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Ant Expressway
Ant Expressway
Isaac


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Challenge: Vanishing Point (Basic Editing I)
Camera: Olympus D-490Z
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Date: Aug 4, 2004
Aperture: 3.0
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/40
Galleries: Humorous, Interior
Date Uploaded: Aug 9, 2004

My dad and Tim (DPC user Rasai) went to the Steinhart Aquarium in its temporary quarters. I shot some pictures of the massive ant exhibit while they talked about cameras and DPC and stuff.

My (GeneralE) dad said this would be a good entry for the vanishing point contest so I let him make the crop and tone adjustment, sharpen it, and upload it for me (and write these comments).

Statistics
Place: 233 out of 245
Avg (all users): 3.9133
Avg (commenters): 3.7143
Avg (participants): 3.7537
Avg (non-participants): 4.0422
Views since voting: 997
Views during voting: 393
Votes: 300
Comments: 9
Favorites: 0


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08/25/2004 10:18:59 PM
Well, I beat you (barely) in overall placement, but I see you got three 10's to only one for me : )

I think this was somewhat under-rated (surprise!), but of course most people don't want to deal with things like literally vanishing lines which don't happen to converge in the image ...
 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/13/2004 10:24:51 AM
A very slight change in position to the left might have reduced the glare spots on the left of the glass. In Advanced editing (or later), these could also be reduced by use of the burn tool.

I like the multiple vanishing points present; those in the back left of the woodwork, and the glass tubes disappearing through the "floor" of the display.
  Photographer found comment helpful.
08/13/2004 03:46:41 AM
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08/12/2004 06:37:57 AM
I like the colors, and the ant run is interesting. Is the vanishing point at the bottom of the glass cylinder? I guess that's how the ants would perceive it.
08/11/2004 02:56:35 PM
The intersting (potential) composition, with the slightly threatening parallel of that screw-eye and the tubes the encase the ants, is slightly undermined for me by your crop - I find that I'm having to ignore the right-hand side of the frame to find this image's strength. Like the stand-off of the insects, the sense of another world here, but I'm pretty certain Joe Voter won't agree with me. Sure there's a vanishing point, but off-frame, and not really contributing massively to the image's impact. 6
08/11/2004 01:54:08 PM
think that the white balance is off a bit, but it is a great concept..maybe you should have tried a different view poiny do yhsy yout vanishing point inside the photo
08/11/2004 08:04:29 AM
I don't think it meet the challenge requirements.
08/11/2004 07:40:14 AM
Killer ants!!! What do you feed these beasts? Burgers all day?
08/11/2004 06:13:33 AM
Nice colors. Nice idea. I don't see how it meets the challenge. sorry.


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