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Challenge: Footwear II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Canon EOS-50D
Location: Michigan
Date: Jul 7, 2009
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO: 1600
Shutter: 1/332 sec.
Date Uploaded: Jul 7, 2009

 Cause of death: overexposure

Howdy and thanks for stopping in. I'm the noobie on the block who is actually quite happy with my score on this (personal best - yikes, eh?).

Obtaining a genuine "toe tag" was much more work than I'd imagined. Surprisingly (or maybe not), calling security seemed to be the most common response to my request. You may not know this, but body tags come in body tagging kits which include 3 tags. Many hospitals tag the toe, the bag and a finger. So the challenge was finding a hospital that only used TWO of the tags, leaving a third for the crazy lady at the front desk.

The love of my life was my foot model and it wasn't a pleasant thing for him. He was on an exam table at the vet's office, which was too short and uncomfortable. Then I made him hold up a black cloth in the back so the puppy dog wallpaper didn't show.

People were kind in their comments, but I'm here to learn and would LOVE to get some comments from those who hated it. Twelve people gave it a "1" meaning it couldn't possibly have been any worse. Another 11 gave it a "2" or "3". A couple people would have liked it sharper and I had toyed with that but had decided on a softer feel. But what the heck do I know? So, please, let me know why and any suggestions for making it better.

Thanks! :)


Statistics
Place: 55 out of 124
Avg (all users): 5.3557
Avg (commenters): 7.1429
Avg (participants): 5.1731
Avg (non-participants): 5.4225
Views since voting: 852
Views during voting: 323
Votes: 194
Comments: 15
Favorites: 0

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 09/25/2009 02:43:27 AM
Didn't vote on this one, but I really think it was voted low...and it didn't deserve the 12 ones.... :)
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 07/15/2009 11:19:33 AM
I think it was an extremely creative idea and I gave it a 7 (along with 20 other people. The fact that you got 8 10s and 12 7s is very interesting to me. It goes to show how different people view art & creativity.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 10:44:11 AM
I'll chime in with an echo of what's been previously stated: some people weren't able to think broad enough to have this meet the challenge. I personally thought that the idea was clever and original for the challenge. If you compare your score with the average given by commenters you'll see that the people who "got it" generally really like it
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 10:27:47 AM
As VitaminB already stated, your shot suffered from the same symptoms as mine; too many narrow minded voters that thought this isn't "footwear" in the strictest sense. This was my highest rated shot, it may not be the best technically, but among the best conceptually.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 10:07:20 AM
While I know you are disappointed by your score, here is one thing to consider; you did get 8 10's in this challenge. While your photo didn't appeal to everyone, it did get a very positive reaction out of those 8 people, and offended at least 12 people enough to vote you a 1. The 1's might also be explained by some people thinking this didnt meet the challenge. While I personally think it did, others might take a more literal interpretation of the challenge title and disagree with me (and you).

edited for bad spelling and grammar.

Message edited by author 2009-07-15 10:08:13.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/15/2009 02:47:13 AM
Absolutely underrrated. Black humor doesn't seem to do well on DPC :(
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 Comments Made During the Challenge
07/14/2009 08:01:05 PM
Awesome idea!!!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/14/2009 11:16:37 AM
Unique idea but could have been portrayed better.
 07/13/2009 06:01:27 PM
OH brother!! so true..Not sure if this is in good taste but it's a fact of life..
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/12/2009 02:08:39 PM
Very creative (but creepy).
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2009 11:15:38 PM
Kinda creepy, but pulled off pretty well. I like the touch of the John Doe in there too.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/10/2009 02:04:17 AM
Excellent idea. I like the humor! It seems a bit soft (the feet), but it may also be that the previous 10 shots I voted on were over sharpened!!! 7
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2009 10:28:57 PM
crazy emotion!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2009 05:40:06 PM
very funny idea. could a tad more sharpened
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 07/08/2009 04:45:13 PM
Powerful image.
  Photographer found comment helpful.


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