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Challenge: Rhythm III (Advanced Editing V)
Camera: Nikon D200
Lens: Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM for Nikon
Location: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Date: Jul 22, 2007
Galleries: Candid, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Jul 22, 2007

 Thank you posthumous, I will display it proudly.

To those who would have liked to seen a better alignment of people I agree. But I was working about an hour away and had a split shift and decided to go to Santa Cruz Boardwalk. I was wearing all black from work and it was 15 degrees hotter than where I worked. I had no energy and was sweating too much to stay out of the shade. I still like it, thanks for all the comments.

Statistics
Place: 72 out of 159
Avg (all users): 5.7333
Avg (commenters): 7.4286
Avg (participants): 5.3519
Avg (non-participants): 5.9877
Views since voting: 1351
Views during voting: 200
Votes: 135
Comments: 24
Favorites: 0

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 08/08/2007 12:45:34 AM
Pretty cool Joe. Congrats on the blue,
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 07/30/2007 07:58:24 PM
Congrats for your Posthumous Blue Ribbon. The score shows how a great image can be highly under-rated in a challenge.
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 07/30/2007 02:02:51 PM
Great photo...vastly under-rated!
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 07/30/2007 08:13:20 AM
I'd have guessed Sevil if I were guessing. Nice work! (And I don't wanna hear any complaints about heat... it's 120 here today...) :-) Edit to add that it is indeed pretty cool upside down, too.

Message edited by author 2007-07-30 08:14:14.
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 07/30/2007 05:53:08 AM
This is one of the most fascinating shot in the challenge. It deserves much more than what it got, but it is not a typical DPC winner hence the score.

(the shot that I entered in this challenge is much worse than this but has score little better than this, this probably shows that if the photo is more like postcard, it sells on dpc)

Message edited by author 2007-07-30 05:55:34.
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 07/30/2007 05:08:40 AM
Originally posted by crayon:
just thought you could make the viewer confused even more if you rotated it by 180 deg ;)


Oh man I thought long and hard about doing that exact same thing! I looked at it for a while before I chose right side up. And even when i took it I it was with the intention to upside down it :)
 07/30/2007 04:45:14 AM
just thought you could make the viewer confused even more if you rotated it by 180 deg ;)

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 07/30/2007 03:16:28 AM
I really like what you've achieved here - I love the concept, the perspective, and the lens choice. Regrettably tho, i have to agree with routerguy and confess that I wish the people were arranged differently. I know you did not have infinite choice in the matter, i'm just saying that if I was a painter I would have done something different in the lower-left quadrant. As it is though, the full outlines of the 2 couples there still look awesome, great job! Should have scored way higher than it did.
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 07/30/2007 12:48:02 AM
Think deb should get the OOBIE for her comment! Congrats on your Posthumous Blue, Joe! Great shadows!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/29/2007 11:42:02 PM
This is a nice idea but seems too busy. I'd love to see a crop where the 2 main people were the only subjects. I think it would be more dramatic and more effective.
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 07/29/2007 11:40:43 PM
Bold, staccato rhythms. Very nice.
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 07/29/2007 10:47:42 PM
Love how it is mostly pairs of people. Nice black and white.
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 07/28/2007 12:42:45 PM
10-Love the feel of this shot, really neat perspective, hope to see a top ten out of this one
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 07/28/2007 12:12:36 AM
Is this Nixter, king of shadows? this is my favorite so far, especially that bear shadow!

Posthumous Blue Ribbon
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 07/26/2007 07:32:48 AM
very nice--has historic appeal
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 07/26/2007 05:44:26 AM
cool, 8
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 07/25/2007 12:30:15 PM
very capturing high contrast photo. good job capturing it that way
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 07/24/2007 10:36:41 PM
I like the idea, like the processing. Don't think you made the most of this though as the composition could use some work. Then again who has all day to sit around waiting for a crowd to fall into a pleasing formation by chance? Still, were the main pair a bit lower and to the left it might add a bit of balance, reduce the chaos, and anchor the shot.
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 07/24/2007 12:30:50 PM
Simply put. Love it!
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 07/24/2007 01:32:57 AM
this is such a cool photo to me - I am glad I got to enjoy it 8
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 07/23/2007 05:27:10 PM
Too cool. Rhythm of life in concrete.
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 07/23/2007 02:13:18 PM
Love your image!
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 07/23/2007 11:42:37 AM
Love the use of light and shadow here!
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 07/23/2007 01:24:58 AM
Perfect rhythm here.....
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