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13th January iso3200

Signs in the City *

I guess this was inspired by Richard Hopkins


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alexeig16-Jan-2005 21:02
This brings me memories from my student days when at times I was sooo drunk that my eyes could not focus ;-)))
Richard Hopkins 16-Jan-2005 11:42
Wow, I'm a inspiration! I feel honoured.

I'm going to give this photo an A for effort. It's really nice to see someone do something completely different and I like the thinking behind this photo, but to me it's missing something, though I don't know what. It might be that the photo is too central, but I'm not sure at all.
ctfchallenge16-Jan-2005 06:38
That's how I felt about my city rain shots. I happen to really love a couple of them but nobody else appreciates them. But Uncle Roddy told me that's a good thing.

So that's the diff, huh Iso? Dem's fightin' words. C'mon over here and say that to my face! (and then we'll go shoot together!)

How do you feel when you love a shot and nobod else does? It's always disappointing at first, but then I always tell myself that the really good art is controversial.

I'd still at least color correct this though. ;P LMAO!

Lonnit
Guest 16-Jan-2005 00:43
When the topic is a common and ever present object it requires a totally different outlook to make a picture that stands out. ISO, you've done that here. Kudos for the effort.
iso320015-Jan-2005 22:22
OK. It was always going to be a like it or hate it shot for people. Sometimes it's nice to do something different with technique and so that's what I went with. The difference between Lonnit's trashers and this is that it was done intentionally to come out this way and Lonnit's trashers are not :p

You just gotta enter what you want to. One of my most favourite entries of all the challenges in CSLR was disliked by the majority, but it remains as one of my top ten images personally.
ctfchallenge15-Jan-2005 21:35
All the rules about photography suggest this shouldn't be good, but it is so bad its good...if you see what I mean! Paul D.
Canon DSLR Challenge15-Jan-2005 01:44
OMG - that is the funniest thing... the comments weren't visable and I thought to myself, "Geez, this looks like the stuff I'm always thowing away.", and then I saw the comments. Yes, it is soooooooo a "Lonnit". You like this kind of stuff Iso? I thought it was crap and I keep deleting it! The theory would be 'if Iso likes it it must have some value b/c he's so damn good', but man, I think you must have finally gone mad for real! You LIKE this??? Ok babe, I'll be forwarding all my trashers to you and you can put your name under them b/c I'd be embarrassed to! ;) LMAO! Really, it's soooooo funny. I really have trashed hundreds of shots just like this. Hmmmmmmm... wait a minute. I get it now. You don't want to win b/c you don't want to see me naked in the chair! Ooooooh, or maybe this is some magical spell and you're going to be shooting like me from now on and I'll be shooting like you! Yipppppeeeeeeeeee... I'm going to be a famous rich photographer!!!!!!!!!!! Wheeeeeeeeeee!!!!
~ Lonnit
iso320014-Jan-2005 19:53
LOL I can't wait until she catches up with you.
Rod 14-Jan-2005 19:27
That's a good try Iso, it's just a shame that it turned out looking like it was inspired by Lonnit:-)