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12 &13-OCT-2008 Jim MSP

Overwhelmed with Choices

Tokyo, Japan

As I was walking around Tokyo this weekend trying to take some photos for this challenge, I became convinced that we have just too many material things to choose from. I saw this lady looking at a selection of goods and she just couldn't make up her mind. This put the idea of a collage in my mind.

Canon EOS D60 ,Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD (IF)
1/250s f/1.8 at 50.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Oct-2008 02:35:54
MakeCanon
ModelEOS D60
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/250 sec
Aperturef/1.8
ISO Equivalent100
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Metering Modematrix (5)
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Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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ctfchallenge17-Oct-2008 20:03
I'm with Mary Anne on this - I didn't at first see that this was a collage in the thumbnail. It certainly does speak to mass consumerism! :-) CJ
aam1234 16-Oct-2008 17:38
I think if you put a a thin border around each and the overall combo it might work better, imo. It's confusing me as it is. Also, if you ever decide to post one of them independently, I suggest the lower left one, it's awesome. Good work nonetheless, Jim.
ctfchallenge15-Oct-2008 00:47
as a collage, I think I liked it better before the crop.
Penny STreet
ctfchallenge14-Oct-2008 16:32
Jim, this is such a good reflection of our material world that at first glance I didn't even notice that it's a collage. Maybe I've become too accustomed to the overwhelming mind-boggling amount of stuff that often surrounds us when we go shopping.
--Mary Anne
Jim B (MSP)14-Oct-2008 07:49
Hi Doug. No problem with your position - actually there are 5 photos here, as the lady is extracted from another one. Actually, I wasn't entering expecting to win, but this was a good excuse for me to try a collage and see how it turned out. I still have a lot of learning to do in that area.
It's just that I felt like any one photo didn't generate the "shopping" mood for me, so I tried this. Try to judge it as a single entity, not as 5 distinct photos. For instance, if it is too busy for you, then so be it.
Jim
COAmature 14-Oct-2008 02:46
Collages don't work for me in these challenges. In this case it forces us to judge 4 pictures instead of one and that isn't fair to you. -Doug
Jim B (MSP)13-Oct-2008 12:38
YB - here is a version cropped more: some off the left, top, & bottom. You were right, it does look a little better.
Jim
Jim B (MSP)13-Oct-2008 12:12
Thanks for the comments. This is one of my few attempts at a collage without frames. I've cropped it once, and I suppose I could take a little more off the left side & possibly the top.I don't want to lose the feel of "lots of choices", though.
Jim
ctfchallenge13-Oct-2008 11:08
The image might be improved by being more tightly cropped.
YB
ctfchallenge13-Oct-2008 10:45
Priceless expression and very nicely put together. DaB