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02-APR-2005 EOSMan

* Dirty Money *

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
1/4s f/8.0 at 42.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time02-Apr-2005 10:22:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length42 mm
Exposure Time1/4 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance15.170 m

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ctfchallenge03-Apr-2005 18:30
I didn't recognize it as a dishwasher, either, and we have one in our kitchen. Now the title makes sense, but I'm not sure the photo itself conveys the idea without a written explanation. Maybe if the door was partially ajar with some dishes visible?

Mary Anne
alexeig03-Apr-2005 10:36
Techo and Eosman, many thanks for trying to be helpful ;-)) What I meant is that dishwasher is not immediately recognizable. And yes, I know that Bosh produces dishwashers among other things :-))
Guest 03-Apr-2005 06:18
Thanks Cat! I hope this doesn’t trigger an audit, LOL :)
Guest 02-Apr-2005 23:49
Derek, I like your concept, cleaning dirty money in a dishwasher to make it clean (Don't tell I R S about your newly invented cleaning process. They might get a different impression. :) -Cat
ctfchallenge02-Apr-2005 22:24
Techo,

I originally had the curves pushed more but ended up backing off some. I wanted it to still look real and not to standout too much and overpower the dishwasher.

Thanks for your feedback.
Guest 02-Apr-2005 21:00
Alexeig,

Have you heard of the expression money laundering or dirty money?
The dishwasher was supposed to represent a way to get it clean (or to launder it) and therefore it might be full of money.

The challenge is “the idea must lead you to interior section of the box”. The money hanging out was the means to cause you (invoke curiosity) to look inside and see how much there was. Maybe it’s not working the way I planned.

Thanks for your comments.
Techo 02-Apr-2005 20:53
The selective coloring is so discreet here, I like it. But I think a touch of more contrast would be good here.

-Techo
Techo 02-Apr-2005 20:49
Interesting world play. I like the composition and tone. But look at all those hundred dollar bills lying about, tsk,tsk. That dishwasher is about to puke all the cash out ;) LOL

Alexeig, Dirty Money is term used to descrive illegally obtained cash.

-Techo :)
alexeig02-Apr-2005 20:34
Composition and b/w is great. However I have problem understanding why these bills are there? And why the shot is called as it is?