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Residential - Industrial or Your Backyard Ain't That Bad, Trust Me...
Residential - Industrial or Your Backyard Ain't That Bad, Trust Me...
Beagleboy


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Challenge: Opposites (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S602Z
Location: Halifax grain elevators, Halifax, Nova Scotia
Date: May 10, 2004
Aperture: f 7.0
ISO: 160
Shutter: 1/180
Galleries: Humorous, Urban
Date Uploaded: May 11, 2004

 Now why the hell would you want to live here?

What's even worse is that they had an explosion at that grain elevator just before Christams. Four of the ten or twelve homes on the cul-de-sac are up for sale.

I know the phone and power lines are butt ugly and really ruin this shot, but I chose to submit it anyway for it's comic appeal.

I'll be very happy is it cracks 5.5

Statistics
Place: 5 out of 286
Avg (all users): 6.4345
Avg (commenters): 7.7500
Avg (participants): 6.3582
Avg (non-participants): 6.4916
Views since voting: 2588
Votes: 313
Comments: 37
Favorites: 2 (view)

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AuthorThread
 05/21/2004 07:09:42 AM
Nice showing bro. Insane living conditions. Such luxury mixed in with a big concrete piece of crap. Great capture.
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 05/19/2004 11:13:12 PM
How bizzare. At first I thought you pasted pictures of cool little houses onto another picture, because I've never seen anything like this. They look new, why would a builder build in front of that grain factory or whatever it is! No garages but they look like nice little houses. I bet the price is reasonable for these. :) Nice one.
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 05/19/2004 05:52:15 AM
Thanks for all the votes and comments. Another somewhat close call to ribbon-dom. Very surprised that this finished so well. Congrats to the ribbon winners. Well done!
 05/19/2004 02:22:47 AM
I for one don't see the power lines as a bad thing, in this image. They're just another sort of yucky thing these people put up with. I still think you should have been ribboned...
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 05/19/2004 01:14:24 AM
I found this shot amazing! Both well taken and an amazing -- as in hard to believe -- find!
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/18/2004 10:43:07 PM
What an amazing photo - the idea of a little suburban cul-de-sac next to these silos is great. I like the touch of everyone having the same type of car on top of it.
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 05/18/2004 08:58:20 AM
this is too clever... where is this?
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 05/17/2004 08:05:16 PM
Thats just wrong!!! I bet those houses are dirt cheap though.8
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 05/17/2004 07:53:01 PM
Very interesting, but I can't feel a bit of sympathy for the owners of those homes....I hope they got a good deal. 8
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 05/17/2004 01:25:05 PM
Excellent perspective & tone. Almost looks like 2 images put together.
Well Done!
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 05/17/2004 10:17:45 AM
I love the colors & the clarity of the photo. Also, I like the take on the challenge. I gave you a 10. I wish you luck.
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 05/17/2004 03:51:10 AM
Wow, this is awesome! What/where is this??? Great photo, one of my favorites for the week, hope it goes to the top!
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 05/15/2004 06:45:21 PM
Wow! This is great. I love the colors and the obvious attention to the challenge - even down to a SUV in each driveway! One of my favorites in the challenge!
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 05/15/2004 10:05:15 AM
NIMBY! Great perspective, composition and exposure. Nice crisp blue sky. Keystoning of the buildings due to the wide angke kens is exaggerated by your choice of border. Overall - one of the STRONGEST entries.
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 05/14/2004 08:35:16 PM
I won't be complaining about my backyard any more!
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 05/14/2004 05:57:06 PM
I can't wait to see where this is. I am always amazed at "if you build it someone will buy it"
Good idea and composition
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 05/14/2004 01:46:45 PM
Powerful image..I think this would have ribboned in the "out of place" challenge.
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 05/14/2004 10:32:52 AM
I like this shot where is it?

Good title too I gave this shot a 7
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 05/13/2004 10:45:37 PM
or..."Mommy, why does my goldfish have 2 heads?" hehehe
Nice image. good composition.
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 05/13/2004 08:21:44 PM
Amazing scene. Good capture. Good image for this challnge.
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 05/13/2004 03:28:09 PM
No Way - No one actually lives there do they?
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 05/13/2004 12:02:51 PM
Nice interpretation of the challenge, one of the more unique photos. Damn telephone poles, their everywhere! 8
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 05/13/2004 10:54:57 AM
Very interesting!
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 05/13/2004 03:26:27 AM
This is great, reminds me of Dr Seuss. Lovely colours. 9
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 05/13/2004 02:48:20 AM
Oh, what the heck. I'm raising my vote to an 8 on second consideration (from a 7). Clearly meets the challenge, VERY interesting composition. I can't imagine people actually bought and live in these houses! I like that there's a car in every driveway, too. Good symmetry. About the only thing I don't like is the dark sky; wish it was lighter and had some clouuds. Oh, darn it all, I'm going to raise it again to a 9. You'd better get a ribbon after all this angst!
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 05/12/2004 10:34:57 PM
Great subject for this challenge! Has a great graphic quality about it.
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 05/12/2004 08:09:27 PM
Wow, gotta feel really bad for the people that live there! Nice houses with that in their backyard...
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 05/12/2004 07:32:31 PM
scary, but I like it
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 05/12/2004 07:29:13 PM
wow , now thats oppsite
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 05/12/2004 05:23:31 PM
Bizarre, looks like doll houses, nice find 9
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 05/12/2004 02:57:41 PM
Truly bizarre. Interesting find. Makes for a good photo, technically i wonder if you could of gotten a different angle so that you could of cropped more off the left getting rid of the tall part of building. Though i do like the curve feel from perspective you shot at. just a thought. well done.
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 05/12/2004 01:07:35 PM
Very interesting. Would have been absolutely outstanding in the Out of Place challenge! Seems a little OOF...distance probably. I like the uniqueness. Will probably be hard to get some folks to understand the whole opposite concept in this shot, but it is a good attempt. :o)
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 05/12/2004 10:46:44 AM
Wow! And thanks for taking what could've been a snapshot, and keeping it well-composed. Power-lines are unfortunate, but not much you can do on that front.
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 05/12/2004 10:11:55 AM
Interesting setting, well done!
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 05/12/2004 07:07:41 AM
Beautiful houses but in a bad place. A 7 is for you. --7--
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 05/12/2004 04:18:16 AM
Hmm, what came first? Great opposite.

Kjetil
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 05/12/2004 02:05:59 AM
I really like the lines and the position of the three houses. Was it just luck that there were cars in each driveway or did you have to wait for that? I'm not crazy about the border, but that's a personal thing.8.
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