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Challenge: Crime Scene (Advanced Editing VII)
Camera: Pentax K10D
Lens: Pentax DA 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 AF
Location: Northside Drive, Statesboro, Georgia
Date: Jun 13, 2008
Aperture: F/8
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/750
Galleries: Humorous, Advertisement
Date Uploaded: Jun 14, 2008
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Reason I chose this photo for entry: Though Europe and the rest of the world has been experiencing the "Highway Robbery" of gasoline price-gouging (IMHO) for many years now, it is still a relatively new experience here in The States. It feels like criminal activity that is government sanctioned.
I seem to remember a little "Temper Tantrum" we had a couple centuries ago in Boston Harbor when The Crown was over-pricing our tea shipments...Can I get a witness from The Commonwealth? :) |
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06/25/2008 03:01:58 PM |
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat
Compositionally, it is good that the sign with the prices "anchors" the shot on the right. I assume that is your focal point. The eaves of the "shelter" over the pumps also serve as a kind of leading line pointing you to the sign. The price sign is straight, but the perspective of the the rest of the shot leads it feeling a bit tilted to the right. I'm wondering if a different angle would take advantage of the "patterns" created by the tanks, and minimize the actual price. That way, you would still get your idea across, but in a more generic way (those with higher prices wouldn't be distracted by your lower ones, etc). Or you could have tried to simplify the shot and not include quite so many elements of the station.
Technically, I like the high contrast and the fact that you resisted the urge to super-saturate the greens, as some are in the manner of doing. The deeper hues gives it a more serious, heavy feeling. The focus seems pretty good, and clear, especially on the sign and falling off some on the rest of the shot. On the one hand, this further directs attention to the sign, but on the other, it can give the impression that focus isn't as clear as it could be. Also, the lighting is extremely harsh on this. I think it would work, generally, to further the mood of your shot, but that shadow down the middle of the sign on the right is really distracting.
Overall, a decent shot that meets the challenge in a political statement kind of way.
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06/22/2008 11:22:06 PM |
It's a crime alright - a crime that we don't get prices this low.
We all feel the pinch of the ones with lotsa $ in their pockets... |
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06/22/2008 09:49:22 PM |
| Not a bad shot but the lighting is strange. |
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06/22/2008 09:36:37 PM |
| the guy w/ the $100 bill in the gas pipe got you on this one... |
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06/20/2008 09:23:05 AM |
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06/19/2008 08:40:56 PM |
| I don't see a crime scene here. You give them money, they give you gas. Welcome to the free market. |
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06/19/2008 10:50:14 AM |
| DNMC, gas prices not a crime. |
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06/18/2008 12:48:26 PM |
| Nice idea. Having the long shadows lay accross the pricing detracts from the impact of the high prices. |
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06/18/2008 06:21:09 AM |
Poor lighting, not timely
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06/17/2008 07:02:08 PM |
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06/17/2008 08:37:11 AM |
| Good take on the challenge though as an image it is not really grabbing me. |
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06/17/2008 07:27:27 AM |
| wish I could still find gas for $3.99, I agree this is a crime |
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06/16/2008 09:38:09 PM |
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06/16/2008 06:29:14 PM |
| This is good. I was going to do the same shot. I think it would have been more effective if the attention was drawn to the prices. My eye wanders over the entire picture. |
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06/16/2008 12:45:10 PM |
Lucky you around these parts its almost 5$ a gallon in california
fill'er up! |
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06/16/2008 02:30:27 AM |
| I do not think so, specially considering this is a dollar less than what I am paying. |
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06/16/2008 02:12:44 AM |
| Not as criminal as here in the UK we pay $8.46 a gallon!!!! |
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