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Challenge: Book Smarts (Basic Editing)
Collection: flora
Camera: Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT
Lens: Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro
Location: nj
Date: Nov 17, 2007
Date Uploaded: Nov 20, 2007

 Cool, I'll throw away my field guide and invite some DNMC'ers on my next hike, since they have an innate sense of which berries are poisonous.

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This was not meant as a shoehorn. It is an example of something you might not know without having read about it ..and that was how I interpreted the challenge. Book Smarts is knowledge you gain from reading books, that isn't otherwise obvious, and it was contrasted with Street Smarts - knowledge gained from experience.

Thank you to those who at least tried to give it some thought.

Statistics
Place: 61 out of 63
Avg (all users): 3.9694
Avg (commenters): 3.3214
Avg (participants): 3.4242
Avg (non-participants): 4.0612
Views since voting: 1189
Views during voting: 395
Votes: 229
Comments: 33
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 11/28/2007 05:24:04 PM
I have to say... I didn't get it at first until I read your definition in your comments part, but now I understand. It's a beautiful picture! Great job.
 11/28/2007 02:36:45 PM
This is an absolutely beautiful shot, Colleen! I would have given you an 8 or 9 had I voted. You really got robbed - and I do understand the link to the challenge with no trouble - if you don't have book smarts, you might just eat that poisonous berry right up. ROBBED!!!
 11/28/2007 08:17:20 AM
You know, this is just my cynical take on this shot. In all reality, it was probably a stretch to meet the challenge however it was done very well. The detail was extraordinary.

However, had this been a shot of a fabulous sunset, the northern lights, Cannon Beach, or something similar that was just as equally if not more removed from the challenge, the voting population would have gone ga-ga over it and the very same people that DNMC'd you would have given you high scores!

You only have to meet the challenge if your image is not a cliche shot!

Just my CYNICAL take on things.
 11/28/2007 12:08:49 AM
I have to agree with all the other comments. I love the shot, but don't understand the link to the challenge. I hope you will explain it in the photog comments.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
11/27/2007 08:20:30 PM
Not sure how it fits the challenge
 11/27/2007 06:48:10 PM
Good picture, where is book smart though? My rating is not putting down the good quality of the picture.
 11/27/2007 05:09:35 AM
DNMC
 11/26/2007 11:59:35 PM
I don't know how it relates to the challenge, but it's a nice shot.
 11/26/2007 06:26:36 PM
off target
 11/26/2007 05:28:43 PM
and how does this relate to book smarts?
 11/26/2007 03:46:39 PM
Hm, I don't understand.
 11/26/2007 03:01:09 PM
I'm guessing this represents book smarts because you know it is poisonous, but that's just too far a stretch of the theme for me, sorry.
 11/26/2007 11:15:34 AM
Fantastic shot but for book smarts?
 11/25/2007 09:43:23 PM
This photo is very pleasing to the eye. The colours work very well together.
 11/25/2007 10:45:29 AM
If this is some clever connection to the challenge (like the plant is named bookicus smarticus or something) I've completely missed it.
 11/25/2007 02:17:24 AM
pretty cool
 11/24/2007 10:57:16 PM
No relevance to topic.
 11/24/2007 08:10:02 PM
I love the colors and DoF, but I do not see how this fits the challenge.
 11/24/2007 12:16:20 AM
Neat shot, I'm just not sure how it relates to the topic at hand.
 11/23/2007 04:44:05 PM
I give up. What does this picture have to do with "book smarts?"
 11/23/2007 01:10:52 PM
huh?
love the pic but... book smart?
 11/23/2007 01:05:49 PM
I get where you're trying to go with this, but, I wonder if it will succeed for the challenge? I love the shot, maybe for another challenge.
 11/23/2007 09:34:00 AM
Technicals: 1.5/2 - a tad too dark; DOF is too shallow

Composition: 1/2 - focus point is too close to the edge, brightest area (=most attracting to the eye) is OOF; little compositional effort visible

Challenge Relation: 0/2

Originality/Creativity: 0/2

Overall Impact: 0/2

2 (challenge relation overweighted)
 11/22/2007 09:08:41 AM
Unrelated to the challenge and random use of DOF
 11/21/2007 08:03:31 PM
How is this "Book Smarts"????DNMC Nice photo otherwise...
 11/21/2007 07:08:35 PM
hmmm, is this entered into the right challenge.. Beautiful shot, but maybe best for free study.. I'm confused.. :-)
 11/21/2007 07:03:13 PM
book smarts--don't get it. Beautiful photo though.
 11/21/2007 10:52:51 AM
This is a really nice shot but I'm not getting the challenge from it. Well shot though
 11/21/2007 10:48:18 AM
Ummm...wrong challenge??
 11/21/2007 09:22:14 AM
Im not sure how this meets the challenge
 11/21/2007 05:29:57 AM
beautiful image - i actually wonder if knowing which plants are poisonous requires more street smarts than book smarts...
 11/21/2007 01:49:41 AM
Can you please explain the concept?
 11/21/2007 12:34:39 AM
great photo but I don't see book smarts here.


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