): 6.5217
Avg (participants): 4.9000
Avg (non-participants): 5.5523
Views since voting: 1050
Views during voting: 529
Votes: 356
Comments: 24
Favorites: 1 (view)

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 12/31/2006 11:25:04 PM
I find the white spot on the pavement balanced out the white on the left side and also the brigh colored cups. I like the yellow strip dividing the photo a lot. I believe the box explains what the cups are more about than distracting. If you wanted a very clean photo they are distracting, but this photo itself is not clean with all the litter sitting around. I really like how it could be read as 'the drunk litter bugs of america' in some funny way. ;)

That's just my opinion. I really enjoy this photo. Thanks!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
10/31/2006 02:43:08 PM
I really gets the "after the game" feeling from this picture and I like the angle. well done.
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 10/31/2006 03:55:20 AM
good coulours, a bit oversaturate, good diagonal orientation
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 10/31/2006 12:10:28 AM
Meets Challenge - 2
Lighting/Processing - 1
Composition - 2 - Nice lines
Overall Impression - 1
"WOW" factor - 0
Score: 6
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 10/30/2006 10:20:36 PM
I have an idea of who this is, I took a similar shot outside a frat house but decided on a different shot. Nice color and contrast.
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 10/29/2006 07:56:06 PM
nice one.. if only the diagonal pavement was algned with the corners of the picture it would look better.. 7
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 10/28/2006 01:37:56 PM
It leads the eye! Color is nice! 8
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 10/27/2006 09:25:48 PM
I like this image a lot...great color and composition.
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 10/27/2006 08:54:23 PM
great shot. Awesome contrast and great choice on framing.
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 10/27/2006 05:17:56 AM
6
 10/27/2006 03:03:02 AM
I can infer that this is likely an American sporting venue, by the style of cups... I think :) Thus I don't need to actually SEE the field to know it's there. Good work finding something a little different :)
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 10/26/2006 10:10:37 PM
This is what's lacking from many of the entries... some sign that a game actually took place. Nice job in that respect. Just wish I could see the "venue" since this could be practically anywhere.
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 10/26/2006 08:55:46 PM
I'd like to see a sporting venue in it as well.
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 10/26/2006 11:28:54 AM
I like this one. It meets the challenge topic well. The only fault is it looks a bit oversaturated, particularly with the empty Keystone case.
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 10/25/2006 08:25:46 PM
I love the composition, and the strong colour theme (yellow, red, blue). Excellent work!
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 10/25/2006 07:19:03 PM
Meets Challenge: 10
Lighting/Processing: 5
Composition: 6
Overall Impression: 4
"WOW" factor: 3

Average Score: 5.6
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 10/25/2006 07:14:46 PM
For me, there isn't anything in this shot that says "game" or "sporting venue". The cups in the street could just as easily be outside a frat house. Compositionally, I like the way everything lines up, although I would have been tempted to remove the box and the bit of cup in the upper left, as I find them distracting. Processing on this must have been touch, since the cups are so saturated (over, in some spots) and the rest is so bland.
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 10/25/2006 07:12:57 PM
Colorfully sad commentary
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 10/25/2006 06:07:47 PM
a strong 6
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 10/25/2006 05:50:15 PM
I like the message in this. It does show an "after the game" feel. This is perhaps on a bit too much of an angle as i kind of want to turn my head to look at the image! 8
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 10/25/2006 05:03:55 PM
I love the colors, well contrasted!
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 10/25/2006 04:29:37 PM
Very good. Original.
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 10/25/2006 01:21:35 PM
or litterbugs :)
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 10/25/2006 12:18:37 AM
hahah cool! i love how they're all kinda posing for you! fabulous colors but the lighting is a bit harsh. 6
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